But what if the greatest threat to Valkyrie is just a little closer to home!? About This Edition ISBN: With Baron Vengeous after the deadly armour of Lord Vile, and pretty much everyone out to kill Valkyrie, the daring detective duo face their biggest challenge yet. At least, that's what Valkyrie and Skulduggery think, until the notorious Baron Vengeous makes a bloody escape from prison, and dead bodies and vampires start showing up all over Ireland. With Serpine dead, the world is safe once more. 'Please forgive me,' Skulduggery said, then aimed the gun at the girl and pulled the trigger. 'Just do what you have to do.' Valkyrie parted her tunic, and Skulduggery pointed the gun at the vest beneath. 'Yes.' He hesitated, then took his gun from his jacket. Just when you think you've saved the world! 'You will kill her?' the Torment asked. Skulduggery Pleasant 2: Playing With Fire Synopsis LoveReading4Kids Find This Book In Suitable For: Read about 15 Thrilling Years of the Skulduggery Pleasant series here! Once again Derek Landy has served up a roller-coaster ride of wit, skulduggery and magic, with brilliantly drawn characters and a plot-line that’s thicker than blood. Problem: his sidekick is a 12-year-old girl. Skulduggery, the sharply-dressed skeleton detective is at it again in another startling and hilarious adventure in which Skulduggery, master of powerful magic, teams up with his sidekick to save the world.

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Playing with Fire by Derek Landy