Maxmillian Standforth is a playboy, aristocrat living in London in the 1860's. He is a genius with dangerous tastes and to pass the time solves deadly mysteries, the more diabolical and life threatening the better. The novels are narrated by his carriage hand, Bob, who also acts as his bodyguard. Bob is a lovelorn and sensitive bloke who spends his time worrying about Maxmillian while pining for his lovely maid. In this "fourth" adventure in the fake series, Maxmillian takes a dare to stay for a week in the haunted McGregor castle. But there, the team discovers more than they had ever imagined; enough to destroy the very fabric of their reality.

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Tags: Maxmillian Standforth and the Case of the Dangerous Dare, Scott D. Southard, ABNA Semifinalist 2008