Books by Victor Pemberton

"The house itself was in total darkness, and Frankie could just see the outline of it against the night sky. To him it looked like the giant’s castle he’d seen in a Walt Disney film, alive and just waiting for him. To his terrified mind, it looked ugly and distorted. ‘Get on wiv it, then!’ Jeff was calling from across the street while the others whistled and jeered. Frankie cursed them then took a deep breath and made his way up the stone steps to the front door… There was absolutely no sound at all coming from inside, and this made him even more nervous. Before he made his move, he decided to wait until the moon had disappeared behind the clouds again. It seemed to take ages. Gradually, however, the thin beam of moonlight on the stained glass door vanished in the darkness and in one swift movement, Frankie reached up to the large door knocker and banged hard three times. But just as he was shouting at the top of his voice: ‘Knock Down Ginger!’ the door suddenly opened and he was grabbed by his coat collar and yanked inside."