With 52 original illustrations, and told entirely in verse, The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps centres on young Crispin, the recently orphaned master of the Raddlesham Mumps. With only the company of the ancient butler Kenilworth, Crispin hears the tale od the lords of Raddlesham Mumps and their untimely demises. But Crispin doesn't realkse that the malevolent force that has been the bane of his family for generations has turned its gaze towards him.
Ghosts faeries and witches are brought to life by artist Julie Verhoeven. Young and Verhoeven's gothic collaboration outlines the perils of inheritance.