Samantha Sutton and the labyrinth of lies
Jordan Jacobs
- Reading
- You could read together at first and check in after the legend or the discovery of missing finds. Let the reader set the pace, then discuss which parts feel mysterious or unsettling.
- Themes
- Samantha’s ambition and independence: Samantha wants to become an archaeologist and joins her uncle’s excavation, where her brother and her uncle’s colleagues monitor her. The premise brings her aspirations together with close supervision, but does not show how either is judged.
- Legend and mystery: A local legend says a ghostly madman haunts the ruins; when important finds go missing, Samantha tries to solve the mystery. The legend supplies an eerie element alongside the investigation, but its truth and treatment in the story are unknown.
- Worth knowing
- A ghostly figure is said to haunt the ruins, and important finds go missing. These elements bring eerie suspense and a mystery involving the possible loss of valuable objects.