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Headless Horseman (Scooby-Doo Mysteries, #25) Scooby and his friends are up against one of their spookiest frights ever — the Headless Horseman! Has the legendary ghost come to life? Scooby and Shaggy are scared out of their wits… but the gang knows they gotta solve the mystery.
Customer Review: Hold onto your head!
Scooby and his pals from Mystery, Inc. are about to lose their heads over their latest case! The legendary headless horseman is haunting the woods near the historic Ruppscupper cabin. At the same time, the heir to the Ruppscupper estate has returned home after many years of travel. Is it coincidence… or is something more mysterious going on? It’s up to Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and Scooby to find out!
Customer Review: Scooby Doo and the Headless Horseman
This story is about that Fred,Daphne,Velma,Shagy,and Scooby need to find clues to solve the mystery who is the monster. The first page was when they saw the monster the monster told them to go back. At the middle of it they found some clues. Fred says that they are going to set a trap and need Scooby to help them but he doesen’t want to so Daphne gave Scooby Doo a Scooby snack. When he ate some he will do it. When Fred told out the trap they capture the monster. They pulled the mask to see who really was the moster and when they found out who it is they told what they did to solve the mystery. I liked it beacuse it’s funny.

Scooby-Doo! and the Halloween Hotel Haunt: A Glow in the Dark Mystery! Scooby and the Gang are invited to a Halloween costume party at a luxurious hotel. But when they arrive, they find the rest of the guests scared out of their wits. Someone at the party isn’t just dressed as a phantom, he (or she) is a phantom!
Customer Review: We are Scooby Doo book fiends, and this was not a winner!
To my 7 year old and I, the device of “seeing the ghosts” detracted from the storyline immensely. The storyline was very poor in comparison to the rest of Mr. McLeon’s books. Also, we could feel the invisible ghosts on the pages, but couldn’t see them.
Customer Review: A puzzler
This novel has a quality of grabbing at the reader with its serials-style suspense plots and cliffhangers. It is intricately constructed; in fact, the author appears to have been so enamored of complexity in intertwined plots that he makes the reading labored at some points, the characters suffer from lack of dimensionality, and the narrative suffers from repeated structure, especially with the continuing trials and tribulations set forth by kidnappers and assassins.

Mccann clearly has researched history and literature in attempting to reconstruct a gothic sensation novel. He provides almost an excess of period detail and the setting seems to take precedence over character development. The protagonist clearly suffers within a web of intrigue but for all his speculation and effort the reader does not “get into” his feelings as much as his thoughts. The villains are hateful and approach a “mustache-twirling” quality. The remaining characters are vague and ill-defined, perhaps victims of the author’s intention to have virtually everyone in the book a suspect for wrong-doing. The most serious consequence of this character vagueness is that the resolution of the last peril episode is inadequately explained, for it hinges on a critical change in attitude by one of the major players. The author’s cleverness becomes problematic too when, in his sweeping attempt to make this epic cover many years and locales, the plethora of characters are called at some times by their first names, at others by their last names, at still others by nicknames, and some even have assumed monickers in addition! The mystery thus takes on a confusing and frustrating quality.

The perils that befall the protagonists have the feel of serials publishing like Dickens and filmed entertainment like Saturday matinees and soap operas. By sheer number the adventures become repetitious and at times strain credibility. Also, particularly in the second quarter of the book, the perils were so sordid and revolting that I felt a sadist for continuing to read. Mccann provides occasional relief from this when he has Scooby make mention of a future thought, reassuring that the current nightmare is survived. Of course, the ultimate fate of the main character (Scooby Doo) is ensured by the narrative structure of the book (first person) and so it is the supporting characters (Shaggy, Scrappy, Velma, Freddy, et al.) for whom we must be most uncertain and fearful, to the extent that our emotional investment allows. I felt the book resolved the mysteries and the events came together in the last few pages in a most satisfying way, with characters behaving with the ambivalence and uncertainty one would expect after such torturous experiences. This novel is absolutely a tour de force in research, plotting, pace, and intricacy. Its weaknesses in character development and human insight prevent it from achieving the depth of a Dickens or Bronte novel. It is more on a par, perhaps, with a Radcliffe.