Zane VanWicklyn has narrated 6 audiobooks on Listento.it by 3 authors. The most-rated is Dead Low Tide.
Dead Man's Hand
Summary
In the hay loft of a barn in an authentic old west ghost town, Nick Caden uncovers the body of Billy the Kid...and other deadly secrets! It's all for show...right? Nothing more than Hollywood theatrics? "This is an authentic old west ghost town," the sheriff tells Nick. "Around these parts, the dead don't stay dead." But Nick Caden's vacation becomes a nightmare when this "living" ghost town takes a deadly turn toward trouble. Soon Nick finds himself trapped in a stable with the infamous outlaw Jesse James. The shooter whirls, aims and...vanishes. Great theatrics, Nick thinks. Only then does he discover the body of a real dead cowboy. Soon Nick is caught in a deadly chase - from an abandoned gold mine, through forbidden buffalo hunting grounds, and across Rattlesnake Gulch. Around every turn he finds another suspect. Will Nick solve the murder before his family leaves Deadwood? Or will the town's desperate need for tourists' income bury the haunting truth that something "ghost-like" lives in Deadwood? In this middle-grade murder mystery series, award-winning author Eddie Jones takes listeners on a Wild, Wild, West ride. Written for the General Market (G): Contains no: sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language. While this murder mystery series discusses things like ghosts, vampires, and zombies, it does so without showing blood and gore. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature.
©2012 Eddie Jones (P)2020 Eddie Jones
Rumor of a Werewolf
Summary
In Sleepy Hollow, teen detective Nick investigates the death of a woman killed in a werewolf attack. There is no such creature, is there? Selah Award Finalist for Middle Grade Fiction. Last summer, Nick Caden became an internet celebrity for almost a whole day when he discovered Billy the Kid's killer in Deadwood, an Old West ghost town. (Not the real Billy the Kid - he's been dead for years.) When the owner of the Cool Ghoul Gazette learned of Nick's super sleuthing skills, he hired Nick to investigate the death of a vampire in Transylvania, North Carolina. (Not a real vampire - there is no such thing, right?) Then on Halloween night, a zombie snatched Nick's sister. To find the body-snatcher, Nick faced the difficult task of sorting fact from fiction about the "walking dead". Now Nick is just another 15-year-old trying to settle into his family's new life in Savannah, Georgia. Except when his mom's childhood friend Isabel Canon writes to the family saying there is a werewolf running loose in Sleepy Hollow, Nick boards a train headed for New York to help solve a murder mystery. As often happens when Nick begins to examine the clues, things start to go wrong as soon as he arrives. Mrs. Canon, a rich widower, lives in a castle (possibly haunted) and has a daughter Nick's age who wants to help Nick solve the werewolf murders. Nick and Millie (an only child), along with her uncle (who lives in an Amish buggy), concoct a plan to capture the werewolf (not a real werewolf - there are no such things, right?). Along they way Nick is confronted by a group of amateur detectives and learns the ways of the Wendigo from a Native Indian. But as the last full moon of the month rises over Sleepy Hollow, Nick learns some monsters are real. And the worst kind of monster is the one you never see coming.
©2019 Eddie Jones (P)2020 Eddie Jones
Christmas Night 1776
Summary
Ten-year-old Gabriel Jordan always wanted to be a magician. He just isn’t very good at it. His godmother writes to a mysterious traveling magician named Thrylos and begs him to visit Gabe, just to encourage him. To her surprise and Gabe’s, Thrylos does so - only it turns out that Thrylos doesn’t just do “magic tricks”. He’s a real magician, and he offers Gabe a magical adventure - any adventure - of his choice. Gabe thinks long and hard about this. Because Gabe’s godparents adopted him when he lost his mom and dad, he knows what it is to be sad, and to need something exciting to cheer him up. So he tells Thrylos when he returns that he wants to give his adventure away to another kid who needs it more than he does. Thrylos is so impressed with Gabe’s unselfish choice that he offers to make Gabe his apprentice instead. Thrylos reveals that he is a time-traveling magician, and he travels throughout history to various critical, kairos moments in time to make sure they happen the way they should. But he can’t do it alone. Gabe asks if he can bring his adopted little sister Elizabeth and his bookish friend Marty as apprentices too, and Thrylos agrees. Together, the three kids travel to Christmas Night, 1776: The pivotal night of the American Revolutionary War. Whether or not America ever becomes a nation hinges on General George Washington’s decision that night, when it seems like everything has gone wrong. Can Gabe, Elizabeth, and Marty convince General Washington to press on in the face of incredible odds? The fate of the future United States of America hangs in the balance!
©2020 C.A. Gray (P)2020 C.A. Gray
Skull Creek Stakeout
Summary
In Transylvania, North Carolina, Nick Caden finds a murder victim with fangs, bite marks, and a stake driven through its heart. There are no such things as vampires...are there? Last summer, Nick Caden became an internet celebrity for almost a whole day when he discovered Billy the Kid's killer in the "living" ghost town of Deadwood. (Not the real Billy the Kid - he's been dead for years.) When the owner of the Cool Ghoul Gazette learns of Nick's super sleuthing skills, he hires Nick to investigate the death of a vampire. In Transylvania, North Carolina, Nick finds a corpse with fangs, bite marks, and a stake driven through its heart. But once he begins to peel back the clues surrounding the murder, Nick finds his new job is not only dangerous but could suck the life out of him. Awards for the Monster Mysteries series Winner of the Selah award for tween/teen mystery series INSPY Award nominee Moonbeam Children's Book Award nominee Written for the General Market (G): Contains no: sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language.
©2013 Eddie Jones (P)2020 Eddie Jones
Bones and the Treasure Map
Summary
Dakota “Bones” Brooks is a determined, independent 12-year-old with a unique talent of free diving. While visiting his sick grandfather in the hospital, Papa Dave pulls Bones aside and slips him a secret treasure map containing cryptic directions to gold, hidden by American outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. His search takes place in the beautiful and challenging terrain of Southern Utah’s Castle Gate, Goblin Valley, Canyonlands National Park, and Lake Powell where his free diving skills are put to the test as they assist him in solving the mystery. Bones and the Treasure Map is an adventure set in real places with real family relationships, a main character with a real “superpower”, and a little history about some real outlaws.
©2019 Kevin Beck (P)2020 Kevin Beck
Dead Low Tide
Summary
Who knows what horrors will be found when the tide recedes? Last summer, Nick Caden became an internet celebrity for almost a whole day when he discovered Billy the Kid's killer in the "living" ghost town of Deadwood. (Not the real Billy the Kid - he's been dead for years.) When the owner of the Cool Ghoul Gazette learned of Nick's super sleuthing skills, he hired Nick to investigate the death of a vampire in Transylvania, North Carolina. (Not a real vampire - there are no such things, right?) Then months later, only hours before the start of Savannah's Halloween night Zombie Crawl, Nick' investigates the rumors that one of the walking-dead comes alive during the event - only this time he brings along his sister. Moments before the pair is set to give up and leave the old fishing shack, a body floats up from the dark depths of the creek and snatches Wendy! No one believes Nick when he claims that the corpse of Heidi May Laveau pulled his sister away in a canoe - even after Wendy proves impossible to find. But this body-snatcher has a message for Nick from "beyond the grave." Now he faces the difficult task of sorting fact from fiction as he seeks to discover the truth about the "walking dead."before his worst fears come true. Written for the general market (G): Contains no; sexual dialogue or situations, violence, or strong language. While this murder mystery series discusses things like ghosts, vampires, and zombies, it does so without showing blood and gore. May also contain some content of an inspirational/religious nature. Awards for the Monster Mysteries series: Winner of the Selah Award for Tween/Teen Mysteries INSPY Award nominee Moonbeam Children's Book Award nominee
©2013 Eddie Jones (P)2020 Eddie Jones