An unexpected delivery from the florist points to a secret admirer for Shelby Belgarden, but when an ominous phone call and a disturbing email follow, the teenaged sleuth and her family realize that the dangerous obsession of a stalker lies behind them. While the messages become increasingly sinister, the police are unable to uncover the culprits identity, and Shelby finds her world has turned into a nightmare of fear and betrayal.
When an arrest is made, it seems that life can return to normal for the Belgarden family, but the stalker proves more cunning than anyone could have imagined. Just when it seems she is safe again, Shelby finds herself at the mercy of a twisted but brilliant mind. Time is running out, and with no one to help her, Shelby must outwit her captor before he can carry out his deadly plan.
Valerie Sherrard's books have been shortlisted for the Red Maple,White Pine, Snow Willow, Manitoba Young Readers' Choice, and Arthur Ellis awards, recommended by the IODE Violet Downey Award, and selected as Our Choice by the Canadian Children’s Book Centre. She lives in Miramichi, New Brunswick, with her husband, Brent.
The fifth book in the Shelby Belgarden series, Eyes of a Stalker, is an accomplished mystery with a thoroughly creepy element. Shelby becomes the target of an unpleasantly mysterious admirer – and it eventually becomes evident that the stalker is someone at her school. The story is both realistic and tense to the end. One hopes that the traumatizing events won’t keep Shelby from solving more mysteries in the future.
Source: The Canadian Children's Bookcentre. Summer 2007. Vol.30 No.3.
In her newest mystery, Shelby’s the victim of a cunning stalker. Can she outwit her captor before he carries out his deadly plan?
Source: The Canadian Children’s Book Centre. Canadian Children’s Book News. 2007.