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Brad Strickland

Brad Strickland has written more than 75 published books including the Lewis Barnavelt and Johnny Dixon mystery series by John Bellairs after Mr. Bellair's death in 1991. He is also a professor of English at the University of North Georgia in Gainesville. He lives in Georgia with his wife, Barbara.
The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer
The House Where Nobody Lived
The Specter From the Magician's Museum
The Whistle, the Grave, and the Ghost
The Beast Under the Wizard's Bridge
The Tower at the End of the World
The Doom of the Haunted Opera
The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder
The Ghost in the Mirror

Books

The Sign of the Sinister Sorcerer
The House Where Nobody Lived
The Specter From the Magician's Museum
The Whistle, the Grave, and the Ghost
The Beast Under the Wizard's Bridge
The Tower at the End of the World
The Doom of the Haunted Opera
The Vengeance of the Witch-Finder
The Ghost in the Mirror

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