The Lunatic's Curse

Rex, a young boy from the town of Opum Oppidulum, attempts to prove his father Ambrose Grammaticus is not insane after Ambrose is imprisoned in an asylum on an island at the center of Lake Beluarum, a lake rumored to contain a monster. With the help of friends, Rex must navigate the dangerous town and lake while confronting his evil stepmother, who stands in the way of freeing his father. The book is set in a mysterious, eerie atmosphere where Rex works to uncover the truth behind his father's false imprisonment.