A twelve-year-old cemetery boy and monster hunterΓÇôalong with his flesh-eating mermaid friendΓÇôhas to race against the clock to save the ghost of his dead mother in Brick Dust and Bones,M.R. Fournet’s magical middle grade debut. NothingΓÇÖs more dangerous than a monster hunter with a mission. Marius Grey hunts Monsters. He’s not supposed to. He’s only twelve and his job as a Cemetery Boy is to look after the ghosts in his family’s graveyard. He should be tending these ghosts andΓÇôof courseΓÇôgoing to school to learn how to live between worlds without getting into trouble. ButMarius has an expensive goal. He wants to bring his mother back from the deadand that takes a LOT of mystic coinswhich means a LOT of Monster Huntingand his motherΓÇÖs window to return is closing. If he wants her backMarius is going to have to go after bigger and meaner monstersdecide if a certain flesh-eating mermaid is a friend or foeand avoid meddling Demons and teachers along the way. Can Marius navigate New OrleansΓÇÖs gritty monster bounty-hunting marketor will he have to say goodbye to his mother forever?