When twelve year old Stephanie Edgley attends her uncle's funeral she meets the tall, thin, Skulduggery Pleasant. This marks the beginning of her immersion into a world she never knew existed. Good things about this book, hmm, lets see: living skeletons that throw fire, breaking and entering on multiple accounts, Stephanie herself, magic, many interesting people, monsters, good writing, it's funny, lots of other things. What other things? Read it and find out.
