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This book is following the story of a Richard Meyhew. He lives in a little town in Scottland and is going to London for a job. His friends throw him a party, where he meets this old women how tells him his fourtune. She tells him to watch out for doors and that he will be going on a very long journey, not just to London soon. So Richard moves to London and lives there for three years where he meets Jessica and they get engaged. Richards freind Gary calls Jessica a evil witch but Richard likes her cause she really controls everything. Meanwhile a girl named door is running for her life form a Mr. Croup and a Mr. Vandermar. She kills a man named Mr. Ross. Door is a very special person, she can open almost anthing and create doors to anywhere. Mr. Vandermar stabs her and she opens a final door to a "safe place." At this time Richard and Jessica are going to go out to eat with her boss but on the way they run into a crupled up bloody girl. Jessica just steps over her and keeps walking. Richard stops and sees if she is ok, she doesnt want to go to a hospital so richard takes her home to his place. Jessica is furious at him and breaks off the relationship. Mr. C and Mr. V come to get Door but Richard lies to them and says that she isnt there. They now she is but they cant do anything about it right now besides kill him but they dont. Door shows Richard a way to send messages by normal piegons and rats. This seems very odd to Richard. She sends out a pigieon to get a message to a Marcus De Carbus and a rat returns with directions. Door dares not leave the apartment so she sends out Richard. He meets him and they both head back to his apartment.

This book is very interesting to me so far I like how it is starting. I think it is going to be a good book.