The Gryphon Key

Seventeen-year-old Cody, who recently moved to Spells Meadow, England, is still reeling from his mother's disappearance when he finds an old key near a mysterious hedge. As he and his friend Newt unwittingly activate an ancient curse, they awaken a griffin that poses a deadly threat. Cody begins to suspect a sinister cover-up involving the enigmatic principal at the local high school, leading him to uncover the town's twisted past and bizarre future.