The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance by Glen Dakin

So this was an incredibly strange book written for a younger age group. It was ok to read, but not one that I would consider buying. I will probably continue reading the rest of the series since I have a hard time starting one and not completing it. This is the first book of the Candle Man series.

Theo has spent his entire life seeing only 3 rooms and three people. His hands are always in gloves to protect himself and others from a rare skin disease he is told he has. One night burglars break into his house and Theo touches the one guy who ends up melting into a pool of goo. Yeah, a little strange. He escapes with the help of the maid and is carried away by a garghoul to the Society of Unrelenting Vigilance who opposes his captures the Society of Good Works. The Society of Good Works all have strange names like Dr. Saint, Nr. Nicely, Lady Patience, etc... They help people by releasing them from their earthly woes by being overly nice to them by their good works such as opening a pastry shop next to the police station and setting up eating contests to help the chief end his earthly life by having a heart attack. The Society of Unrelenting Vigilance was set up to oppose the other society. Theo is the next Candle Man who has a special power to melt and destroy evil people. At the end of the book Theo stops the Good Works society from raising up an evil garghoul and then ends up becoming the head of the Society of Goods works since he kills his guardian and is the next in line to inherit the property. So yeah, a very interesting book.