Mystery of the Strange Traveler
by Phyllis A. Whitney
Taste attributes: mysteryfamilyhistoricalfresh & originalrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeA small-scale mystery that is layered and realistic. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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5.0 / 5
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About This Book
When imaginative Laurie, and her sister, Celia, stay with Aunt Serena on Staten Island, New York; a dreary house fascinates them. Celia is interested in discovering why Norman, its boy resident, is unfriendly; Laurie wants to know all about the phantom stagecoach, which is said to draw up to that house on rainy nights.
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- Author
- Phyllis A. Whitney
- Published
- 1951
- Pages
- 172
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- Open Library
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