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Susannah and the Blue House mystery

1980
After the death of the kindly old man who lives in a blue house, a girl and her friends attempt to piece elusive clues together in hopes of finding a treasure they think he has left to one of them.

The quarry line mystery

1973
Through an afternoon's misadventure riding trains, a young English boy stumbles on a mystery involving a disappearing freight train.

The ghost of Padre Island

1975
Mysterious occurrences during a vacation spent in search for a lost Indian site lead a family of four to treasure and the identity of a ghost.

The mystery in the old mansions

1981
Robin becomes involved in a new mystery when she takes a summer job in a historic house.

The mystery next door

1972
Two children try to discover the reason the crippled lady next door suddenly refuses to see them after two visitors come to stay with her.

The mystery of Lincoln Detweiler and the dog who barked Spanish

1977
A young boy and his friends try to uncover the mysterious past of his recently acquired dog.

The money machine

1969
When a Secret service agent arrives to investigate their harmless practical joke, two teen-age boys are put on the trail of a gang of counterfeiters.

Who's afraid?

1980
Leaving home for the first time to live with her sister, 16-year-old Billie Jo tries not to be afraid of the new life ahead of her, but the mysterious events surrounding the heavy metal box a new friend gives her make it hard.

The visitor

a story of suspense
1972
A young boy seems to be the only one to notice the strange events that begin to happen after his new tutor arrives in the village.

The ghost of Hellsfire Street

1980
Steve Forrester, the only witness to a kidnapping that doesn't seem to have occurred, sorts through a medley of clues to solve a mystery in his Long Island town.

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