While staying at an eighteenth-century inn in Vermont, the Boxcar children become curious about the mysterious "accidents" that keep plaguing the owners.
A friendly writer with a metal detector, the mysterious inhabitants of a tower house, and the discovery of a locket in the sand are ingredients for the Aldens' latest mystery.
"Jessie and Henry's robotics team is competing in a big tournament. But when their robot is stolen, the Aldens have a high-tech mystery to decode!"--Back cover.
"The Aldens are helping out at a doughnut shop, but when a rival store opens across town, strange events follow, and the children have a mouthwatering mystery to solve!"--OCLC.