The Mystery of the Secret Band by Edith Lavell

"The Mystery of the Secret Band" by Edith Lavell is a young adult mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around the resourceful and ambitious protagonist, Mary Louise, who aspires to follow in her father's footsteps as a detective. As Christmas approaches, she is presented with an opportunity to solve a series of thefts at a boarding house in Philadelphia, leading her into a web of intrigue and a search for a missing girl. The opening of the novel establishes a cozy, festive atmosphere as Mary Louise returns home from a school entertainment, filled with excitement for her vacation. However, she quickly learns of a troubling situation involving a hotel for women where valuables have gone missing. After a discussion with her father, a detective, Mary Louise eagerly accepts a job to investigate the thefts, despite the potential to miss out on holiday festivities with her friends. Her determination to prove herself and follow her detective instincts sets the stage for a compelling adventure filled with mystery, danger, and the promise of self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Lavell, Edith
Title The Mystery of the Secret Band
Credits E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Detective and mystery stories
Subject Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Thieves -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Children of police -- Juvenile fiction
Subject Hotels -- Juvenile fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 43584
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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