Great patienceGlad Patty is gone & the housekeeper returning。 Gerald/David certainly had great patience。 It must be twenty years or more since he killed Bernie。 Yet now he decides to investigate and tie off loose ends to his crimes。
John Presler,
After a chaotic night, Miss Janice asked for volunteers to check out the tunnels hidden behind the walls throughout the old Thornberry manor。 Laura Lee had checked out a few of the tunnels before, so she was willing to go again。 Stephen, Mary, and Lucy also agreed to accompany her。As they explored the dusty tunnels, they found some rotting boards forming a wall。 They found a skeleton behind the wall and it had obviously been there for a while。 Meanwhile, Hank, the cat, has wandered off and Laura After a chaotic night, Miss Janice asked for volunteers to check out the tunnels hidden behind the walls throughout the old Thornberry manor。 Laura Lee had checked out a few of the tunnels before, so she was willing to go again。 Stephen, Mary, and Lucy also agreed to accompany her。As they explored the dusty tunnels, they found some rotting boards forming a wall。 They found a skeleton behind the wall and it had obviously been there for a while。 Meanwhile, Hank, the cat, has wandered off and Laura Lee is determined to find him so nothing bad happens。 When she finds Hank, he has an old leather envelope。 Based upon a picture of the watch found with the skeleton, Cook identified it as belonging to Bernie Thornberry。 Bernie had mysteriously disappeared many years earlier and was never heard from again。 It turns out that Bernie had been murdered。 With a new head housekeeper, Patty, to deal with and Gerald Hawkins visiting more often, the atmosphere around the manor is quite tense。Who killed Bernie? Why was he killed? Are there still more treasures hidden in the old mansion? Can Laura Lee and the Library Club solve the mystery? Will Marguerite return or will Patty be the new head housekeeper?This installment of the Secret Library Mystery series has plenty of intrigue and mystery to keep the reader engaged clear to the end。 The use of short chapters helps to make this a quick and easy read while also making it almost impossible to put down。 。。。more
Jane Firebaugh,
This series is so much fun and this newest book did not disappoint at all。 Such a unique and interesting series。 Laura Lee is working (as a maid) and living in a mansion that has so many crazy secrets that they may never all be discovered。 The eccentric owner is a hoot, Laura Lee's fellow maids and the cook are super fun and Hank, the cat, is a most lovable assistant mystery solver for Laura Lee and her co-workers。 In this book, a skeleton holds the clues and Laura Lee and the gang find themselv This series is so much fun and this newest book did not disappoint at all。 Such a unique and interesting series。 Laura Lee is working (as a maid) and living in a mansion that has so many crazy secrets that they may never all be discovered。 The eccentric owner is a hoot, Laura Lee's fellow maids and the cook are super fun and Hank, the cat, is a most lovable assistant mystery solver for Laura Lee and her co-workers。 In this book, a skeleton holds the clues and Laura Lee and the gang find themselves in danger trying to figure out who the bones belong to and why they were inside the labyrinthine passages behind the walls of the mansion。I enjoyed every minute of this book。 Highly recommended。 。。。more