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Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries
3 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries series.
When food, clothing, and other items go missing from the Scenic railway camp, ten-year-old Billy and his cousin Mim set out to track down the thief. The humdrum mystery, set in the 1920s, ends with Mim learning the less-than-fresh lesson "not to trust a stranger." An author's note includes historical details and photographs of the work camp in Scenic, Washington.
Reviewer: Tanya D. Auger
(4)
4-6
Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries series.
A mysterious unscheduled train and a burlap bag containing a cryptic note and a gun inspire Billy and his friends to investigate some of the employees at the railroad work camp where they live. The prose is pedestrian, but the plot contains greater suspense than previous volumes in the series, and the 1926 Washington setting continues to add an element of historical interest.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
4-6
Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries series.
Billy and Finn, whose fathers are helping build a new railroad tunnel in Washington's Cascade Mountains, try to uncover who took the crate of dynamite they found hidden in a storage shed. The plot is formulaic and the writing is pedestrian, but the setting--a real-life railroad camp in the 1920s--gives this story a bit more interest than most juvenile potboiler mysteries. A historical note is included.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
3 reviews
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