Project Gutenberg 2013-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 79 Lavell, Edith The Mystery of the Fires E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Mystery of the Fires" by Edith Lavell is a mystery novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around Mary Louise Gay, a young girl detective, who, along with her friend Jane Patterson and family, visits the tranquil vacation spot of Shady Nook. However, their peace is disrupted by mysterious fires affecting the local bungalows, including that of their neighbor, leading Mary Louise to investigate the causes and identities behind these incidents. At the start of the novel, Mary Louise quickly learns about the recent fire that has devastated the Hunters' bungalow while the neighborhood was away at a dance. Her curiosity piqued, she expresses her determination to uncover the truth behind the incident. The narrative introduces various characters, including the jovial Mary Louise's brother, Freckles, and the enigmatic Clifford Hunter, as well as hints of suspicion surrounding other residents and newcomers. As they wrestle with apprehension and excitement, the stage is set for an engaging exploration of friendship, community, and the search for justice amidst unsettling mysteries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43583/43583-h/images/cover.jpg en Detective and mystery stories Camps -- Juvenile fiction Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction Arson -- Juvenile fiction Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction Children of police -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 323343 323201 2024-09-18T09:53:44.292584 2023-09-19T05:55:40.738708 text/html text/html 339850 2013-08-28T13:30:14 text/html 187311 2013-08-28T13:34:20 text/html application/zip 196229 2024-09-18T09:53:50.975559 application/epub+zip 207408 2024-09-18T09:53:46.080571 application/epub+zip 148571 2024-09-18T09:53:45.242560 application/epub+zip 312844 2024-09-18T09:53:54.520012 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283045 2024-09-18T09:53:50.249521 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224901 2022-09-19T20:38:16.763047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275919 275812 2024-09-18T09:53:43.148587 2023-09-19T05:55:39.689718 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 275582 2013-08-28T13:22:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 100354 2013-08-28T13:22:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19237 2024-09-18T09:53:54.666005 application/rdf+xml 13013 2024-09-18T09:53:45.342558 image/jpeg 2339 2024-09-18T09:53:45.293547 image/jpeg 190556 2024-09-18T09:53:44.327558 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog