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The Dark Stairs

Book 1 of the Herculeah Jones Mysteries series

Mystery is in Herculeah Jones's blood. How could it not be, with a father on the police force and a mother who's a private eye? So when Herculeah notices a man hanging around the "Dead Oaks" mansion, she can't resist doing some investigating of her own. Legend has it the old estate was the site of a murder, and now it looks like there's something even more nefarious going on. Can Herculeah crack the case before the mystery man closes in on her?

Genre
mystery
Themes
murder
Setting
1990s
Audience
childrensmiddle gradeyoung adult
Length
short · 160 pages

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