Cover of The Twin in the Tavern

The Twin in the Tavern

by Barbara Brooks Wallace · 1993

+ Want to read

A young orphan, afraid of being sent to the workhouse, finds himself at the mercy of the unsavory owner of a tavern in Alexandria, Virginia, while he tries to solve the mystery surrounding his past and a missing twin.

Genre
mysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of this
Themes
twinstwinsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 179 pages

Click a tag to see books like this one that share it. Point at it (on a phone, tap it) for less of it instead.

Read it? Sign in to help tag it.

BuyAmazonGoogle Books

BorrowOpen LibraryA library near you

MoreCompare prices

Liked The Twin in the Tavern? Here’s where I’d start.

These suit anyone who liked The Twin in the Tavern. Sign in and mark a few books for picks shaped around your own taste.

  1. The Woodland Gang and the Missing Will Irene Schultz · 1984 Shares orphans, detective, mystery
  2. The dream team Megan Stine · 2002 Shares twins, detective, mystery
  3. The Color of Lies C.J. Lyons · 2018 Shares orphans, detective, mystery
  4. Bobbsey Twins Haunted Mystery House Laura Lee Hope · 1940 Shares twins, mystery, detective
See more recommendations →

“If you want more of the same (mystery about twins), start with these.”

  1. The case of the U.S. Space Camp mission Carol Thompson · 1996
  2. The Case of the Shark Encounter Nancy E. Krulik · 1997
  3. The case of the mystery cruise Carol Thompson · 1996
  4. The April Fool's Day mystery Marion Markham · 1991

“If it was the orphans that hooked you, try one of these.”

  1. The Gypsy Janet Kippax · 1979
  2. The Celebrity Cat Caper · 2016
  3. The Bobbsey Twins and the Mystery at Snow Lodge Laura Lee Hope · 1960
  4. The Mystery at Peacock Hall Gertrude Chandler Warner, Charles Tang · 1998

“These start from a similar idea, even if they go somewhere else with it.”

  1. Duke: Inspector Mislan and the DUKExpressway Murders Rozlan Mohd Noor · 2011
  2. Stolen bones Joan Carris · 1993
  3. Under the Hawthorn Tree Marita Conlon-McKenna · 1990
  4. Workhouse Child Maggie Hope · 2015

Report a problem