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Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin
Part of the beloved Dorothy Dixon mystery series for younger readers, Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin follows girl sleuth Dorothy to Manhattan, where she and her lookalike cousin Janet decide to swap places in order to get to the bottom of some strange activities that Janet has noticed around her house.
Dorothy Dixon Wins Her Wings
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Mary Louise and Josie O’Gorman
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The Mystery at Dark Cedars
Edith Harper Lavell (1892-?) wrote the Mary Louise Gay series (3 books); the first of which is The Mystery of Dark Cedars, based around President Roosevelt's order to prevent the hoarding of gold during the Depression. Lavell authored two more famous series, the Linda Carlton series (5 books), about a girl pilot, and the Girl Scouts series (10 books). Unlike many series authors, Edith Lavell was an actual person, not a house name.
The Mystery of the Fires
Intrepid amateur detective Mary Louise Gay is at it again in this thoroughly enjoyable mystery geared for younger readers. What starts out as a pleasant, month-long sojourn at a rustic house on the Hudson River turns into an investigation when strange occurrences begin to pique the curiosity of this persistent sleuth.
The Mystery of the Secret Band
Teenage detective Mary Louise Gay has cracked a few cases on her own, and her father -- a skilled detective himself -- has recognized her innate investigative talents. When he asks Mary Louise to help him get to the bottom of a series of thefts at a hotel, she jumps at the chance. Though written with younger readers in mind, The Mystery of the Secret Band is an engaging read for any fan of classic detective fiction.