Danger: Dynamite! (Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries) by Anne Capeci

Cascade Mountain Railroad Mysteries #1

by Anne Capeci

Everyone knows that workers are using dynamite to blast an eight-mile train tunnel through the Cascade Mountains. But everyone also knows that explosives aren't allowed inside the isolated camp town of Scenic where the workers and their families live. So why did somebody hide a case of dynamite right near the schoolhouse? And why has it disappeared again? That's what ten-year-old Billy and his best friend Finn want to know. Then a sudden explosion rocks the camp, and the boys begin to investigate in earnest. Why is the new man in town, Mr. Renwick, going up to Lookout Rock after dark? And why is his nosy, smart-mouthed daughter, Dannie, watching their every move? The boys' search leads them back to a thirty-year-old gold robbery--and face to face with a dangerous outlaw who will stop at nothing to retrieve his treasure!

Genres: Middle Grade

Hardcover

First published September 1, 2003

Reviews

[Clare · Rating 4 out of 5]

Set in the time of the construction of the Scenic Mountain railway tunnel this story has kids trying to solve the mystery of a missing crate of dynamite. There are just enough suspects to keep the tale interesting as well as keeping the reader guessing as to who-done-it and the motive behind the theft. In the back the author gives facts about life in Scenic at the time in which the story takes place.