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The Seventh Step: Mystery at Cedarhead
The mystery of a pirate-ghost, apparently stealing figurines from "Cedarhead," Pamela Ward's aunt's old house in Bermuda, helps Pam forget her problems and recent unhappiness over her father's sudden remarriage.
Upset, Pamela had decided not to start college in her hometown but to go away to live with her aunt for a year. At her aunt's in Bermuda, Pamela meets an attractive young man named Alan Douglas, who lives next door. Alan and Pam explore "Cedarhead" and find a trap door in the floor of one of the rooms of an unused wing. But why the staircase that doesn't go anywhere and what about the "seventh step"? Is there really a ghost, and is it he who is stealing the Staffordshire figurines from her aunt's fine collection? Does Mr. Sanderson's lameness really rule him out as the ghost or the thief? How about the old antique collector, Mrs. Sadler? Or the suspicious servant, Thad? And one Augustus Triggs, whom Pamela calls "Beady Eyes"? The solution of the figurine mystery creates a sensation but, more important, Pamela is at the same time able to solve her personal problems and to recover her sense of values. Mrs. Girvan tells of Pam's dilemma with her usual skillful blending of credible story and exciting mystery that will absorb any teen-age girl.
Upset, Pamela had decided not to start college in her hometown but to go away to live with her aunt for a year. At her aunt's in Bermuda, Pamela meets an attractive young man named Alan Douglas, who lives next door. Alan and Pam explore "Cedarhead" and find a trap door in the floor of one of the rooms of an unused wing. But why the staircase that doesn't go anywhere and what about the "seventh step"? Is there really a ghost, and is it he who is stealing the Staffordshire figurines from her aunt's fine collection? Does Mr. Sanderson's lameness really rule him out as the ghost or the thief? How about the old antique collector, Mrs. Sadler? Or the suspicious servant, Thad? And one Augustus Triggs, whom Pamela calls "Beady Eyes"? The solution of the figurine mystery creates a sensation but, more important, Pamela is at the same time able to solve her personal problems and to recover her sense of values. Mrs. Girvan tells of Pam's dilemma with her usual skillful blending of credible story and exciting mystery that will absorb any teen-age girl.
- GenresMystery
238 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1949
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September 13, 2021
Probably 3.5 stars. While I thoroughly enjoyed this book, at times it jumps forward, then looks back to describe what happened during that gap. Pamela, upset by her father's remarriage, is relieved to receive an invitation to visit her aunt — but she is stunned when she learns her aunt no longer lives in New York City, but in Bermuda. At first Pam finds helping with her aunt's antique business rather boring, but then a series of mysterious occurrences grab her attention.
July 5, 2018
[3.5 stars]
A fun YA mystery from 1949 set in Bermuda. The writing's a bit dotty, but I still liked it overall. The mystery is okay (although pretty easy to guess) and there are some interesting characters.
A fun YA mystery from 1949 set in Bermuda. The writing's a bit dotty, but I still liked it overall. The mystery is okay (although pretty easy to guess) and there are some interesting characters.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews