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The Mystery Club #15
Spur des Gifts
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Holly's foot slipped on the roof of the barge. She felt herself falling, helpless. Then she felt the impact as she plunged into the deep, turbulent water. Darkness closed over her head.
A restful week on a barge should keep Holly, Tracy and Belinda - The Mystery Club - out of trouble. Until they offer a lift to an injured girl. The Mystery Club soon discovers that the strange is not what she seems...
Holly's foot slipped on the roof of the barge. She felt herself falling, helpless. Then she felt the impact as she plunged into the deep, turbulent water. Darkness closed over her head.
A restful week on a barge should keep Holly, Tracy and Belinda - The Mystery Club - out of trouble. Until they offer a lift to an injured girl. The Mystery Club soon discovers that the strange is not what she seems...
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First published January 1, 1995
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December 23, 2019
Esta historia me estresó como no tienen una idea, y todo por el lugar en el que se desarrolla.
Las chicas, Holly, Tracy y Belinda deciden pasar un fin de semana en un barco prestado, en el que el papá de Holly se encarga de navegar, pero las cosas se ponen algo tensas cuando se pierden en el camino y toman una ruta algo arriesgada, un túnel que se supone debe desembocar en una vía más segura, pero ¿se imaginan vivir tal experiencia?
El riesgo al que se enfrentan es el de no poder dar la vuelta en el caso de que no tenga salida, y de todas formas deciden arriesgarse.
Si no son claustrofóbicos pueden leer esta historia, y si lo son también aunque sufrirán.
Las chicas, Holly, Tracy y Belinda deciden pasar un fin de semana en un barco prestado, en el que el papá de Holly se encarga de navegar, pero las cosas se ponen algo tensas cuando se pierden en el camino y toman una ruta algo arriesgada, un túnel que se supone debe desembocar en una vía más segura, pero ¿se imaginan vivir tal experiencia?
El riesgo al que se enfrentan es el de no poder dar la vuelta en el caso de que no tenga salida, y de todas formas deciden arriesgarse.
Si no son claustrofóbicos pueden leer esta historia, y si lo son también aunque sufrirán.
March 30, 2025
Although this whole British series is very good, there are a few that are outstanding in plot, drama, and pure genius. This is one of them.
Holly Adam's dad receives the use of a canal boat for free, for a week, from a grateful client who loves the furniture made by Mr. Adams for him. So of course he takes the three excited Mystery Club girls- Holly and her friends Tracy and Belinda- plus her London friends Miranda and Peter. It's going to be a nice quiet loop on the canals for a week. Right? Wrong! The trouble starts when they stop to help an injured girl along the canal and agree to take her on to her home town. She knows a shortcut, so they follow her directions onto a deserted rarely used narrow canal with a tunnel where they- yep, get stuck. The motor cuts out and then the girl, "Jane Smith", runs off. As they follow her to a guarded compound, they realize that something is very wrong. Before they know it all 5 teens plus Mr. Adams are prisoners. Luckily these kids are plucky with a lot of tricks up their sleeves.
Holly Adam's dad receives the use of a canal boat for free, for a week, from a grateful client who loves the furniture made by Mr. Adams for him. So of course he takes the three excited Mystery Club girls- Holly and her friends Tracy and Belinda- plus her London friends Miranda and Peter. It's going to be a nice quiet loop on the canals for a week. Right? Wrong! The trouble starts when they stop to help an injured girl along the canal and agree to take her on to her home town. She knows a shortcut, so they follow her directions onto a deserted rarely used narrow canal with a tunnel where they- yep, get stuck. The motor cuts out and then the girl, "Jane Smith", runs off. As they follow her to a guarded compound, they realize that something is very wrong. Before they know it all 5 teens plus Mr. Adams are prisoners. Luckily these kids are plucky with a lot of tricks up their sleeves.
October 19, 2011
My favourite of the series, read it many times. Now where the hell did my copy go...?
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