This is a good old-fashioned adventure! Book #8 in the Mystery Club, consisting of Holly, Tracy, and Belinda, does not disappoint. The girls stumble on an archaeological dig, at Hob's Mound, in the area not far from their homes, and they become friends with the crew from the nearby college. They hope to turn up golden treasures, like those found earlier at a similar mound not too far away. Shortly into the dig, a golden artifact is found, but the Mystery Club gals suspect that it is the same one from the earlier mound and stolen from the museum. Added to this, there's a threatening crazy old man who lives in an old derelict mill near Hob's Mound and he believes in retribution from the old gods. He was the archaeologist who dug up the first golden artifact. Another guy is also trying to get the artifacts. When the girls get lost in a cave, with an evil man chasing them, and only a crazy old man to depend on to send help, the book becomes very exciting.
On to book #9!