Books with title Mystery of the Hidden House

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The setting is an eng country house, where Mark Ablett has been entertaining a house party consisting of a widow and her marriageable daughter, a retired major, a wilful actress, and Bill Beverley, a young man about town. Mark's long-lost brother Robert, the black sheep of the family, arrives from Australia and shortly thereafter is found dead, shot through the head. Mark Ablett has disappeared, so Tony Gillingham, a stranger who has just arrived to call on his friend Bill, decides to investigate…(Excerpt from Wikipedia)

The Red House Mystery is a "locked room" whodunnit by A. A. Milne, published in 1922. It was Milne's only mystery novel. He wrote this before the Pooh books and the success of his children's fiction meant he never returned to the genre. A pity. The story is set in the quaint, English countryside at the house party of Mark Ablett, where a murder quickly takes place. Ablett has been entertaining a house party consisting of a widow and her marriageable daughter, a retired major, a wilful actress, and Bill Beverley, a young man about town. Mark's long-lost brother Robert, the black sheep of the family, arrives from Australia and shortly thereafter is found dead, shot through the head.Mark Ablett has disappeared, so Tony Gillingham, a stranger who has just arrived to call on his friend Bill, decides to investigate. Gillingham plays Sherlock Holmes to his younger counterpart's Doctor Watson; they progress almost playfully through the novel while the clues mount up and the theories abound.In his introduction to the 1926 UK edition, A. A. Milne said he had "a passion" for detective stories, having "all sorts of curious preferences" about them: though in real life the best detectives and criminals are professionals, Milne demanded that the detective be an unscientific amateur, accompanied by a Watson-type, rubbing shoulders with an amateur villain against whom dossiers and fingerprints are of no avail.This was Milne's first and final venture into the detective and mystery genre, despite its immediate success and an offer of two thousand pounds for his next mystery novel.Milne lets his readers inside the head of his amateur detective, disregarding the clichéd romance or violence of other detective novels, as the mystery becomes a puzzling sort of parlor game for the novel's characters and readers alike.Alexander Woollcott called ‘The Red House Mystery’ "one of the three best mystery stories of all time."

The Find-Outersis a clever mystery series from bestselling author Enid Blyton, and perfect for fans ofThe Secret Seven.Fatty, Larry, Diasy, Pip and Bets are forbidden to solve any mysteries this summer. Then they meet Ern, Mr Goon's nephew, and can't help giving him a few false clues. But they don't expect their fake mystery to turn into a real one, or for Ern to go missing!First published in 1948, this edition contains the orginal text and is unillustrated.

A classic "whodunnit" novel by A. A. Milne. Milne's only mystery novel, the book is written in the style of a "locked room" mystery. During a house party at an English country house, Mark Ablett hosts a collection or archetypal characters, including a widow and her daughter, a retired military officer, a playboy, and an actress. After Ablett's estranged brother, Robert, returns from Australia, Robert is found shot dead. Tony Gillingham takes it upon himself to solve the murder. Alan Alexander Milne was best known for creating Winnie-the-Pooh.

The story of “The Mystery of the Hidden Bridge” is a short allegory of how people can get to Heaven and will hold the attention of young children (and probably some adults). There are four main characters - three young, great athletes and a wise old man who is ignored by most, but not all. The salvation message from the Bible becomes clear near the end. The story may raise questions, but many answers are revealed in the form of footnotes along the way and the content of the later chapters. There is also an innovative option posed to parents about how to read the story in order to enhance child interest. It is a great tool to use and pass on to others when children grow older. It’s a nice gift idea to those with children as well. Kids will begin to understand who Jesus is and why He is the Door to eternal life. The story ends with “The Big Question.”Author Dave Scheer is a retired school teacher who fell in love with Jesus Christ in 1970 and has spoken to many people of all ages about the greatness of God in interesting ways peppered with a bit of humor at times. His website and complete bio can be found at scripturethoughts.com

When Jeremy and Jennifer Lane discovered the portrait of their ancestor in the attic, they could not foresee how this steely-eyed many-times great-grandmother would affect their future. The wild disorder in their kitchen caused by a strange intruder, the chance discovery of a family name in an old newspaper, and their encounter with a refugee artist who rescues them in a moment of danger are seemingly unrelated elements in an engrossing mystery. How can the Lanes prove their claim to a lost fortune? What secret does the family portrait conceal? Who were the refugee artist's threatening callers? Finding the answers to these questions leads Jeremy and Jennifer down paths of intrigue and peril. Readers will enjoy the lively Lane family and their adventures in this exciting book by a favorite writer of mysteries for young people.