Project Gutenberg 2013-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 145 Lavell, Edith The Mystery of the Fires E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Mystery of the Fires" by Edith Lavell is a mystery novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around Mary Louise Gay, a young girl detective, who, along with her friend Jane Patterson and family, visits the tranquil vacation spot of Shady Nook. However, their peace is disrupted by mysterious fires affecting the local bungalows, including that of their neighbor, leading Mary Louise to investigate the causes and identities behind these incidents. At the start of the novel, Mary Louise quickly learns about the recent fire that has devastated the Hunters' bungalow while the neighborhood was away at a dance. Her curiosity piqued, she expresses her determination to uncover the truth behind the incident. The narrative introduces various characters, including the jovial Mary Louise's brother, Freckles, and the enigmatic Clifford Hunter, as well as hints of suspicion surrounding other residents and newcomers. As they wrestle with apprehension and excitement, the stage is set for an engaging exploration of friendship, community, and the search for justice amidst unsettling mysteries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43583/43583-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 85.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Camps -- Juvenile fiction Teenage girls -- Juvenile fiction Arson -- Juvenile fiction Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction Children of police -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 323712 2025-07-17T13:29:31.064724 text/html 319023 2024-10-23T18:10:51 text/html 196391 2025-07-17T13:29:37.109701 application/epub+zip 207360 2025-07-17T13:29:32.731714 application/epub+zip 148563 2025-07-17T13:29:31.886692 application/epub+zip 312634 2025-07-17T13:29:40.281668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282941 2025-07-17T13:29:36.423708 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224901 2022-09-19T20:38:16.763047 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275812 2023-09-19T05:55:39.689718 text/plain 256003 2024-10-23T18:10:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17279 2025-07-17T13:29:40.419648 application/rdf+xml 13013 2025-07-17T13:29:31.970704 image/jpeg 2339 2025-07-17T13:29:31.929678 image/jpeg 190559 2025-07-17T13:29:31.096725 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog