Project Gutenberg 2015-02-03 Public domain in the USA. 159 Campbell, Bruce 1909 2000 52013027 The Mystery of the Iron Box A Ken Holt Mystery E-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Rick Morris, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "The Mystery of the Iron Box" by Bruce Campbell is a mystery novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around two young protagonists, Ken Holt and his friend Sandy Allen, who often team up to solve intriguing cases. This particular adventure kicks off with a puzzling attempt at burglary linked to a seemingly innocuous family heirloom, an iron box, which ignites a series of curious events as they uncover deeper secrets that suggest the box holds more significance than initially thought. The opening portion establishes a festive backdrop with Ken eagerly anticipating the arrival of his father, Richard Holt, from a foreign assignment just before Christmas. As Ken and Sandy bide time at the airport, they reminisce about past adventures and the bond they've forged over shared mysteries. Upon Richard’s return, the arrival of the iron box is innocuous enough, but hints of strange occurrences emerge when Ken hears mysterious clicks and feels drafts in the house, suggesting someone may have attempted to break in. The atmosphere gradually thickens with tension after a fire incident at a nearby jewelry store, prompting the duo to question the box's true value and the motives of those interested in it. This combination of holiday warmth intertwined with budding mystery teases readers into uncovering what secrets the iron box may hold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Counterfeits and counterfeiting -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels 399595 2025-07-19T10:24:05.830397 text/html 379019 2024-10-24T14:20:41 text/html 455353 2025-07-19T10:24:11.674317 application/epub+zip 460810 2025-07-19T10:24:07.006368 application/epub+zip 214706 2025-07-19T10:24:06.461369 application/epub+zip 578983 2025-07-19T10:24:15.253312 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550562 2025-07-19T10:24:11.115329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 304819 2022-09-21T19:48:26.753195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337554 2025-07-19T10:24:04.922403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317685 2024-10-24T14:20:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17420 2025-07-19T10:24:15.385309 application/rdf+xml 22630 2025-07-19T10:24:06.545344 image/jpeg 3014 2025-07-19T10:24:06.504347 image/jpeg 407667 2025-07-19T10:24:05.870400 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 en.wikipedia