The Ghost of Melody Lane (Melody Lane Mystery #1). Lilian Garis. Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. Fir
The Ghost of Melody Lane (Melody Lane Mystery #1). Lilian Garis. Grosset & Dunlap, 1933. First edition. Original dust jacket.Carol Duncan finds herself worrying about Mrs. Becket, her good friend and organ teacher, who has been frightened by strange events at her home. Mrs. Becket has an accident, and a ghost is seen on her property holding a white rose. Some of the girls at school have begun spreading rumors, and Carol is afraid that many of the girls will decide to stop taking lessons. Carol also wonders about other seemingly unrelated unusual events. A strange carpenter who repaired Mrs. Becket’s organ is caught lurking near Mrs. Becket’s house. A foreign girl who lives with Mrs. Becket’s caretaker and his wife flees whenever anyone tries to speak to her. Carol is determined to discover what is happening and why. -- source link
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