Review of Mystery of the Witches' Bridge
I came across Mystery of
the Witches' Bridge by accident. I had been searching for other
books written by May Nickerson Wallace, author of The Ghost of
Dibble Hollow. Anyone who uses Amazon is familiar with their
“You might also like . . .” feature. In this case, I mistakenly
thought Mystery of the Witches' Bridge had been penned
by May Nickerson Wallace. As it turns out, the actual writer is
Barbee Oliver Carleton
http://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Witches-Bridge-Barbee-Carleton/dp/0590413988/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1412080124&sr=1-1&keywords=mystery+of+the+witches+bridge
I can see why Amazon linked
these two books. Both are about young boys who go to an unfamiliar
place for the summer only to encounter a mystery involving family
rivalries from long ago. I'm a sucker for these types of novels. I
love the idea of solving a mystery over a summer and the search for
lost treasure which which exonerates those who have been wrongly
accused of misdeeds.
In the case of Mystery of
the Witches' Bridge, the protagonist, Dan Pride, is not only
faced with clearing the family name, but also with resolving the
superstitions involving Prides Point, the family property. The
townsfolk in this story have long been haunted by a phantom fiddler
who plays an eerie tune when the fog rolls in near Witches' Bridge.
As a fan of YA, especially
in the mystery genre, I was happy to discover the work of Barbee
Oliver Carleton
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/694807.Barbee_Oliver_Carleton.
I gave Mystery of the Witches' Bridge 3 stars on my
Goodreads Page
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4673038.Adele_Park
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