But it's not over when the book ends-because Mr. Along the way, Trixie has her horse-riding dreams come true through the Wheelers' stables and has the adventure of a life-time. Jim has run away from his mean step-father (think a male version of the Cinderella story) and Trixie & Honey help him try to find proof of his inheritance. Frayne's missing heir-his nephew Jim, a search for a will, and Jim's nasty step-father, Jonesy. Before they know it, they're in the middle of a mystery involving Mr. The impulsive Trixie, who has always wanted to explore Frayne's place and search for the fortune that's rumored to be hidden there, sweeps up her brand-new friend Honey and convinces the timid city girl to go exploring. Belden found him and took him to the hospital-but Mr. Word also comes that the 'crazy miser' who lives in the old, broken-down mansion on the other side of the Beldens has been struck with pneumonia. The Wheelers, a wealthy family from the city, have bought the empty show place and are moving in. Trixie has barely started on her new duties when she notices cars going up the Manor House on the hill. So, her mother comes up with an idea to help Trixie fill her summer and start saving up money towards a new four-footed friend-extra chores including weeding the garden and watching her six-year-old brother, Bobby. She also just knows she'll die if she doesn't get a horse. Her two older brothers, Brian and Mart have been away from home working at a boys' camp in upstate New York and there isn't a thing to do. In The Secret of the Mansion, we meet Trixie who is bored stiff at her home in the country.

Trixie Belden & The Secret of the Mansion (1948) was most likely the very first cliff-hanger series book that I read and had me on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen to Trixie and Honey Wheeler when they set out to track down Jim. It had been a long time since I had read the first two books of the series where Trixie meets the new friends who will become her very best friends. In the last several years I have started collecting vintage editions of both Trixie and Nancy Drew-the two girl detective series that were most important to me when growing up. Last Reviews of 2019: Trixie Belden Triple ThreatĪs 2019 drew to a close, I decided to spend my end-of-year reading with Trixie Belden and the Bob Whites.

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