Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery at Camp Creepy: A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery

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The Mystery at Camp Creepy

A Solve-It-Yourself Mystery

by Lucinda Landon

Secret Passage Press North Scituate Rhode Island

Books by Lucinda Landon: Meg Mackintosh (lnd The Case of the Missing Babe Ruth Baseball Meg Macki/ltosh II/lei The Cllse of the Curious Whale Watch Meg Mackintush lind The Mystery at the Medieval Castle Meg Mackintosh and The MystenJ at Camp Creepy Meg Mackintosh ami The Mystery in the Locked LibranJ Meg Mackintosh and The Mystery at the Soccer Match Meg Mackintosh mui The Mystery Oil Main Street American History Mysteries About the author Lucinda L..l. ndon has been an avid mystery £'1n since her childhood. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband, two sons, hvo dogs, two cats and two horses. Their old house has a secret p..'lSsage. For more clues and infonnation on how to order books, visit w\\1w.megmackintosb.com.

CopyJight © 1900 by Lucinda Landon All rights rescn,ed. No part of this book may be reproduced in any foml or by any electronic or tIIt'Chanical means, including storage and retrie\"JI systems, without pennissioll ill writing from the publisher, except by a re"iewer who may quote brief passages in 11 review. For infomlution: Secret Passage Press. 26 ·[ucker UollolV, N. Sdtuute, Hhode Island m.857

First Secret Passage Press Edition The charactcrs and events in this book arc fictitiolls. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended hl' the author.

Librmy of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data uUl{lon, Lucinda. Meg Mackintosh and the mystery at Camp Crecpy: a solve-it-yourself myste!)' I by Lucinda Landon. SUlllmary: ' Vhite attending summer calllp for the first time, "-leg tries to sokc the mystery of the camp's legendary ghost. 'nlC reader is challenged to interpret each clue before Meg finds the solution. (1. Cmnps~Fiction. 2. Chosts---Ficlioll. 3. Mystery mId detccth'c stories. 4. Literary recreations) I. Title. PZ7.L231735~·l en WOO (Fie) ---dc20 88-38466

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For the cousins: Trevor, Hilary, Noah, Micah, Eliza, Lizabeth, Zoe , Alexander, Eric, Brian, Gayle, Jessica, Reed, Emily, and Alice

The creepiest story of all," began one of the camp counselors, "is about the ghost right here at Camp Crescent. " Meg Mackintosh edged closer to the campfire to hear. "A long time ago, this land belonged to an old man named Stuart," the counselor continued. "He lived in the old shack where we keep the canoes. Ever since he died, they say you can hear his ghost rustling around in there at night." "And on a misty night," continued another counselor, "you can see Stuart's ghost paddling his canoe across Crescent Lake." Just then everyone heard noises in the distance.

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"What was that?': they all asked the counselors. The sounds seemed to be coming from the old canoe shack. A shiver went up Meg's spine. The counselors exchanged glances, their eyebrows raised. "Even they're getting spooked," Meg thought. "Everybody's here at the campfire. Who could that be?" she overheard her cabin counselor, Annie, whisper to another counselor. "That's enough ghost stories," Tim, the camp director, announced abruptly. "Time for bed." All the campers hurried back to their cabins. Meg was staying in the Chipmunk Cabin with seven other girls. As they got ready for bed, she heard a lot of whispering, much more than there'd been the first two nights at camp. One girl began crying a little. Meg doubted anybody was going to sleep very well that night. Just before Annie turned out the light, Meg reached under her cot, grabbed her detective knapsack, and took out her flashlight, pencil, and a postcard. 2

She snuggled into her sleepin g b ag and wrote:

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