Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery at Red Herring Beach - title #10

Overview

In the 10th mystery in this series, Meg Mackintosh spends an afternoon at Red Herring Beach with her grandfather. After going for a swim, and after several suspicious characters come in and out of the beach area, Meg’s grandfather realizes that his gold watch has gone missing. Meg tackles this mystery with her cousin Maxwell as they search for clues and are led off the track by some red herrings, all adding to the mystery. Clues can be found in the illustrations and questions are posed to the reader to help them solve the case with Meg and Max.

Reviews

"Meg is determined, clever, and resourceful. Children will want to see more of her."  —School Library Journal

"A quick entertaining read guaranteed to appeal to mystery lovers and puzzle solvers."  —Booklist on Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery in the Locked Library

"The perpetually popular detective is back. A good bridge between easy readers and longer chapter books."  —School Library Journal on Meg Mackintosh and the Mystery at the Soccer Match

Author Biography

Lucinda Landon is a children’s book illustrator, the founder of Secret Passage Press, and the author of American History Mysteries and the Meg Mackintosh Mystery series. She lives in Newport, Rhode Island.