The Mystery of Kissing Gate Woods
-
-
4.0 • 2 Ratings
-
-
- $1.99
-
- $1.99
Publisher Description
"There's magic in the air, perhaps it arrived with you."
Bess Hooper is reluctantly dragged away on a two week holiday with her family. While away she meets the annoying Maisy who learns that Bess has just solved a mystery from a century ago and asks for her help to look for a family heirloom that has been missing for decades.
In an effort to avoid her, Bess escapes to the nearby woods that Maisy and her brother are forbidden to explore. Realising that she is not alone, Bess discovers a cottage in amongst the trees and gets to know the occupants, Grace and Patrick. Instantly falling for Patrick, she spends more time with them hoping for her very first kiss. But there's something very odd about it all, which Bess discovers when she invites her brother Tom along and they find the cottage in a derelict state.
Determined to get to the bottom of it, with the help of a badly drawn picture and the ramblings of an old woman, Bess finally works out what's happening, and in the process, solves the mystery of Kissing Gate Woods.
Customer Reviews
The Mystery of Kissing Gate Woods
The second offering in the Bess Hooper mystery series is a very enjoyable sequel to the original book and takes up the story of accidental historical sleuth Bess Hooper where book one leaves off. Whilst this book is slightly shorter than the first, I felt it was a more focused and 'comfortable' read than the first publication. I liked the fact that this storyline seemed more 'pared back' focusing on just two central mysteries, which resolved quite neatly, whilst at the same time balancing that mystery element with the daily realities facing the adolescent heroine ( the sometimes irritating sometimes endearing little brother, irritation with a 'high maintenance' new acquaintance, frustration and anxiety about a broken leg, fascination and infatuation with a boy). I feel this book's target audience would be the early/young adult reader, particularly those interested in mysteries.