I can’t imagine that the writing could be any less sophisticated, but I don’t know.Īs I mentioned in my introductory Children’s Classics Mystery Challenge post, although I read Nancy Drew, I always liked Trixie better. (All this according to the Trixie Belden Homepage.) It would be interesting to read some of the later books to see if there are any differences in the writing style, etc. The Mystery Off Glen Road is number five in the series, so it was apparently written by a real author, Julie Campbell, instead of the pseudonymous Kathryn Kenney, who was actually a team of writers from Western Publishing. Although twenty years or so have elapsed since I last cracked open one of these books, I picked right up as if I just left off yesterday. I randomly chose a Trixie Belden title off my shelf for this first challenge I read many of the Trixie Belden titles as a teen, so I figured I was acquainted enough with the cast of characters to simply slip back into their world in upstate New York, and I was right.
Wheeler" and she was named after her mother. We find out Honey's real name is "Madeleine G.Jim refers to Honey as his "step-sister".Trixie's convinced she knows who the diamond thief is, but what will it take to convince the others and will she be able to save Jim from the thief? Characters They have two suspects, the Wheeler's new chauffeur and the gardener. Honey and Trixie decide to solve the mystery of the diamond themselves with the help of Jim and Trixie's brothers, Brian and Mart.
When Trixie, Honey and Bobby go exploring the old Gatehouse, Bobby stumbles and cuts his knee on a large diamond. The plot involves an adventure that follows when Trixie and Honey explore an old, abandoned gatehouse on the Wheelers' property which is to become their clubhouse."
This book introduces Trixie's older brothers and marks the establishment of the "Bob-Whites of the Glen" club.
"The Gatehouse Mystery marks a point in the series when the hallmarks of the Trixie Belden books are solidly established.
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