A Mystery for Thoreau
by Kin Platt
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In 1846 Concord, Massachusetts, sixteen-year-old Oliver Puckle, a reporter for his uncle's newspaper, investigates a woman's murder, aided by the tracking skills of his Algonquin friend, Charley Bigbow, and the deductive skills of Henry David Thoreau.Tags
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Oliver Puckle is 16 in the summer of 1846, living in Concord and writing for his uncle's paper the "Concord Freeman". This will be a summer he will not forget.
Miss Margaret Roberts comes to Concord and is looking to start fresh. She then suddenly vanishes and shortly after a body is discovered at Walden Pond. Is it this beautiful woman who just arrived? Why and how did the murder happen? With Oliver's uncle away on business in Boston, it is up to Oliver to handle keeping the paper going with the writing and publishing of the news.
Recluse Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Alcott families also live in this small town and make appearances in the story. Written in the style of speech of the era and at a nice pace, the plot show more pulls you along deeper and deeper. Life does move at a slower pace, but things can happen quickly.
This book was published posthumously by the author's son. The author, Kin Platt, had a varied career writing for radio personalities, Disney and DC Comics, along with script writing for cartoon series and also having over 30 published books to his credits. I think I will see what else he has written and add to my shelves. show less
Miss Margaret Roberts comes to Concord and is looking to start fresh. She then suddenly vanishes and shortly after a body is discovered at Walden Pond. Is it this beautiful woman who just arrived? Why and how did the murder happen? With Oliver's uncle away on business in Boston, it is up to Oliver to handle keeping the paper going with the writing and publishing of the news.
Recluse Henry David Thoreau, Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Alcott families also live in this small town and make appearances in the story. Written in the style of speech of the era and at a nice pace, the plot show more pulls you along deeper and deeper. Life does move at a slower pace, but things can happen quickly.
This book was published posthumously by the author's son. The author, Kin Platt, had a varied career writing for radio personalities, Disney and DC Comics, along with script writing for cartoon series and also having over 30 published books to his credits. I think I will see what else he has written and add to my shelves. show less
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- Canonical title
- A Mystery for Thoreau
- Original publication date
- 2008
- People/Characters
- Oliver Puckle; Henry David Thoreau; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Louisa May Alcott; Charley Bigbow
- Important places
- Concord, Massachusetts, USA; Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
- First words
- In 1635, the early settlers pushed their livestock past the swamps and forests this far and decided it would do.
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
- ASINs
- 2
