Jessica thinks her summer has been ruined! Jess and her mom have traveled to the home of her Grandma (Gram) and Great-grandma (Grandma Charlotte) on the opposite side of the state--and there is no TV available, let alone cable, and she isn't allowed to call her best friend because of the long-distance charges! How will she ever survive the summer without anyone to hang out with?
When they arrive, Gram is in the hospital and Grandma Charlotte is acting very confused and there is a strange man, Mr. Thomas, and his nephew, Josh, living on the third floor of the house. The man is creepy and acting somewhat suspicious to Jessica's way of thinking, and his rude nephew isn't much better.
Grandma Charlotte has a scrapbook that she looks at because it reminds her of her father, who died soon after the Crash of 1929. He sent her a letter for her birthday that year with a riddle that she refers to as the riddle of the Liberty Lady and died before he could explain the clues in the poem. Jess takes it upon herself to solve the riddle, in hopes that it will lead to the great treasure that has been rumored to be in the family for decades, but no one has ever found. In the meantime, Jess befriends Josh and discovers that he isn't really Mr. Thomas's nephew--Mr. Thomas is blackmailing Josh into helping him swindle Jess's grandmothers.
Will Jess and Josh be able to find the treasure and prove that Mr. Thomas is up to no good?
This was another freebie on my kindle--and a very quick read. It was good and I didn't guess everything by the end, but it was a somewhat stock mystery.
Happy Reading!
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