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Secret of the Stone Face
While staying with her mother in an old Victorian hotel, a young girl becomes entangled in a mystery involving a dangerous old mill, a labyrinth, and faked antiques.
144 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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Phyllis A. Whitney
177 books544 followersPhyllis Ayame Whitney (1903 – 2008) was an American mystery writer. Rare for her genre, she wrote mysteries for both the juvenile and the adult markets, many of which feature exotic locations. A review in The New York Times once dubbed her "The Queen of the American Gothics".
She was born in Japan to American parents and spent her early years in Asia. Whitney wrote more than seventy novels. In 1961, her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile novel, and she duplicated the honor in 1964, for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand. In 1988, the MWA gave her a Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. Whitney died of pneumonia on February 8, 2008, aged 104.
She was born in Japan to American parents and spent her early years in Asia. Whitney wrote more than seventy novels. In 1961, her book The Mystery of the Haunted Pool won an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for Best Juvenile novel, and she duplicated the honor in 1964, for The Mystery of the Hidden Hand. In 1988, the MWA gave her a Grand Master Award for lifetime achievement. Whitney died of pneumonia on February 8, 2008, aged 104.
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April 26, 2017
I loved Phyllis Whitney's YA mysteries when I was a kid. I saw this one on the Bookcrossing tables at a book festival this weekend, and I couldn't resist. I read every one of these that I could get my hands on as a child, but somehow I missed this one. So I wanted to read it, to see if Whitney's books were as wonderful as I remembered. I just finished it today, and it didn't disappoint. It follows the same basic outlines that all of them do: a girl finds herself in an unusual, unfamiliar place where she stumbles across a mystery. While solving it, she is also forced to confront some issues in her own life. Like all the others, this book drew me in with a sympathetic protagonist and a fascinating setting. The mystery was intriguing and included enough danger to add some excitement. And the life lessons are widely relevant but never preachy. Now I want to find copies of all the others so I can reread them all!
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