Trixie sucked in her breath. In the bright moonlight, she could distinctly see the head and shoulders of a man rising above the thicket. He was moving slowly and stealthily across the clearing, like a cat stalking its prey, and she felt a little shiver run up and down her spine. ...

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Trixie, feeling very wide-awake, wandered over to peer out of the window which opened onto the west patio. It was as bright as day out there, except for one shadowy corner.

And then she heard, rather than saw, that somebody was hovering outside in the shadows. A soft sighing sound rose and became a sob.

Somebody was out there. ...

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“Don’t be silly,” Trixie cried impatiently. “I’m not going to go far enough away to get lost.” She darted off along the narrow path and, a few minutes later, found herself in another small clearing. There she came upon a scene that was so frightening she couldn’t even scream. She just stood there, staring with horror, then turned and raced back to Honey. ...

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0-307-21534-2

A thick wall of blackness surrounded her on all sides, and Trixie felt as though she couldn’t breathe. She could only stand there, listening, for someone was coming quietly down the back stairs.

Now he was crossing the hall. Now he was pushing open the swinging door.

The beam of a flashlight cut through the darkness, and Trixie whirled around, stifling a scream. ...

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Trixie could see the street outside alive with policemen....

The figure stood stock still.

A burly man hurried toward him.

“This time we’ve caught you,

Mr. Midnight Marauder!”

Sergeant Molinson sneered as he shone his flashlight into the intruder’s white face.

And Trixie saw that it was Mart!...

ISBN 0-307-21551-2

THE MYSTERY OF THE ANTIQUE DOLL

Two men kept their guns trained on the Bob-Whites as a third man tied them up, one after another. First he tied their wrists together, and then wrapped the remaining rope around their torsos, pinning their arms against their sides.

Trixie’s mind raced. There has to be a way out of this, she thought, trying to concentrate----

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Cover by Jody Lee

ISBN 0-307-21559-8

“Oh, Trixie!” Honey’s voice quavered as they looked around their room, once beautiful but now a shambles.... “How awful,’’ Trixie whispered. Honey was rummaging in a drawer. When she turned to face Trixie, her face was drained of color. “My necklace,” she squeaked.... “I meant to ask Anne to put it back in the safe this morning. But, oh, Trixie, I forgot, and now it’s gone!...”

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Trixie gripped Honey’s arm and held her back. “Look at the window!” she said in a strange voice. Honey looked and felt a little shiver go down her spine. A bony hand was gesturing from between the curtains of the window next to the door. And, quite unmistakably, the hand was warning them to go. ...

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SBN 0-307-21578-4