David A. Adler

The Mystery at the Haunted House

Briar's Reviews

Back in the day, I used to binge as many Cam Jansen mystery books as I could. I loved them! It felt just right to read a mystery and try to solve it, and pretend that I too had photographic memory. I didn't, but I sure tried! Honestly, I was better then than I am now! Wish I could find my keys using photographic memory...

Anywho, I love all things Halloween so I thought - why not jump back into the nostalgia and check out The Mystery at the Haunted House? It brought me back to my youth and I oddly remembered who the thief was in the end! Shocker, I know. How did I break the case twenty years later? Some things just stick with you.

I find this series very entertaining and the perfect introduction to mysteries for middle grade readers. They are sweet, fun and easy to read. Sure, it's a little dated now but they still hold up to me. I didn't even notice that there was no mention of technology, cellphones, iPads and every other device we have now. It's a good old fashioned mystery. 

This is one of my top recommendations for books to help children be introduced to chapter books. 

Three out of five stars.