The Case Of The Missing Skeleton

Halloween is full of spooky surprises. Sera Craven never expected one of them to be real.

Twelve-year-old Sera Craven is supposed to be helping plan Maplewood's biggest Halloween celebration.

Then Isabella finds a hand sticking out of the dirt beneath an ancient oak tree.

A bony hand.

At first, Sera is sure it's a Halloween prank.

Then they keep digging.

The hand connects to a wrist. The wrist connects to an arm.

And the skeleton is real.

Suddenly Maplewood Community Park is a crime scene, the Halloween celebration is in jeopardy, and Sera has exactly the kind of mystery every Nancy Drew-obsessed detective dreams about.

Who was buried beneath the oak tree?

And why?

With her notebook ready for clues and help from her friends, Professor Harrington, forensic photographer Lemon, Rusty the Labradoodle, and FBI Agents Jim and Kat Gains, Sera sets out to uncover the skeleton's identity.

But the bones aren't the only thing buried in Maplewood.

Every clue leads deeper into the town's past, uncovering old families, forgotten history, and secrets someone would rather leave underground.

Then Sera gets a warning.

Stop investigating.

For her sake-and her family's.

Sera knows she should probably listen.

She also knows that's not going to happen.

With Halloween drawing closer, Sera must follow the clues and uncover the truth behind the skeleton before digging into Maplewood's past puts the people she loves in danger.

Perfect for readers who love Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, and The Boxcar Children, The Case of the Missing Skeleton is a spooky-but-not-too-scary middle grade mystery filled with clever clues, small-town secrets, friendship, family, humor, Halloween fun, and a mystery that proves some secrets refuse to stay buried.

The Case of the Missing Skeleton is Book Three of the Sera Craven Mysteries.