THE MELODY LANE SERIES
By LILIAN GARIS

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"Thrills, secrets, ghosts -- adventures that will fascinate you seem to surround pretty Carol Duncan. A vivid, plucky girl, her cleverness at solving mysteries will captivate and thrill every mystery fan."*

Illustrator info incomplete.

 

  1. THE GHOST OF MELODY LANE -- "Three people see the "ghost" that wanders in the grove carrying a waxy white rose. And in the end Carol finds the rose and the ghost too!" -- illustrated by Pelagie Doane. 1933, Grosset & Dunlap.

  2. THE FORBIDDEN TRAIL -- "Carol has several bad frights before she clears up the mystery that keeps the family at Splatter Castle unhappy and afraid."

  3. THE TOWER SECRET --"The winking lights from the old tower defy explanation. Had the engaging circus family anything to do with them?" -- illustrated by Pelagie Doane. 1933, Grosset & Dunlap.

  4. THE WILD WARNING -- "What power did the strange, wild warning in the woods have over Polly Flinders? Carol brings happiness to three families when she solves this mystery." -- illustrated by ???. 1934, Grosset & Dunlap.

  5. THE TERROR AT MOANING CLIFF -- "Carol finally tracks the uncanny "haunts" in the great, bleak house on "moaning cliff" to their source." -- illustrated by Pelagie Doane. 1935, Grosset & Dunlap.

  6. THE DRAGON OF THE HILLS -- When Carol runs a tea shop for a friend, a baffling mystery comes to her with her first customer." -- illustrated by Pelagie Doane. 1936, Grosset & Dunlap.

  7. THE MYSTERY OF STINGYMAN'S ALLEY -- "An adorable child is left at the day nursery where Carol works -- who are all the mysterious people trying to claim her?" -- illustrated by Ruth King. 1938, Grosset * Dunlap.

  8. THE SECRET OF THE CASHMERE SHAWL -- A sequel to "The Wild Warning" -- "A shawl brought from Egypt brings with it an absorbing mystery which Cecy, with the aid of Polly Flinders, finally solves." -- illustrated by Ruth King. 1939, Grosset & Dunlap.

  9. THE HERMIT OF PROUD HILL -- illustrated by Pelagie Doane. 1940, Grosset & Dunlap.

 

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Grosset and Dunlap advertising

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