When Toby’s mom asks her to clean out the attic to make way for a remodeling project, Toby quickly discards her old Barbie dolls, her Cabbage Patch Kids,and her outgrown clothes, only to find a stash of mysterious artifacts beneath the attic floorboards:  an old doll, a locket, a diary and a treasure map.

She and Freddy, her best friend and foil, embark on a treasure hunt that takes them well into St. Paul’s history and into the dangerous world of gangsters, bootlegging, and serious crime. While delving into the past, Toby and Freddy
butt heads with the present and meet a dangerous adversary, and this time it isn’t Mrs. Trattles, Toby’s hard-boiled English teacher and writing coach!

Hate mail, mean-spirited pranks, bomb scares, and some very bad poety all threaten to ruin the holiday season for Toby Martin and her foil, Freddy Galvin.

Little kid pranks escalate into serious threats when Toby, her pals, and Mrs. Trattles are specifically identified on a “hit list.” After Toby’s beloved Grandma is also targeted, Toby knows she must become Toby Martin: School Sleuth.

Can she stop the terrorist or will it be “bombs away” instead of “Deck the Halls” for Toby and her pals?

Now out in paperback.

Cover art by Judith Bergerson
www.judithbergerson.com

WATCH FOR TOBY MARTIN: IN-HOUSE INVESTIGATOR SOON TO BE RELEASED AS A PAPERBACK!

While Toby is investigating, she is also writing a series of mystery stories
in the Sherlock Holmes’ tradition. These stories are critiqued by the
delightfully nasty Mrs. Trattles, a hard-nosed, straight arrow English teacher
who forces Toby to improve her writing.

Cover art by Judith Bergerson
www.judithbergerson.com