Books like The Spy Game by Gertrude Chandler Warner
While staying with a neighbor, the Boxcar Children are drawn into a decades‑old spy game revealed by an old wedding photograph and a puzzling riddle. As they follow the clues, they discover a stone path that assembles into a jigsaw puzzle, and learn about a similar puzzle from their new Detective Club book. Their investigation leads them to a woman who bears a striking resemblance to the bride in the photo, raising questions about who orchestrated the spy game and why.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner
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