Secret in the Old Mansion by Stephen Mooser

When they take it to a new business in town, the Hammerhead Art Appraisers run by a man named Garth and a woman named Dixie, to see if it is real, they meet up with Captain Jib, another resident of Shadow Beach who is there to have a valuable object appraised. One day, while hunting for treasure on the beach, they find a gold doubloon. Rose Flint, Stanley Duggins, and Alvy (Alkali) Jones are three kids who are good friends, live in the seaside town of Shadow Beach, and are known as “The Treasure Hunters” because they have a regular business helping people find things that have been lost. The Case of the Slippery Sharks (published in 1988 by Troll Associates, Mahwah, NJ 07430). No other compensation has been received for the reviews posted on Home School Book Review.

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Morrill's line drawings often feature a touch of humor. It's a nice touch, albeit a trifle gimmicky. At the end of each story, a brief note tells about some real hidden treasures. Each case features amusing and eccentric characters, some of whom are completely unbelievable. Despite their avowed purpose of treasure hunting, the Treasure Hounds seldom reap much financial reward from their cases, but they always solve the mysteries, generally doing one or more good deeds in the process. In Secret of the Old Mansion, they are hired by feuding siblings to find their aunt's lost treasure.

In The Secret Gold Mine, they go in search of cantankerous Hermit John, who is rumored to know the whereabouts of a fortune in gold. In The Mummy's Secret, some hieroglyphics found in an old locket are a clue to a lost treasure. In The Case of the Slippery Sharks, the Hounds go snorkeling in search of sunken treasure, aided by their friend Captain Jib. Grade 3-5 The self-styled ``Treasure Hounds'' are three children whose hobby is searching for treasurea hobby which almost invariably involves them in a mystery.

Secret in the Old Mansion by Stephen Mooser