The Puzzle in the Pond A Judy Bolton Mystery

"The Puzzle in the Pond" by Margaret Sutton is a classic mystery where a clever young woman named Judy Bolton gets caught up in solving puzzling crimes in her small town. The story begins with Judy, who is preparing an exhibit, being interrupted by the urgent news of her friend Holly's stolen typewriter, leading Judy on an exciting search for the missing machine. As Judy bravely follows clues and confronts suspects, she stumbles upon strange characters and unsettling sights, such as a familiar item found inside a beaver dam, suggesting that what initially appeared to be one crime soon connects to a much bigger, tangled web of mysteries that Judy feels compelled to untangle.