Rereading: UNEXPECTED ADVENTURE by M. E. Atkinson

This is the fourth of Atkinson’s “Fricka” books, I don’t have the third one, “The Barnstormers.”

Fricka and her three cousins, Hugo, Sugar, and Adrian, are boarding with elderly Mrs. Harcourt in the lodge of a large manor house while Fricka’s father is away in France. They had thought they’d be staying in the manor itself, but that’s been sold, and is empty and decaying. The children soon find a way inside to explore, but what concerns them more is a dead cat they find in the stable. They learn that cats have been disappearing in the neighborhood, and some kind of foul play is suspected, perhaps poison or traps. Mrs. Harcourt is worried about her own cat, Tabitha, and the four children begin investigating. A local boy may have some answers if they can get them out of him, and a trip to the seaside brings more clues. Soon it’s clear that Tabitha and other local cats are really in danger, but from who?

Entertaining mystery with suspense and appealing characters. Recommended.

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