The Mystery of the Widow's Watch

The Homeschool Detectives #8

by John Bibee

Mrs. Babbage has lost her late husband's pocket watch. Mr. Binton, one of the residents at her retirement home, was about to fix it when he suddenly died of a heart attack. The watch disappeared in the commotion. The Home School Detectives are called on to investigate.Meanwhile, to complicate matters, Clarice pushes her way into the case, offering Julie, Rebecca and Emily help they really don't want from their annoying friend.

The girls become even more concerned when Mrs. Babbage is mysteriously found unconscious. And they begin to think that Mr. Benton's death is suspicious too. Are the two events connected? And is there a bigger puzzle underneath waiting to be solved? Join the Home School Detectives as they unravel their eighth mystery.

Genres: Mystery

122 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1998

Reviews

[cauldronofevil · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have never heard of The Home School Detectives and the ‘Home School’ terrifies me that it’s going to be a bait-and-switch Bible tract.

But I’ve discovered that reading only a few books of fiction at a time, makes them read very quickly and I needed a new purse book and this fits the bill.

Four girls have been called detectives in the newspapers and they’ve gotten a call from a Mrs. Babbage about a case. She won’t talk about it over the phone. Emily is afraid she has Alzheimer’s.

”It’s hard to believe someone can change so much in such a short time.”

One of the girls is a pastors daughter.

Google: “Yes, The Home School Detectives series by John Bibee is a Christian-themed mystery series.”

I’m out. 1 star