The Haunted Mansion Mystery

by Virginia Masterman-Smith

"I tell you, the Waterman Mansion is haunted!"

Ever since old Mr. Waterman mysteriously vanished years ago, people have been saying this. Then one Halloween night, Billy explores the empty mansion--and an eerie voice calls his name!Now Angel Nelson and her family have moved into the mansion. She wants to find out what really happened to Mr. Waterman--and especially to the million dollars he took out of the bank the day he disappeared.

Angel and Billy are determined to discover the truth about Waterman and his money. But their million-dollar mystery threatens to make ghosts of them!

Genres: Mystery

217 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Woff · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a great book fair find! This was awesome. I love books where there's like, a whole kids' community that operates beneath the knowledge & noses of adults. Such great characters, and all with such great names. Billy Beak, Junior Jennings, Tadpole Robertson, Bugsy Schmitt, etc - I want a whole book about Bugsy Schmitt!

[Cherise · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book when I was in the 4th grade and read it a zillion times. They made it into an after school movie with Christian Slater and I loved that, too. I recently found my old aging copy to give to my 3rd grader to read and he decided we should read it together. I am interested in seeing what I am going to think of it all these years later.

Had to laugh on the inside book cover is my name and 4th grade teachers name... Then i wrote "best book EVER!" lol

UPDATE:
Just finished reading this with my son... He really liked it, too. I had previously had this at a 5 star rating but after re-reading my son and I decided it is a 4. it's really good, but not perfect. There are some questions that never get answered and that really bugs me.

It's a good, fun read. I am glad I decided to relive my childhood a bit! :)

[Megan]

After thinking about this for a zillion years (16) yet forgetting the author and title, I finally found it by searching WorldCat for hours on end with various keywords ("treasure," "tree," "old men"). A journey to the ever-helpful Central Library confirmed my suspicions, and an Amazon purchase was made. I now have a beautiful ex-libris copy sitting happily upon my bookshelf.

[Brenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this in the early 80's when it became an ABC Weekend special. I loved this book as a kid! I get sentimental and read it every few years. I'm not sure if it would hold the same fascination for today's generation of youngsters, though. Thirty years ago, every kid had a creepy house on the block around which legends swirled - and that's what this book is about.