Boy reads epitaths in cemetery owned by feuding brothers, maybe solves mystery [s]

[Dave]

I read this in the late 70s. The intended audience is kids probably in grades 4-6. The story involves a boy who gets a job or finds a reason to spend a lot of time in a local cemetery. The books has tons of humorous/interesting epitaphs that the boy finds on the graves. There are a couple of feuding brothers, and a mystery of some sort. Also a number of illustrations.

Might have been published by Scholastic. Dark dark red was a prominent color in the cover if I remember, and it was a paperback.

Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

[Meghan]

I found Here Lies the Body on worldcat. Does that look right?

[Dave]

I'm pretty sure that's it! I found the cover on google image search. Even though the coloring is different, the cover image looks the same (possibly a difference between hardback and softcover).

Thanks so much! This one has been driving me crazy.

[Dave]

PS, I found a cheap copy and ordered it. Thanks, again!

[Dave]

Moving this to Possibly Solved. Will confirm when I get the book in the mail.

[Dave]

Got the book today. This is the one! The illustrations seem different than what I remember, but this is also a hardback and I had a paperback as a kid.

Thanks again!