What ages would I recommend it too? – Five and up.

Length? – An evening's read.

Characters? – Memorable, several characters.

Setting? – Real world, small town, pre -1980.

Written approximately? – 1975.

Does the story leave questions in the readers mind? – Ready to read more. Sums the mystery up quite nicely at the end.

Any issues the author (or a more recent publisher) should cover? No. I liked the way the author mostly ignored specific money amounts so it would seem real to any time and place. However, in one place the specific money listed would be about four times that now.

Short storyline: A boy takes a paper route past his favorite place to play and becomes embroiled in a mystery no one else is willing to figure out.

Notes for the reader: I read this in one setting. I even stayed up late to finish it. ( )