I did not remember how mature this book actually is. ( )

When Sammy and her friends meet Lucinda Huntley walking her 200-pound pig down the middle of the road, their quiet weekend in the country quickly becomes an adventure. Lucinda tells them a true tale of the Wild West, her great-grandma Moustache Mary, and a century-old family feud.

This book starts of with Sammy, Holly, and Marissa traveling through the city trying to get to their friend Dot's house, where they would be staying this New Years' weekend at. Since Sammy's skateboard was stolen, she had to ride on Marissa's handlebars. As they are riding they accidently crash into some guys on skateboards and as usual Sammy gets hurt. Once they get to Dot's house they decide to help her dad make a delivery. On the way to do the delivery they meet an old woman in the road who is walking her big, black pig. The woman's name is Lucinda Huntley and Penny is her pig. They are on their way to the Murdock's, which is where Mr.Dvries is making the delivery to. Since Mr.Dvries runs a nursery, he thinks he is making a delivery to a fancy party. When they get to the Murdock home they realize it is not a party, it's a funeral! Once they are inside, and when no one is looking, Lucinda climbs on a chair, opens the coffin and has a talk with the dead man. It turns out that Lucinda's great, great-grandmother Mary Rose Huntley had set off on a wagon train as a pioneer to come to Californian. She had come when her son was ten years old and since she was a widow she had to disguise herself in a moustache and men clothes so she would be able to go. The Murdock's great, great-grandparents were also on the trip. One of them found out Mary was a woman and told the whole wagon train. Thus came the name Moustache Mary. After they found out Mary was a woman bad things began to happen on the trail and the Murdocks blamed it on Mary saying she had cursed the trip. One day when food was scarce Mary caught a Murdock stealing from her food and shot him begining the Murdock-Huntley rivalry. Lucinda had gone to the Murdocks' to speak to Johnny James, but he was dead. She was there to confront him after so many years because that dead man had shot his own brother only because he loved Lucinda and Lucinda was a Huntley. In the end, Sammy and her friends solve the mystery of who burned down Mary's old pioneer cabin and Sammy ends up figuring out the riddle which leads to Mary's long lost treasure, old gold coins! ( )