Lucinda Landon crafts compelling mysteries, drawing inspiration from her own atmospheric surroundings. Her home, an historic 1709 house with hidden passages, serves as a perfect muse for her intricate plots. Landon is perpetually engaged in developing new narrative threads, ensuring a constant stream of suspense and unexpected turns for her readers. Her distinctive style lies in elaborate enigmas and an immersive atmosphere that captivates from the first page to the last.
In the book that launched her adventures, Meg follows a series of notes hidden in her grandfather's house to solve an old mystery of a missing baseball signed by Babe Ruth. The reader is challenged to interpret each clue before Meg solves it.
Meg and her friends investigate when the gold medal to be given to the winner of the soccer tournament disappears during the championship game.