The Orchard Secret / Arden Blake Mystery Series #1
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About This Book
It is with great excitement and trepidation that Arden Blake, Sim Westover, and Terry Landry arrive at Cedar Ridge College to begin their freshman year. Soon after their arrival, the girls are warned of a hidden danger in the nearby orchard. Arden's natural curiosity leads the girls into the orchard, where they see a strange man and hear unusual sounds that frighten them away.In addition to the mystery of the orchard, the girls must face hazing by the sophomores, and Arden worries constantly about Sim and the college pool. Sim agreed to come to Cedar Ridge only because of the splendid pool. Up...
Chapters (29)(click to expand)
- THE ORCHARD SECRET
- CHAPTER I The Warning
- CHAPTER II Fruit-Cake
- CHAPTER III Black Danger
- CHAPTER IV The Reward Circular
- CHAPTER V Rescued
- CHAPTER VI Apple Hazing
- CHAPTER VII Terror in the Dark
- CHAPTER VIII A Tea Dance
- CHAPTER IX The Disappearance of Sim
- CHAPTER X What to Do
- CHAPTER XI Sim
- CHAPTER XII Midnight Mishap
- CHAPTER XIII Aftermath
- CHAPTER XIV The Dean Decides
- CHAPTER XV The Alarm Bell
- CHAPTER XVI Arden’s Adventure
- CHAPTER XVII In Danger
- CHAPTER XVIII In Hiding
- CHAPTER XIX Strange Talk
- CHAPTER XX A Dire Threat
- CHAPTER XXI A Bold Stroke
- CHAPTER XXII Arden Admits It
- CHAPTER XXIII The Injured Chaplain
- CHAPTER XXIV The Dean Explains
- CHAPTER XXV Arden Is Convinced
- CHAPTER XXVI The Challenge
- CHAPTER XXVII A Telegram
- CHAPTER XXVIII A Disturbing Message
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