The Mysteries of Whisper Bay: The Crossword Puzzle Mystery (Ch 7)

At Rivers Edge.

We were strangely quiet and sleepy the next morning at breakfast. Marta’s dad even noticed, his perpetually stern face taking in our yawns and 1000-yard stares with both suspicion and maybe a little relief. He probably thought that quiet was a nice change to have at his breakfast table.

Once breakfast was over, Marta and I decided to have an emergency me…