Tangled Up in Nonsense
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 2022

Tangled Up in Nonsense

By Merrill Wyatt

Book #2 in the The Tangled Mysteries series

Two young detectives race against rivals to uncover a hidden fortune in a mysterious mansion.

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Sloane and Amelia, young detectives, venture to Tangle Glen mansion to unearth a long-lost fortune. Amidst quirky distractions like a peony contest and a cook with eerie secrets, they face rival sleuths equally determined to claim the prize. As danger looms, Sloane finds herself precariously perched on a slippery roof, questioning the lengths others will go for the treasure. Will their detective agency triumph, or will the mansion's mysteries prove too perilous? Dive into a thrilling caper where every clue could lead to fortune or folly.

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Sloane and Amelia clash with rival detectives when they travel to a secluded mansion in search of a missing fortune in this second book in the fun-filled Tangled Mysteries middle grade series perfect for fans of The Book Scavenger and Lemons. When Sloane Osborn and Amelia Miller-Poe arrive at Tangle Glen mansion, they have one goal: find the two million dollars that went missing on its premises decades ago. Solving the mystery would be just the kind of splashy victory their new detective agency needs to gain traction. Except that everything from the weirdly intense peony competition to the mansion’s cook who may or may not be hiding murder dolls in the attic seems to get in the way of their investigation. Not to mention Amelia’s obsession with speaking in 1920s slang, which sounds like a whole lot of nonsense to Sloane. And when it became clear that Amelia and Sloane aren’t the only ones searching for the missing millions, things started to get downright dangerous. So, when Sloane finds herself stranded on the edge of a slippery roof as a terrified bloodhound careens toward her, she can only ask herself: 1. Why are adults so obsessed with peonies? 2. Just how far are the other detectives willing to go to find the millions first? 3. Is the rain gutter on a hundred-year-old mansion strong enough to hold the weight of a thirteen-year-old girl and an exuberant dog?

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Format
Pages
272
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
860L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about moneyBooks about lost and found possessionsBooks about mansions
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~5.5
F&P level
~T
Publication
Published
November 29, 2022
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781665912327

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