The Secret of the Silver Mines

Written by Shane Peacock

Part of the Dylan Maples Adventures series

A hidden silver fortune, a vanished old man, and a winter quest in Cobalt await Dylan.

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200 pages· ~700L

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Dylan Maples faces a chilling adventure in Cobalt, Ontario, as he helps his dad uncover a hidden silver fortune. With the town's history buried in abandoned mines and the elusive Theobald T. Larocque holding the key, Dylan and his new friend Wynona Dixon must unravel the mystery. Can they find the truth behind the alleged theft and locate the missing treasure before the harsh winter closes in? Secrets and danger lurk in the shadows of this once-thriving mining town.

From the publisher

Just when Dylan Maples is settling down after last summer’s trip to Ireland’s Eye, the parental units are at it again–planning another family adventure. Only this time, it’s not a summer vacation, but an extended trip way up north to Cobalt, Ontario, in the middle of a bitter winter. Once a thriving silver mining community, all that’s left of the town’s rich history are the long abandoned mines. A Toronto millionaire has hired Dylan’s dad to retrieve a fortune in silver allegedly stolen from his grandfather back in the early part of the twentieth century. But was the fortune really stolen? And if so, where has it been hidden? The answers to these questions reside with one man–Theobald T. Larocque, Cobalt’s oldest citizen. But no one has seen him in years. And no one seems at all eager to help Dylan’s dad locate him–except, of course, his devoted son Dylan, and Dylan’s newfound friend and accomplice, Wynona Dixon.

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