The first in the Linda Craig series is The Palomino Mystery. This tale follows the story of Linda and Bob Craig. They are living with their grandparents on their ranch after the loss of their parents. Linda is rapt to hear that her grandfather intends to find her a palomino of her very own.
In their search for a beautiful golden horse, Linda and Bob learn about some mysterious lights that are seen along the local flight path. They are only seen however on extremely dark nights. Linda and Bob are curious about what the lights could possibly mean. Are they linked to something nefarious?
When the gentleman who told them about the lights goes missing, it seems the race is on to find him before it’s too late. When he is found, a new mystery regarding stolen horses arises.
As Linda and Bob seek to find the source of the mysterious lights, they question if it does indeed tie in with the purebred equines that are going missing in the area. Amongst their travels Linda finds herself hopelessly in love with a palomino filly. In time she is rapt at the possibility of securing the filly as her own but this goes out the window as the mysterious horse thieves strike and her filly is gone.
Suddenly the lights and missing horses become the Palomino Mystery as Linda and Bob work to find the gorgeous filly that has been taken. As they piece things together, the palomino filly helps them in many ways and it is because of this horse that Linda and Bob are able to wrap up an unusual mystery. The first book in this series is an interesting read where horses feature highly.
Author – Ann Sheldon
Fiction – teenagers
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