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Sherrill Joseph
Author
Walnut Street: Phantom Rider (Book 3 in the Botanic Hill Detectives Mysteries)

Middle Grade; Mystery/Thriller; (Market)

Objects of value have been disappearing from the Mayfield family’s rural California horse ranch and youth saddle club for kids with emotional issues. The Botanic Hill detectives—Moki Kalani, Rani Kumar, and twins Lanny and Lexi Wyatt—are hired to come to the ranch for a week to investigate. \t \tIn addition, legend has it that somewhere on the Mayfields’ forty-acre ranch, just outside the mountain town of Cody, is a long-lost gold mine. It was supposedly staked by thirteen-year-old Ben Mayfield’s five-time great-grandfather, “Papa” Mayfield, in 1875. \tAdding to the excitement, a nervous Ben reveals a frightening secret to the detectives. At the ranch, he alone has seem a threatening black-clad figure on horseback whom he calls the Phantom Rider. Who is this mysterious person? Is he responsible for the ranch thefts? Where is the lost gold mine? And what’s going on in the nearby, snake-infested ghost town of Rainbow Flats? The four intrepid detectives aim to find out.
Reviews
Amazon Customer Reviews

“A well-crafted mystery set against a background of rich descriptions of desert geography and wildlife, as well as life on a working horse ranch. Sherrill Joseph has once again woven an engaging story with high-level vocabulary, history, and middle grade characters who all learn more about the world, each other, and themselves.”

--LAURA FINDLEY EVANS, author of the middle grade fantasy True North

(The Dragon and the Girl, Book 1)

 

“Our four feisty mystery solvers venture away from Botanic Hill to team up with some unexpected new friends and face new foes. Sharpen your sleuthing skills if you want to keep up with these teen detectives!”

--JANET R. MACREERY, author of A Little Noble, a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Award Winner

 

"Saddle up and get ready for the thrilling ride of your life as you gallop through the action-packed pages of Walnut Street: Phantom Rider!" 

--LAURIE BUCHANAN, author of the Sean McPherson novels

 

“‘Giddy-up’ and join the Botanic Hill Detectives at the Gold Mine Acres Ranch. Middle grade readers will love spending time chasing the Phantom Rider through the pages as they try to identify the unknown horseman and locate Papa Mayfield’s legendary gold mine before it’s too late. An exciting mystery, thought-provoking historical facts, and clever vocabulary make this book an entertaining read from cover to cover.”

--BARB HUSTON, 3rd grade teacher, Arrowwood Elementary School, Saginaw, MI

 

“This is one of my new favorite series! Following along and keeping track of the clues were really fun for me. When I got done with a chapter and saw the title of the next one, I just needed to keep reading!”

--MAKENZIE S., 4th grader, Saginaw, MI

 

“This book was like a rollercoaster. It went slowly as characters were being developed. But, my gosh. When it hit the action, it was FAST and exciting! There were so many loops and turns that kept me guessing.”

--BRIAN P., 4th grader, Saginaw, MI

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