Mystery of the Haunted Mine

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Mass market paperback, 252 pages

English language

Published by Scholastic Book Services.

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The Espectros...The Haunted Mountains! Somewhere in these canyons is a treasure...thousands of dollars worth of gold that men have searched and died for. The Indians say it is guarded by ghosts...but Gary and Tuck refuse to believe that ghosts use live ammunition.

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reviewed Mystery of the Haunted Mine by Gordon D. Shirreffs

Fun YA mystery

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Fun, suspenseful story of a group of teenage friends in the US southwest in the 1950s/1960s. Many times over the years they've heard the local rumors about hidden treasure in an abandoned mountain mine. It's reported to be guarded, however, by a mysterious character called "Asesino"( "Assassin"). Should they go looking for it?

I read this book several times as a young teen and loved it. My older brother had it around and I picked it up one day. Wish I could find it again at a reasonable price as I'd love to reread it! The author was good at creating a feeling of being in the US southwest and exploring old mountain mines. Great suspense!