Mystery of the Strange Traveler // The Island of the Dark Woods — Phyllis A. Whitney

WHO WAS THE MYSTERIOUS PASSENGER?

From the moment Laurie and her sister, Celia, arrived at their Aunt Serena's home on Staten Island they were intrigued by the big, gloomy house next door. Why was Norman, the boy who lived there, so unfriendly? And what was the secret behind the mystery of the phantom stagecoach, which was said to draw up to the house on rainy nights? Laurie's eager imagination was stirred. She was sure she would find clues to the secret hidden in the old house, if only she could get inside to do some sleuthing…