Edgar Allan Poe Award
1979 · Juvenile · Nominee
About This Book
Bankrupt! Emily Upham's father is ruined, finished, all his money gone. One night, he disappears, vowing never to return until he can pay his debts.
Banished! Distraught, Emily's mother sends her daughter from their home in Boston to a small country town to live with Mr. Upham's brother, a banker.
Marooned! Emily arrives at the train station; there is no sign of her uncle
Rescued! Enter Seth Marple, alias Deadwood Dick. He listens to Emily's story and agrees to rob her uncle's bank to get the money the girl needs to return home.
But two other villains get there first.
Banished! Distraught, Emily's mother sends her daughter from their home in Boston to a small country town to live with Mr. Upham's brother, a banker.
Marooned! Emily arrives at the train station; there is no sign of her uncle
Rescued! Enter Seth Marple, alias Deadwood Dick. He listens to Emily's story and agrees to rob her uncle's bank to get the money the girl needs to return home.
But two other villains get there first.
