Kay Tracey Books
Kay Tracey regards the pale young man in electrified silence when he stares at her and cries out, "Sis! Sis! At last I've found you!" These strange words are the beginning of a baffling search by Kay for clues that will restore the memory of the appealing youth to whom she gives the nickname of Bro. This unexpected guest in the Tracey household, a victim of total amnesia, knows only that he must find his beautiful sister Helene. Kay's striking resemblance to the missing girl is to lead her through many risky episodes, but the young sleuth is determined, even against threats, to assist the unhappy boy. The Secret of the Red Kay has few clues. Why does Bro become frantic upon catching sight of a red scarf Kay plans to wear to a masquerade? And after its disappearance, Kay is plunged even deeper into the dangerous mystery. Her goal is to disprove certain sinister accusations, about which she learns, against Bro and Helene and to bring the brother and sister together.
"Turn back! Danger ahead!" This thundering voice, detached from any visible person, transfixes Kay Tracey, as the warning fills the sky. When the eerie reverberations die, the teen-age detective and her chums, Betty and Wilma Worth, look at one another in horror. what is the source of the spine-chilling threat that suddenly casts a shadow of fear ont he gay outing? Similar weird occurences have struck panic into other vacationsists at Lost Lake. From the beginning of her stay at the Worth's cottage, Kay is determined to pierce the veil of mystery that envelopes the community.
Kay's friend, Sissy Weller, unexpectedly learns that she is to inherit a fortune if she can prove that her real name is Christine Cleveland. The mystery is how anybody could connect Sissy with Christine when Sissy is adopted and has no knowledge of her true identity. After hearing additional details, Kay is convinced that Sissy is Christine, but how did the lawyer know? Kay learns that the lawyer received an anonymous letter telling him about Sissy, but who sent him the letter? How did that person know where Sissy is staying?Kay investigates but is thwarted at every turn. The orphan home in which Sissy lived before her adoption has burned down. The one man who might know the answers to Sissy's past is missing.Kay feels that someone is working to prevent Sissy from inheriting the fortune and tries to discover the truth before it is too late.
3467; 8vo-over 7+"-9+" tall 0-553-15082-0 Clean, tight, crisp. Unread. A Chinese puzzle confronts Kay in her hunt for Lotus Wong. ; 3467.
Juvenile fiction, out of print edition, collectible
The weird cry outside sounds almost human . . . Kay Tracey follows the faint cries to a thicket, and bends down to pick up a tiny bundle half-hidden beneath the leaves. As she draws aside a soft blanket, a tiny baby girl opens her eyes, whimpering as she nestles in Kay's arms. Whose baby is this, and why has she been abandoned at the lonely farm? Kay's efforts to find the answer are made infinitely more difficult by another perplexing problem. Ethel Eaton, her jealous rival at Carmont High School, has disappeared. Mrs. Eaton, worried to distraction, appeals to Kay to help find her. Kay discovers that Ethel has run away from home to become a detective herself. But this impulsive action leads Ethel into bad company—a scheming couple trying to master-mind a blackmail plot! Kay's deductions and her efforts to save her rival get her in and out of many tight spots.
As Kay Tracey walks into the flower shop, a smiling young stranger hails her with, "Hello there. Grand party last night, wasn't it?" Kay has never seen him before! Neither does she know any of several other people who greet her that morning as an old friend. Mistaken identity? More than that! Double trouble!This time Kay is in collision with a deep and intriguing mystery which threatens to land her in a tight spot. Even Betty and Wilma, the Worth twins, cannot uncover the slightest hint as to who looks so much like their best friend. When Kay finally picks up the faint thread of a clue, it leads to the sunken garden of an old mansion where a ghostly figure wheels and pirouettes in the dim light.How Brantwood's teen-age detective extricates herself in this exciting case provides an unforgettable story of courage, adventure and mystery.
Imposters steal a secret formula and Kay discovers that trouble travels in twos.
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