02498cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000320012624500540015826400510021230000470026333600260031033700260033633800360036250000310039850801350042952014130056453400450197765300340202265300560205685600430211299900170215548144UtSlPG20260610134116.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d a52013027 aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aCampbell, Bruce,d1909-200014aThe Mystery of the Iron Box :bA Ken Holt Mystery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2015-02-03 aE-text prepared by Stephen Hutcheson, Rick Morris, Dave Morgan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) a"The Mystery of the Iron Box" by Bruce Campbell is a mystery novel written in the mid-20th century. The story centers around two young protagonists, Ken Holt and his friend Sandy Allen, who often team up to solve intriguing cases. This particular adventure kicks off with a puzzling attempt at burglary linked to a seemingly innocuous family heirloom, an iron box, which ignites a series of curious events as they uncover deeper secrets that suggest the box holds more significance than initially thought. The opening portion establishes a festive backdrop with Ken eagerly anticipating the arrival of his father, Richard Holt, from a foreign assignment just before Christmas. As Ken and Sandy bide time at the airport, they reminisce about past adventures and the bond they've forged over shared mysteries. Upon Richard’s return, the arrival of the iron box is innocuous enough, but hints of strange occurrences emerge when Ken hears mysterious clicks and feels drafts in the house, suggesting someone may have attempted to break in. The atmosphere gradually thickens with tension after a fire incident at a nearby jewelry store, prompting the duo to question the box's true value and the motives of those interested in it. This combination of holiday warmth intertwined with budding mystery teases readers into uncovering what secrets the iron box may hold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aDetective and mystery stories aCounterfeits and counterfeiting -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48144 c88983d88983