THE TENT SHOW SUMMER
The Mill Creek Irregulars

 by August Derleth author of Solar Pons books (imitation of Sherlock Holmes which were very well written), the book Evening in Spring, short stories including one in Alfred Hitchcock's Daring Detectives, and other books and stories.
Copyright 1963 by August Derleth

1st Edition Duell, Sloan, and Pearce

    Trouble was a mild word for the highly exciting and, yes, dangerous things that happened to Steve Grendon and Sim Jones that summer. It all began quietly enough. Steve had the idea of going to the tent show, and Sim, cautious as ever, decided it was a good idea.
    Every summer Brook's Stock Company came to Sac Prairie, and there was nothing odd about the two boys going to the first-night show. What was odd, though, was that just as they handed their tickets to Maude Brooks, the village marshal, Mike Kurth, came running up, hollering: "Stop this show! Stop this show!"
    At this point Steve thought and acted so fast that he outwitted Mike Kurth - and the show went on. From then on, Steve and Sim were in trouble, though they certainly didn't realize how bad it was.
    Once again these two amateur detectives have a man-sized problem on their hands. It becomes an adventure that outpaces Steve's vivid imagination and calls for all Sim's good common sense. It involved a midnight slashing of the big tent, fire in the woods, attempted murder, warnings, arrest, all adding up to the most sinister puzzle they had ever faced together - and one they solved none too soon.

This book is in very good condition. It is a hardcover with covered dust jacket. The dust jacket has minimal wear.  A very nice book! These books can be hard to find. Add this to your collection of this ten book series. 

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