Willow Springs Railroad Mystery
(2026)(The fifth book in the Anderson Brothers Mystery series)
A novel by Salem Karven
When twelve-year-old John and fifteen-year-old Daniel Anderson are asked to examine a box of cryptic letters from 1952, they think they’re helping their town librarian with a local history project. The letters, written by a railroad worker named Thomas Whitmore, hint at a cargo hidden during a violent storm and a secret that cost seven men their lives.
But the past isn’t staying buried. Strange lights flash at the abandoned railroad depot, and the legend of a ‘ghost train’ is being used as cover for a dangerous, present-day hunt. The brothers soon realize that the mystery of Engineer Jack Murphy’s last run is more than a historical puzzle—it’s a race against a sophisticated criminal network that will stop at nothing to find what was lost.
Armed with only their wits, their trust in each other, and Thomas Whitmore’s coded clues, Daniel and John must decipher a seventy-year-old trail before modern-day treasure hunters destroy the evidence forever. But as they get closer to the truth, they uncover a conspiracy of murder, stolen government property, and a heroism that deserves to be remembered—a secret that someone is still willing to kill to keep hidden.
From the quiet archives of the local library to the dark, wooded ravines on the edge of town, the Anderson brothers are about to learn that some mysteries are deadly, and solving them is the only way to survive.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
But the past isn’t staying buried. Strange lights flash at the abandoned railroad depot, and the legend of a ‘ghost train’ is being used as cover for a dangerous, present-day hunt. The brothers soon realize that the mystery of Engineer Jack Murphy’s last run is more than a historical puzzle—it’s a race against a sophisticated criminal network that will stop at nothing to find what was lost.
Armed with only their wits, their trust in each other, and Thomas Whitmore’s coded clues, Daniel and John must decipher a seventy-year-old trail before modern-day treasure hunters destroy the evidence forever. But as they get closer to the truth, they uncover a conspiracy of murder, stolen government property, and a heroism that deserves to be remembered—a secret that someone is still willing to kill to keep hidden.
From the quiet archives of the local library to the dark, wooded ravines on the edge of town, the Anderson brothers are about to learn that some mysteries are deadly, and solving them is the only way to survive.
Genre: Cozy Mystery
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