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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Part One: Far to the North—and Plenty of Snow
Chapter One: A Troubling Note
Chapter Two: Strange Passengers on the Bus
Chapter Three: The Hotel—at Last!
Chapter Four: Puzzles in the Main Lobby
Chapter Five: An Introduction—and a Good Fit
Chapter Six: Three or Four Pieces of Candy
Chapter Eight: A Breakfast Meeting, a Breakfast Game
Chapter Nine: The Talking Bird—and Its Owner
Chapter Ten: The Hidden Book
Chapter Eleven: A Battle of Wits
Chapter Twelve: A Very Upsetting Encounter
Chapter Thirteen: A Gallery of Faces
Chapter Fourteen: A Dinnertime Tale
Chapter Fifteen: The Library at Night—Once More
Part Two: Christmas Approaches—and the Nights Are Dark
Chapter Sixteen: An Unbreakable Code
Chapter Seventeen: Preparations for a Game
Chapter Eighteen: A Scavenger Hunt
Chapter Nineteen: In the Dark Corridor
Chapter Twenty: A Nearly Forgotten Story
Chapter Twenty-One: The Bookseller’s Card
Chapter Twenty-Two: Christmas Eve—and an Unexpected Note
Chapter Twenty-Three: Three Times Is the Charm
Part Three: Between Two Holidays—and the Moon Grows Full
Chapter Twenty-Four: A Dark Christmas
Chapter Twenty-Five: A Few Pages in the Enormous Journal
Chapter Twenty-Six: The Statue at the Edge of the Lake
Chapter Twenty-Seven: An Unusual Afternoon Tea
Chapter Twenty-Eight: On Skis by Moonlight
Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Dark Cabin
Chapter Thirty: A Dire Disappearance
Part Four: The Year Ends—and the Hour Is Late
Chapter Thirty-One: A Daring Hunt for Clues
Chapter Thirty-Two: The Corner of the Portrait
Chapter Thirty-Three: A Desperate Plea
Chapter Thirty-Four: The Key in the Lock
Chapter Thirty-Five: A Crimson Glow in the Library
Chapter Thirty-Six: The Book Revealed
Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Necklace Rimmed in Silver
Chapter Thirty-Eight: A Key, a Letter, and a Gift
Acknowledgments
About the Author and Illustrator
Text copyright © 2018 by Ben Guterson
Illustrations copyright © 2018 by Chloe Bristol
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First hardcover edition, 2018
eBook edition, 2018
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