***The names and characters Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty are the copyrighted creation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate. With respect to that I've chosen the "code" names of Mr. X and M, in that order.***Do bizarre and unusual mysteries only occur in imaginary tales? Amateur sleuth Winifred Merryweather, along with dashing newspaper hound Remington Hawthorne, find themselves in the throes of a real life mystery when they're plunged in the bowels of a dark and ancient castle. Booby-traps abound with disappearing floors, hidden sliding panels, and spider-webbed shadowy corridors. Danger threatens to steal Winifred's very breath -- or is that the annoying allure of Remington's flirtatious charms? ***Winner of 2009 Top Ten Read at MyShelf.com
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