REVIEW: The Missing Moose Mystery

The Missing Moose Mystery
Author: Dian Curtis Regan

The Missing Moose Mystery is the fourth Ghost Twins book. The twins accidentally drowned in Kickingbird Lake near their home in the 1940's. As ghosts, they still live in their former home, even though the lake area has been turned into a tourist resort. Guests that stay in the house can't see them, but the twins follow the people that stay in their house and investigate mysteries, along with their ghost dog, Thatch.

This series is a cute, enjoyable middle-grade series. This time around, an artist and her grand-daughter are staying in Beka and Robbie's house. Nell Makanda is having health problems and has partially lost her sight. She has come to the lake to recover. Robbie is more interested in her grand-daughter, Jamie. Even ghost boys know a pretty girl when they see one. :) Turns out there is a mystery to solve as well.....a moose statue from town has been missing for 40 years. When clues start appearing in Nell's paintings, the ghost twins are on the case!

I like this series. The mysteries are always different as are the guests staying in Beka and Robbie's house. Each book also teaches the twins a little bit more about being a ghost. There are certain rules and restrictions on what they can and can't do as spirits. But each time they interact with the living, they learn a little bit more about how to make their presence felt or ways they can manipulate the things around them.

The Missing Moose Mystery was entertaining and suspenseful, with the usual added humor and fun. Another great book in this series for kids. Dian Curtis Regan has written many children's books for middle-grade and younger kids including The Snow Blew Inn and Monster of the Month Club.

There are 8 books in the Ghost Twins series, published in the mid 1990's. The series is out of print, but copies are easily available online.