In Trixie Belden #31,
The Mystery at Maypenny's, a factory plans to expand using part of Matthew Wheeler's game preserve. The factory also plans to take part of Mr. Maypenny's property. Mr. Maypenny is strongly opposed to the plan, while Mr. Wheeler is in favor of it. Even the Bob-Whites are divided, with some of them wanting the economic development and others wanting the game preserve to stay completely intact.
Mr. Maypenny's nephew comes to visit, but he doesn't stay long after Mr. Maypenny becomes furious that his nephew is trying to obtain power of attorney. An environmentalist also becomes involved, and the situation worsens when dead ducks are found in the game preserve.
The story has some flaws, but this is still a very good book.
In Trixie Belden #32,
The Mystery of the Whispering Witch, Fay Franklin lives in the old Lisgard mansion with her mother, who is the housekeeper. Fay's mother has to be hospitalized, so Trixie and Honey spend the night in the mansion with Fay. The mansion is said to be haunted, and the girls are visited by the witch. Terrified, the girls make it through the night, but nobody will believe their story. It soon becomes apparent that Fay thinks she is possessed, but Trixie suspects a more earthly explanation.
This book probably would have scared me if I had read it when young. Now, it does nothing for me. I don't find it scary because the story is too strange for a Trixie Belden book.
While the main mystery is explained away, the ending of the story implies that Trixie actually had been visited by the witch's spirit.
This is an overall good story.
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