The Bob-whites had to learn French to solve it, so I used a French-English dictionary to work out the dialogue. I was, fortunately, introduced to the Trixie stories as a youngster and I loved them so much, that I even wrote my own Trixie Belden instalment one day!Īs a teenager I wrote a complete novel about the characters in the Trixie Belden series, solving a horse-napping racket or mystery. who has cheek and smarts and a bevvy of lovely friends, including Honey a new girl who moves in next door to her and 2 brothers. Trixie is a teenage detective in the U.S.A. If the Lynch's are the only wealthy family Trixie knew before meeting Honey, it seems strange that Trixie can't place where she had seen the trailer before.Anyone who loves Nancy Drew, the Famous Five or Secret Seven, will love the Trixie Belden series! Trixie seems overawed by the Silver Swan, claiming that 'I never saw anything like this' but not long after she insists she's been in the Robin before but can't remember when.Campbell also mentions the Lynch's, neighbours of Honey and Trixie, and Diana Lynch, a class mate of Trixie thus introducing a character who will emerge in a later Campbell book, The Mysterious Visitor.He re-appears in a later Campbell book, The Mystery Off Glen Road. Julie Campbell introduces Ben Riker, Honey's cousin and establishes his practical joker nature.Jim tells Trixie that he is in charge now, but Trixie tells him to wait for her older brothers, Mart and Brian, to get back from camp.' Characters Jim is adopted by the Wheeler family, giving Honey an older brother.

Her mother forgets her own shyness and hugs her daughter back. Honey runs to her mother and gives her a hug, something she has never done before. Trixie knows that the mysteries are tied together and the answer lies in the nearby forest.Īt the end of the book, Honey's parents return. Smith, a fat and motherly woman who's missing her locket a trailer-robbing ring and two suspicious workers at their trailer camp who may be involved. On the trip, Trixie and Honey are faced with: a strange and poor family in a luxurious trailer that family's missing daughter Mrs. They decide to check the boys' camps upstate since Jim mentioned getting a job there, but he always seems to be one step ahead of them. So Trixie and Honey set off in the Wheelers' trailer with Honey's governess Miss Trask to find their missing friend.

'Jim Frayne ran away at the end of The Secret of the Mansion, but later his great-uncle's lawyer showed up, revealing that Jim inherited half a million dollars and is going to be removed from his abusive stepfather's custody.

Trixie belden the red trailer mystery