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The Black Jacket Mystery
Mystery and suspense
The Black Jacket Mystery
Book 8 of the Trixie Belden series
272 pages · First published 1961
Trixie Belden encounters a mystery surrounding a black jacket and the person or clues associated with it. An apparently ordinary article of clothing becomes important evidence as Trixie and her friends investigate suspicious behavior. Friendship and family life continue around the case, keeping the danger grounded in the familiar Sleepyside world. Kathryn Kenny’s Trixie Belden installment uses a tangible everyday clue to launch the kind of neighborhood-scale mystery in which Trixie’s persistence matters more than formal detective training.
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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild frightening/intense material
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Apple-Cinnamon Tea
A mellow tea pour suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
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- Steep the black tea with the cinnamon stick. Stir in warmed apple juice and garnish with an apple slice.
- Garnish: Apple slice and cinnamon stick.
- Glassware: Mug.
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Nevermore Nightcap
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A warming pour with a sharp edge suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
What you'll need
- 2 oz bourbon
- 1/2 oz black cherry juice ↗
- 2 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
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How to mix it
- Stir bourbon, black cherry juice, and bitters with ice. Strain over one large ice cube.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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