Mystery and suspense

The Haunted Attic

by Margaret Sutton

Book 2 of the Judy Bolton Mysteries series

224 pages · First published 1932

Judy Bolton becomes fascinated by an attic whose strange noises, old objects, and unsettling reputation suggest that something from the past has not stayed buried. Her investigation draws her through family stories and local secrets rather than relying on a genuinely supernatural solution. The closer Judy gets to an explanation, the more the supposedly haunted space becomes connected to real people with reasons to hide the truth. Margaret Sutton’s second Judy Bolton mystery blends spooky atmosphere with practical detection and the series’ continuing interest in the history embedded in houses and communities.