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The Marshland Mystery
Mystery and suspense
The Marshland Mystery
Book 10 of the Trixie Belden series
Trixie Belden and the Bob-Whites investigate suspicious events in a marshland setting where water, reeds, and difficult terrain complicate both observation and pursuit. The landscape provides hiding places and makes apparently ordinary movements harder to interpret. Trixie’s instinct to follow inconsistencies draws the group into a mystery with consequences beyond a simple outdoor adventure. Kathryn Kenny uses the distinctive wetlands setting to give this Trixie Belden case atmospheric suspense while preserving the series’ emphasis on friendship and amateur detection.
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Crime/danger and peril · Mild frightening/intense material
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Rich coffee suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
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- Stir any sweetener, cocoa, or spices into the coffee until dissolved. Add milk or cream if listed and garnish as indicated.
- Garnish: Orange peel if listed; otherwise none.
- Glassware: Mug or highball glass as appropriate.
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Smoked Old Fashioned
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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
- 1/4 oz demerara syrup ↗
- 2–3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Ice
- Food-safe oak or cherry wood chips for smoking ↗
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How to mix it
- Stir bourbon, demerara syrup, and bitters with ice and strain over one large cube. Express an orange peel over the drink. Use a cocktail smoker with food-safe oak or cherry chips to fill the covered glass with smoke for 20–30 seconds, then uncover and serve.
- Garnish: Orange peel.
- Glassware: Rocks glass.
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