Mystery of the Laughing mask
By: by Mildred A. Wirt.
Series: Cupples and Leon Mystery Stories for Girls
Publisher: Cupples & Leon Co.
Published: 1940
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 203
Subjects: Mystery and detective stories.; Adventure and adventurers -- Florida -- Juvenile fiction.
Genres: Juvenile mystery fiction
Description: Gail Landreth and her employer, naturalist Henry Allan, are researching the nesting habits of birds.  They park their car on a quiet dirt road at the edge of Florida's Everglades.  Beneath a torn bush they find a pin in the shape of the Greek comedy mask.  On the back of the pin appears the number '12.'  The two are drawn into a mystery that takes them to an abandoned hotel, a disabled tramp steamer, and the strange organization of The Laughing Mask.