The Secret of the Treasure Keepers by A.M. Howell

This was just the type of twisty mystery I love! There were so many secrets (and lies) to unearth – believe me, trust nobody! I was really kept on my toes and couldn’t second-guess who was genuine. Joe, the farmer’s son, is hiding something about the treasure, while Land Girl Audrey watches their every move – not to mention the mysterious and scary ‘Eel Man’ who spies on the farm from his hut in Magpie field.īut before Ruth can find out more, the treasure is stolen… With a storm coming, Ruth must race to uncover the secrets of the treasure keepers before all of their lives are changed forever. But at the farmhouse, secrets lurk around every corner. Ruth and her mother Harriet – a museum assistant – trek to the lonely Rook Farm to investigate the discovery of the long-buried treasure. The ground is becoming waterlogged and snow is forecast…’ ‘If you can tell Mr Knight that some of the treasure – well what I hope is treasure – is still in the field. Calling from a telephone box, Mrs Mary Sterne is trying to contact Mr Knight, Curator of British collections. She tentatively lifts the receiver and what follows is a crackly conversation about long lost treasure.

With most of the museum staff gone home for the day, she has an overwhelming urge to answer it. Whilst loitering in the corridors of The British Museum, twelve year old Ruth hears a phone ringing persistently in one of the offices. The Valley of Lost Secrets, Midnight Guardians and When the Sky Falls are some of my very favourite books and I can now add The Secret of the Treasure Keepers to that hall of fame – it’s pure Middle Grade gold! There’s just something about the era that never fails to captivate me, perhaps because it’s a time that belonged to my beloved grandparents. I am really rather partial to Middle Grade World War 2 stories.

The Secret of the Treasure Keepers by A.M. Howell