the Secret Behind Raven Clock: A Middle School Mystery

What if the school clock was not just telling time, but hiding a door?Seventh grader Nina Torres expects an ordinary afternoon at Ravensbrook Middle School. Then a sealed locker opens by itself during a thunderstorm.Inside Locker C-117, Nina finds three strange clues: an old hall pass, a brass key marked with a raven, and a sketch of the school library with one warning written across it: DON'T TRUST THE CLOCK.With her friends Eli and Jada, Nina follows a trail of hidden clues through Ravensbrook Middle: yearbook codes, a locked balcony, a water-stained map, a forgotten archive beneath the library, and an antique clock that may open the way to a secret adults have kept locked away for thirty years.The clues lead back to Oliver Crane, a student who vanished after being blamed for something he may not have done.But someone at Ravensbrook still wants the past to stay locked away.And now Nina has to decide how far she is willing to go before the wrong story becomes history forever.The Secret Behind the Raven Clock is a clean suspenseful middle school mystery for readers ages 9-14 who love kid detectives, school secrets, hidden clues, secret passages, locked-room puzzles, and twist-filled mystery adventures.A standalone mystery in the Middle School Mystery Series by Allie Shad.

Pages: 215, Paperback, Independently published