Ben and Jill have such a mystery to unravel. It seems that a long line of custodians have been caring for the school for many years. This is an unusually beautiful school, way up on a hill overlooking the ocean. It was donated to the community by an old sea captain, the one who left the custodians to care for it.
In the first book the custodian died, giving Ben an order to look after the school for him. He also warned Ben that the assistant custodian could not be trusted. In this book that appears to be true, as Lyman (the custodian) begins to follow them around and threaten them.
We meet a new character who is a retired custodian. I think he will be a major player in the next story. The kids also talk to a lawyer who happens to be a relative of the captain. My guess is that there is more to her character as well.
There is quite a time limit on solving the mystery and saving the school, because demolition on the building is set to take place just after the last day of school.
If you haven't had a chance to read the first book, you'll definitely want to read that one first, and then enjoy this sequel. Hopefully the third book will be out before too long as well!
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