Of Prophecy and a Runaway Scarecrow
(Nov. 4, 2007) A few months ago I read a children’s mystery story of a ‘runaway scarecrow’. The basic plot was a Scarecrow figure recently disappeared from the front of a restaurant. A note was found in its place, supposedly written by the scarecrow announcing a need for a travel vacation and that someone needed to find out where he would be. A few days later photos arrived at the restaurant, again supposedly sent by the scarecrow, of his travels. The photos are poorly taken and not focusing primarily on the scarecrow or identification of his whereabouts. Enter three children known as Three Cousins Detective Club who are asked to solve this mystery. What it ends up being is that the photos are pieces to a puzzle to tell the whereabouts of the s...