Doom at Grant's Tomb by Marcia Wells

Author:Marcia Wells
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I glance around for my father, who isn’t here. He must have gone inside with the woman. Wasn’t he supposed to be worried about my safety? Leave it to Dad to forget about me during a history lesson.

Quickly I fold up the map and stand, reaching for the pepper pen in my pocket. I jog up the steps and into the mausoleum. The door creaks open. I squint in the darkness as my eyes adjust to the dim yellow light. My pen is out, safety switch flipped, ready to spray. Dad’s not here. I peer over the balcony to the sarcophaguses below on the lower level. He’s there with the woman, gesturing to a marble bust.

I hurry toward the staircase. My feet are loud in the quiet chamber. Where’s the thin man?

Suddenly someone brushes behind me and I nearly drop the pepper pen. I whirl around. It’s him! He’s strolling with his hands behind his back, looking at a stained-glass window. I grip my weapon, ready to spray. The man turns his head. Now’s the moment, I have a perfect angle . . .

It’s not Lars. Not even close.

What am I thinking? I was just about to mace a completely innocent person! I shake my head, disgusted with myself. The police say that Lars is in Germany. I need to trust their information. I stuff the pepper pen back in my pocket and head downstairs for my father. He introduces me to the old lady, who pats my head and offers me a mint.

“Thanks,” I say. I pop one in my mouth only to realize it’s covered in fuzz. Trying not to gag, I turn away and discreetly spit it into my hand. That’s when I see it: a huge map on the wall, tucked behind the stairs. I step closer. It’s a map of the Tennessee River and an explanation of Grant’s military campaign during the Civil War.

Something tickles at my brain. A clue I might have missed. I’ve been analyzing the streets and landmarks of New York over and over. When the Fox said that the answer was on the map, I assumed he meant one of New York City. But now a crazy thought occurs to me:

Have I been looking at the wrong map?

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