Mystery of the Dark Tower

The title sounds like it's from the Hardy Boy series of mysteries, but it's not. It happens in 1928 and revolves around Bessie Coulter, a young black girl who has moved with her father and younger brother to Harlem. The problem is their mother has been left behind, and as events unfold it looks to Bessie like her father is going to fool around with another woman and leave their mother.

This leads Bessie to try and find out exactly what is going on, even if it involves going into a potentially dangerous area of town and trying to pass herself off as an adult.

It's an interesting story and includes a historical section on Harlem. Worth reading.

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