A mystery on a houseboat? Sure! That actually sounds like a really fun vacation.

Grandfather's still just throwing his money around (what does he even do for work anyways?) and the kids are impressively meddlesome. But you know what? It works.

The idea that the entire mystery revolves around someone who happens to have a key to the houseboat and they happen to hide something on it, rather than just running, and no one talks to anyone else... It's a really thin plot. But it works, barely. ( )

Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny are spending a vacation traveling do11/14/2008 wn the river on a houseboat. Throughout their journey, the Boxcar Children have the feeling they're being watched.

The boxcar children take a houseboat trip up and down a river and encounter a series of mysteries. The mysteries include frightened people, underfed horses, a valuable stolen vase, and a black car. The boxcar children must figure out how these things are connected, and plan a way to help catch the criminals in action. ( )

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