First published 2018
Mo LoBeau finally gets the chance to solve the biggest mystery of her life when the Colonel and Miss Lana reveal clues about her Upstream Mother. The Desperado Detectives are ready to tackle this frightening case, but Mayor Little's mother interrupts with a different job. She wants them to search her attic for evidence of Blackbeard's treasure buried somewhere in Tupelo Landing. The task becomes complicated when a professional treasure hunter named Gabe arrives in town with Harm's estranged mother. Multiple groups now compete for the cursed treasure while Mo struggles with revelations about her origins. Centuries of buried secrets surface alongside recent family mysteries. The discoveries shake every resident of Tupelo Landing, but Mo faces the greatest upheaval of all. This final adventure in the Mo and Dale Mystery series delivers both heartbreak and warmth as Mo confronts the truth about where she came from.
Genres: adventure, mystery, contemporary, young-adult
Vibes: emotional, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, secrets-and-lies
Setting: Tupelo Landing
Period: 21st-century
368 pages · Hardcover · Kathy Dawson Books