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Dead Letter (Herculeah Jones Mystery)

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Dear Betsy Byars, I have read your book Dead Letter .It really changed my way of thinking. I used to only watch T.V all day, but your book was one of the books that changed me. Your book has made me want to use my imagination. I really think it was one of my favorite books in the whole world .My favorite character was Meat because If he were a real person I think he would be very funny. I enjoy scary mysteries. I liked the book because it is totally different from my life .My life does not have any mystery .I thought your book was so awesome that my friends and I always pretend we are Herkuleah and Meat in another story that we made up .I would really want to know how you came up with the story and how I could make one myself. My mind is now filled with creativity .I thank you for your wonderful book.

Your Friend, Gabriela

when i was young i loved this book and used to own this book. Well as i got older i always thought of it but could never find it. Then one day i asked the question a different way and then i found the book again. Well i know the reason i loved it as a child and hopefully when i do have children it will be a book that captures their attention now.

This book was freaky and I was unable to put it down. The rest of my family could barely talk to me, I was so into it. It is very well written and makes you feel like your the one it is happening to.

This book was realy spellbinding.It left me wondering what was going to happen in each part.The book is about Herculeah buying a coat and finding a letter in the lining. The letter says something about a lady who thinks she is going to be murdered. So she askes her friend Meat to help find who the lady is and who's the killer. Little does Herculeah know that it isn't as easy as she thinks. This book was realy a great read. I recamend it to anyone who likes to read mystery stories.Go Herculeah Jones!

Lettered Coat

The book Dead Letter is about a very suspicious girl named Herculeah and her friend Meat. Herculeah buys a coat and she later notices the coat has a letter in the lining. She then got it out through a hole in the pocket. When she read it, her hair frizzled. Every time her hair frizzles, danger awaits her. The note was from a woman that had a huge amount of stress put upon her. I would tell you more but you will just have to read it yourself.

I enjoyed reading this book. I could just sit and read while someone else figured out the clues. I liked this book because it did not have a lot of suspense and everything happened right after I found out about a clue. I liked this book because I don't like books with a lot of suspense. If you like books that make you figure out the ending then this book isn't for you. But if you like the total opposite, then this book is for you!

Have you read Dead Letter? It's a great book. It's about a girl Hercula Jones and her friend Meat. She gets a used coat from a store. She finds a letter in the lining of her new coat. The letter is a call for help! So she decided to find out who wrote the letter. I loved this book!

This book was soooooooo good. It is fast paced, and has a great ending. This book is defidently my favorite Hercula Jones mystery.... no contest. I absolutly loved this book, and I'm ready to read it again.. and again, and again!

Join Herculeah Jones and her accomplice Meat for their third edge of your seat adventure. While visiting a thrift store Herculeah buys a coat and later discovers a letter in the lining of the coat. The letter is from a lady being held captive; afraid she is going to be murdered. After a little research Herculeah discovers that indeed the lady who had wrote this letter was dead, and died an accidental death. But Herculeah didn't believe that so she set out on an investigation to see what really had happened. But while looking for the ladies killer, Herculeah almost became the murders next victim. Afraid of death while being held hostage and guarded by angry Doberman Herculeah can do nothing but hope that her best friend meat will save her. Meat a boy who is not as adventurous or brave as his pal Herculeah, doesn't even realize how helpful he really is to her. Now just wonder what adventure Byars will put Herculeah up to in her next nail-biting thriller.

This story has some pleasant and interesting parts. The basic plot is Herculeah Jones stumbles across a letter that leads her to a mystery.

Having grown up on Hardy Boy Mysteries, and having read a number of Nancy Drew Mysteries to my own daughters, I can see the market niche this book is trying to fill, but I don't recommend this book.

The biggest problem with the book is for a "smart" girl, Herculeah does some really stupid things. The Hardy Boys got into danger, but they were normally fairly careful. (The Hardy Boys' mysteries are better then this, but they did have their own problems.) Herculeah rushes into danger. It is exciting to read about, but in reality Herculeah was doing some stupid things. She could have very easily been dead. She is not a good hero to read about.

If you have children who like mysteries, there are better ones to read.

Herculeah, the main charictor, buys a new coat. Inside there is a little rip inside the coat. She finds a letter of a girl pleeing for help becuase someone is trying to kill her. Herculeah tries to find this girl and help her. But someone keeps following her and getting in her way of finding this girl. This is a great story. It's suspenceful and scary.