The Secret of the Old Rifle

By Stephen Bly

When the Lewis and Clark Squad discover a trunk full of old rifles--and one with a mysterious code written inside--they're off on their next adventure. What does the code mean? And who could have put it there? The Squad wants to know. Between basketball practices and games they follow up on all the clues. And those clues take them back more than fifty years to a robbery, an explosion, and the deeds of a mysterious stranger. There seems to be a link. But the kids aren't sure what it is. Then, a breakthrough. A girl with family connections to the rifle comes to town. If the Lewis and Clark Squad can catch up with her, they might be able to crack the code and sold this mystery. But then again, maybe the answer lies somewhere else....

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bly Books
• Release date: Apr 13, 2015
• ISBN: 9781311023261

Stephen Bly

Stephen Bly (1944-2011) authored and co-authored with his wife, Janet Chester Bly, more than 100 books, both historical and contemporary fiction and nonfiction. He won the Christy Award in the category western novel for The Long Trail Home, from The Fortunes of the Black Hills Series. Other novels were Christy Award finalists: The Outlaw's Twin Sister, Picture Rock, and Last of the Texas Camp. His last novel, Stuart Brannon's Final Shot, finished with the help of his widow, Janet Chester Bly, and three sons--Russell, Michael, and Aaron--was a SELAH Award finalist. She just completed her first solo adult Indie novel, Wind in the Wires, Book 1, Trails of Reba Cahill.

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