Walls

"Walls Within Walls" by Maureen Sherry is quite a fascinating book that includes a mystery to be solved by figuring out puzzles. I do like puzzles!

Our story takes place in New York City in a very amazing building, once the home to a very rich gentleman with the name Post. He loved puzzles and created one to lead the way to where most of his fabulous wealth was hidden. The only problem was... his heirs didn't get the first clue and no one has ever admitted to finding it.

Fast forward about 65 years and this grand apartment, now divided into 4 apartments, is the home to 3 children just moved from Brooklyn after their dad has "struck it rich" after inventing video games. The first thing to start this mystery rolling is the discovery of a painting of a very large eye behind a bedroom wall along with a very old Library book due around 65 years ago with instructions to return it. They take it back to the Library and to their amazement, after paying a $76.00 fine, are given another book in which is a series of poems. The hidden painting and panels behind their walls hint at finding symbols connected to these poems around New York and pushing the symbols on a hidden map will release "the golden water". An elderly neighbour or two seem also to be very interested in all of this.

Hmm - has this gotten your attention yet?

Lots of New York geography and history come into the plot as the group tries to see if this puzzles does indeed lead them to the treasure. Bets?

What are you reading today?