The Mystery of the Purple Pool

Grandfather takes the Alden children to New York City, where they find excitement right in their hotel when someone switches the salt and sugar in the coffee shop, steals from the guests, and dyes the swimming pool purple. Why would someone do this. Te Boxcar children are going to get to the bottom of this.

One Day the Aldens children are inside their grandfather's house on a rainy day. Benny Alden is bored. The older children try to help him find something to do. Then thier grandfather tells them that he has to go to New York on business and invites them along. The children agree. So their grandfather calls his hotel in New York to make reservations them.Once thier, the Aldens discover that thier reservations has been cancelled. The assistant manger helps them out and finds them a room. His name is Don Parker. The hotel's name is The Plymouth Hotel.Thier room # is 502. The manger of the hotel is Joan Ames. The next day, Mr. Alden tells his grandchildren that there is a pool on the roof. There is a glass-enclosed deck up there.The children goes for a swim and meets the person in charge of the pool. His name is Mike.Benny discovers that the pool's water was dyed purple. Mike does not believe Benny until he sees it.But who did it and why? Later on the Aldens and Grandfather has breakfeast at the coffee shop. Benny orders Blueberry pancakes for breakfeast. But the salt and the sugar has been mixed up. The other Aldens has ether salt or sugar on thier breakfeast. But not Benny's. He used syrup.Can the Aldens find out who did it?

This book was one of the best Boxcar children books that there is. It was well written and really suprised me with the way that it turned out. If you are looking for a good kids mytery book, this is the one to choose.