Missing Hours, Found Clues

Slick and Muffin have cracked open their strangest case yet: every clock in Ashgrove Mansion ticks to its own beat, and only careful counting (and a little math) can set the hours straight. It’s the kind of mansion mystery that turns curious young readers into real detectives.

What Happens in This Mansion Mystery

Ashgrove Mansion is full of clocks, and not one of them agrees with its neighbor. One chimes too early, another drags behind, and a third seems to have a mind of its own. Slick wants to poke every gear. Muffin wants to write everything down first. Guess which plan actually works.

This mansion mystery is built like a real case file. Each clock is a clue, each wrong time is a question, and every answer has to add up. Readers get to follow along, check the numbers, and try to beat Slick & Muffin to the solution before the final page.

Why Kids Love Math Clues in a Story

Most kids think math lives in a worksheet. A good mansion mystery proves it can live in a spooky hallway instead. Counting hours, comparing times, and spotting a pattern feel like detective work, not homework, and that is exactly the point of the Heritage Hollow Adventures series.

The story also leans on the classic tools of mystery fiction: a strange setting, a puzzle that seems impossible, and clues hidden in plain sight. Add two raccoon siblings who bicker like real brothers and sisters, and you get a mansion mystery that is clever, cozy, and funny all at once.

• Hands-on puzzles: readers can work out the clock clues themselves.
• Warm sibling banter: Slick rushes in, Muffin takes notes, and both are needed.
• A touch of STEM: time, counting, and patterns are part of the fun.
• Right-sized chapters: written for confident readers ages 9-12.

Try a Clock Puzzle at Home

Want to warm up before you open the book? Set three clocks or phone timers to different times. Ask your young detective how far ahead or behind each one is, then have them figure out the real time. It is a tiny mansion mystery you can solve at the kitchen table.

Keep a notebook handy, just like Muffin. Writing down every clue is the secret habit of every great detective.

Quick Questions from Parents

What age is this mansion mystery for? The Mansion’s Missing Hours is written for kids ages 9-12, and it makes a fun read-aloud for younger siblings too.

Do kids need to read the other books first? No. Each Heritage Hollow Adventures book stands on its own, so this mansion mystery is a great place to start.

Where can I get this mansion mystery? Get The Mansion’s Missing Hours on Amazon and start counting the clocks tonight.

Along the way, Muffin’s trusty field notebook becomes the key to solving the puzzle, while Slick’s sharp eyes catch every clue hiding in plain sight. Kids ages 9-12 who love hands-on puzzles, warm sibling banter, and a touch of STEM will feel right at home in Heritage Hollow.

The Mansion’s Missing Hours: A Heritage Hollow Adventure — available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HL8YNRJH

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Read all their adventures: Slick & Muffin star in Heritage Hollow Adventures, a kids mystery book series for ages 9-12. More books on our Choice1-3D Bookshelf: Amelia Shade’s Guide to Surviving… (for the grown-ups) and Dusty Shepherd.