The Mysterious Schoolmaster Author:Karin Anckarsvard Why should Mr. Engman, the physics teacher, enter the school building at night by a supposedly unused basement door? Why should he and a surly mechanic who works at the military base near their Swedish village meet secretly at odd times and places-but otherwise pretend not to know each other? — Cecilia and Michael, who stumble on these facts by s... more »heer accident, notice other curious things that seem to link the teacher and the workman in some strange activity. Both children suspect that military espionage may be involved, and Michael one night follows the mechanic on a trail that unexpectedly leads back to the school. There his worst suspicions are confirmed-- and there the boy suddenly finds himself in deadly peril. How Cecilia and Michael unravel a mystery that finally involves them and the military police in a wild chase is told with a full quota of excitement and suspense. the sights and sounds of a lovely coastal village in Sweden provide the unusual and contrasting background for a story of daring and danger.« less