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1Blue Envelope

By Roy J. Snell

A mystery and adventure story for girls set in Alaska.

2Purple Flame

By Roy J. Snell

Two years after the conclusion of "The Blue Envelope", Marian is crossing the frozen Alaskan tundra alone with three reindeer in order to greet her unknown cousin in Nome. Patsy has traveled from Kentucky. Kentucky! How will she adapt to a frigid winter in Alaska? Will the girls get along? Will the two girls manage the reindeer herd in Marian's father's absence? Who is following them? And just what is that purple flame in the old abandoned scow? (Summary by Lynne Thompson)

3Secret Mark

By Roy J. Snell

Student Lucile Tucker works part-time at the library of the large university she attends in Chicago to help pay her tuition. One night, while closing the library for the evening, she glimpses a small child – a girl – in the stacks. Carefully following her, Lucile can’t believe her eyes when the child, unaware that she has been seen, manages to steal a valuable book from the collection and practically disappear from the library right before Lucile’s eyes. This is only the beginning of her search for why this child took this book (and others). Lucile enlists the assistance of her good friend and roommate Florence, a fellow student, to attempt to solve this mystery on her own. She can’t bear the thought of this sweet-faced child being turned over to the police despite her apparent thefts. Enter the world of these college women as they brave the city streets at night in unsavory sections of Chicago on their quest. Who is the elderly man in the crumbling cottage? What is the significance of the ‘mark’ inside the front covers of the books? Has someone been shadowing the women on their search… (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett)<br /><br /> Listeners outside the USA: Roy J. Snell died in 1959. The author's work is still protected by copyright in places, like Europe, where copyright is author's death plus 70 years, and Australia (author's death plus 70 years for authors who died after 1955).

4Gypsy Flight

By Roy J. Snell

Rosemary Sample, an airplane stewardess, meets a mysterious dark lady on a flight to Salt Lake City. The plane is forced down overnight by a snowstorm. The passengers spend the night in a Hunting Lodge. In the morning, the dark lady finds her bag missing. It contains important papers that may mean the life or death of thousands of people in the small town of Happy Vale. - Summary by Dawn Larsen

5Curlie Carson Listens In

By Roy J. Snell

It is early in the days of radio, and amateurs are using it more and more, and using it illegally. Enter Curlie Carson, who has the job of tracking down the miscreants. Sounds boring. You wouldn't expect high speed car chases, kidnapping, double dealing, and maybe even murder. ( Tom Penn)

6On the Yukon Trail

By Roy J. Snell

Curlie Carson and Joe Marion are chasing a radio outlaw across the frozen Alaska territory. It should be a simple dogsled trip, especially with hints from the mysterious “whisperer.” But wolves, blizzards, reindeer rustlers, and more say otherwise. Can the boys safely cross treacherous sea ice, capture the outlaw, and rescue a stranded arctic expedition? Maybe. Maybe not. Listen and find out. - Summary by Tom Penn

7Ticket to Adventure

By Roy J. Snell

Starting a new homestead in Alaska is filled with adventures. A stolen herd of Reindeer, a great dogsled race, a strange phantom dog, fun airplane rides into the wilderness and even finding a long-lost grandfather. (Summary by Dawn Larsen)

8Green Eyes

By Roy J. Snell

A teenage mystery book While holidaying on Lake Huron Florence and a gypsy dancer friend meet up with a lady detective searching for a lost ruby and meet up (and survive) many dangers.

9Arrow of Fire

By Roy J. Snell

After spending three years exploring some of the most remote and wild places on earth, young Johnny Thompson returns to his home town of Chicago, only to have his pocket picked. He helps detective and friend Drew Lane catch the thieves, but his newfound interest in police work gets him ambushed by another set of criminals. Johnny decides he’d rather be out in the wilderness, but more mayhem moves him to stay until the bad guys can be captured.

10Crimson Thread

By Roy J. Snell

Lucile has a job in a department store book department for the holiday season before she returns to college for the next term. What could happen? Well, Lucile and her friends have just about as much excitement as they can handle! Several mysteries centered around this store, its employees, and even a newspaper's Christmas publicity stunt combine to test her nerves and her skills as a kind-hearted, brave, and giving young lady. This is the fifth book in Snell's series of mysteries for girls. - Summary by Keith Salis

11Blue Envelope (Version 2)

By Roy J. Snell

Book 1 of the Adventures for Girls series. <br> Travelling the snowy wilderness of Western Alaska and Eastern Russia would be challenging for any seasoned adventurer. Go on a journey with our two young ladies, Lucile and Marian, as they attempt to travel across the Bering Strait and back in the most difficult conditions...all with an angry and mysterious miner coming after them! - Summary by Keith Salis

12Cruise of the O Moo

By Roy J. Snell

Book 2 of the Adventures for Girls series. <br> Three young, female college students manage to get free housing aboard a friend's luxury yacht, the O Moo, that's in a Chicago dry dock. Fortunately for them, they have much experience in dealing with fearful situations and mystery, because these things seem to follow them around. A threatening note, a terrifying blue face, even being set adrift in a harrowing winter storm all work together to test their courage and resourcefulness, and eventually lead to peace. <br> (Summary by Keith Salis)

13Secret Mark

By Roy J. Snell

- Summary by Keith Salis

14Purple Flame (version 2)

By Roy J. Snell

- Summary by Keith Salis