Resolva-se - Mistérios da História Fantasma
Esta é uma coleção de pequenos mistérios de Carol Beach York.
As duas histórias mencionadas na pergunta são provavelmente "A Casa Amarela" e "A Sala de Estar", respectivamente.
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"A Casa Amarela"
Temos dois meninos (mais como homens em idade universitária) explorando uma casa abandonada:
“Where is everyone?” Ron whispered.
The house seemed to be completely deserted.
“I think we came to the wrong place,” Dave said with a weak grin. “I don’t think anybody’s home.”
É claro que um dos garotos observa a presença de um fantasma pelo fato de a cera estar quente:
“Maybe there isn’t anybody here to help us, but something was here a lot more recently than weeks ago. Something was here just a few minutes before we came—and it’s probably still here. We’re getting out fast.”
“What do you mean—” Ron started to ask, but Dave grabbed his arm and pulled him out to the front porch.
Behind them, the open door swung shut with the sudden, vicious sound of a trap closing—just a moment too late.
De acordo com a solução no final do livro:
But Dave knew that the two wax candles had been recently lit when he touched the melted wax. Being able to leave his fingerprint in the wax meant it was still warm and soft, not hard the way it would be if the candle had melted a long time ago.
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“A sala de estar”
Esta é a foto da sala de estar:
Na verdade, o inspetor não ficou para ouvir o detalhe mais importante:
Mr. Baxter laughed. “I bet you forgot to tell him the most important thing.”
“I didn’t forget,” Ginny said. “I tried to tell him, but he wasn’t listening anymore. He just left.”