A Marlowe Quickpaw Mystery
The Shadow Over
the Silverbend
The lighthouse goes dark. A keeper disappears. And two unusual letters draw Riverpost’s smallest postman into its deepest mystery.
The First Riverpost Adventure
Something is wrong along the Silverbend
At dawn, Marlowe Quickpaw begins his mail route with two unusual deliveries in his satchel. One is a registered letter for Silas Vane, keeper of the Silverbend lighthouse. The other is addressed only to “The Scholar” in Room Four of the Willow Inn.
But the lighthouse has been going dark for exactly one hour after midnight, leaving fishing boats dangerously close to the rocks. When Marlowe arrives at the tower, the door hangs open, the assistant keeper is frightened, and Silas is nowhere to be seen.
A disc of dark red wax and an iron key shaped like a lantern lead Marlowe to his friend Wrenna Reed. Together they follow the clues through misty waterways, forgotten river history, and places where a small shadow can hide a very large secret.
Inside the Mystery
Letters, lanterns, and red wax
The Shadow Over the Silverbend introduces Riverpost through Marlowe’s observant eyes. The clues are tucked into signatures, parcels, old maps, unusual deliveries, and the habits of the creatures who live along the river.
- A lighthouse that fails at the same hour each night
- A registered letter no one wants Marlowe to deliver
- A secret once carried by Riverpost’s earliest messengers
- A friend who knows the river better than anyone
Welcome to Riverpost
A quiet town filled with curious secrets
Created for young readers, family read-alouds, and anyone who loves thoughtful animal characters, old buildings, misty waterways, and clues that reward a careful eye.
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