After investigating in The Secret of the Old Mansion Jim Frayne runs away from Jonesy, his step-father. It's up to Trixie Belden and Honey Wheeler to find him and share what his great-uncle's lawyer has told them--Jim inherited half a million dollars from Old-Man Frayne! With Miss Trask in tow the girls pack up the Wheeler's trailer, the Silver Swan, and hit the road.
Along the way Trixie and Honey meet the Darnell family. Mr. Darnell has been out of work and the family is living in a red trailer which Trixie finds somewhat familiar, but can't place.
The Darnells' eleven-year-old daughter Joeanne runs away when she believes her father might be mixed up in some unsavory business. Already on the lookout for Jim Frayne the young teens add Joeanne to their search.
When several trailers, including the one the Darnells live in, and some jewelry are reported stolen Trixie and Honey are thrust into another mystery. Several dead-ends and some strange happenings later the girls discover the various mysteries may be tied together in a single knot.
Following two thirteen-year-olds and their chaperone around upstate New York for a summer of mystery and adventure The Red Trailer Mystery is a story for younger mystery readers. Though the crime has become more dangerous, Trixie and Honey are still young teens in mid-century America sheltered and protected despite their propensity for trouble.
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