Interest Level: YA
Genre: Mystery
Reading Level: 7.5
Reading Level: 7.5
Daphne and Velma have barely started investigating one case when another mystery strikes. Hundreds of valuable gems begin washing ashore, and soon everyone is convinced it's a sign from the Lady Vampire of the Bay, a ghostly creature who's said to have haunted the town a hundred years earlier. Daphne and Velma are convinced there's a logical reason the jewels have appeared, and they're determined to find out what it is. But asking questions about Crystal Cove's legends can be dangerous. It seems like everyone in town has something to hide . . . especially the families who've profited off the town's mysterious past. Can the girls discover what's lurking behind all this dark deception?
I was excited to read this book because I enjoyed the first book in the series. This book had promised a more prominent role for Shaggy and Scooby. I don't feel that Shaggy and Scooby were as involved as I had hoped. I did not enjoy this book as much as I did the first book. But it was written by a different author, so that may be why. I didn't dislike it enough to give up on the series. When and if the third book comes out, I will read it as well. I would still recommend this book to all Scooby Doo and the gang fans.
