Trixie Belden Series-No.26-The Mystery of the Headless Horseman (Trixie Belden)

Quick as a flash, both girls were off their bicycles.... They crouched low, sheltered from view by a stalwart pine. In another second, a fearsome rider loomed blackly against the darkening sky. The ground shook as noiseless hooves galloped silently by them. A rush of cold air brushed across their staring faces. And the headless horseman sped silently by.... ISBN 0-307-21597-0 With a headless, ghostly figure on horseback as her enemy, Trixie tries to determine whether the Lynches' missing butler is an innocent victim or the diabolically clever leader of a gang of art-treasure thieves Trixie suspects her friend's butler of being involved in the theft of a priceless Oriental vase.