SuitabookBuried in Time
Leslie McFarlane
- Reading
- Before reading, mention that the mystery includes death, threats and a severe weapons-related danger. Afterwards, discuss whose voices and interests were respected, rather than focusing only on solving the clues.
- Themes
- Sacred places and cultural authority: An archaeologist's work is challenged by Red Sky Winsea, who says a sacred burial site has been disturbed and desecrated. The book leaves its stance open to more than one reading.
- Investigation under danger: Nancy Drew investigates threats at the dig while Frank and Joe Hardy investigate a hijacked shipment connected to the same area. The separate investigations create suspense and competing priorities, but it is unclear whether the story questions or celebrates the detectives' methods.
- Weapons and catastrophic risk: A shipment from a nearby air force base is hijacked, and the materials could be used to build an atom bomb. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Expect threats, a killing ground, possible death, a hijacking and the stated possibility of catastrophic consequences involving an atom bomb. The treatment and detail of these dangers are not clear.