Two words were scrawled on the door in blood-red paint: "GET OUT". When Jeff goes to the Algonquin wilderness to help his brother build an addition to the family cottage, he finds a frightening mystery. Someone is trying to force them out - and two cases of missing dynamite prove there is danger!--Goodreads

Goodreads Member Review: Jul 22, 2014 C.really liked it / Margaret Goff Clark is new to me and I blew through her “Mystery At Star Lake” adventure with relentless intrigue. She has been a well-known writer in the United States for over fifty years. Her specialty is culture, like her mystery about Seneca Aboriginals. They were so pleased they invited Margaret into their tribe. What a reception for one’s first book!

She demonstrates great dedication to animal welfare through her books about endangered life, such as manatees as well as black bears of Florida. Nature certainly goes along with her passions and any work she publishes: be it non-fiction, magazine articles, or youth mysteries; is very reflective of that. She has enjoyed a cottage in the massive Ontario expanse, Algonquin Park, since the 1970s. "Death At Their Heels", 1975 is a product of her visits and so is this.

Star Lake, shaped as described and ensconced among other lakes, is a community of cottagers but as rugged as it gets. Mobility relies upon boating, a ride to the lake, and travel from the cities. You must be wise to the outdoors and to safety. A pre-teen, Jeff, looks forward to proving his mettle to a much older brother by helping him expand their parents’ new cottage. If rapport between them sounds old-fashioned, keep reading because a sense of apprehension and danger rev up and don’t relax until the book concludes.

They find threats as bland as spray-painting “Get out”, a missing oar, and other attempts to tell the newcomers they ought to leave Star Lake. Discovering why this is and by whom, involves an interview with other cottagers, scouting the shore for fish-poaching nets, and allying with a family whose Father is unnerving. Daring but picturesque spying through the forest itself and Jeff’s film photography are memorable moments I savored especially.