This is a typical Boxcar Children mystery, however, the illustrations are more contemporary and interesting.  In this episode, the Alden children are at a wild west town when mishaps begin to occur.  There is a stranger in town who wants to buy the town, but the children gather clues and find the culprit.  This story was a little too easy to solve and the story would be perfect for the minds of first and second graders who would be able to read it.  Maybe written at a third grade reading level it just doesn’t quite match up with age of student who’d be interested. Needs to be more of a story; good illustrations.