{"id":40286,"date":"2026-02-01T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=40286"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:52:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:52:49","slug":"a-ghost-in-the-closet-by-mabel-maney-all-editions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/a-ghost-in-the-closet-by-mabel-maney-all-editions\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ghost in the Closet by Mabel Maney (All Editions)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-\">Feyport, Illinois, has never known heroes like the Hardly boys. Polite, stylish, and relentlessly brave, Frank\u2014dark-haired and muscular\u2014and his earnest younger brother Joe return from a European vacation to chaos at home. Their parents, famed detective Fennel P. Hardly and his wife, have been kidnapped. So have six prize poodles from the Lake Merrimen Dog Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With help from Nancy Clue, Cherry Aimless, R.N., and police detective Jackie Jones, the Hardly boys pursue the criminals while mastering essential detective skills, from fingerprinting and evidence collection to the proper care of sporty twill slacks. The investigation is serious; the style is impeccable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"h-\">Like <em>The Case of the Not-So-Nice Nurse<\/em> and <em>The Case of the Good-For-Nothing Girlfriend<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?s=Mabel+Maney\">Mabel Maney<\/a>\u2019s <em>A Ghost in the Closet<\/em> gleefully spoofs mid-century boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 adventure series, blending mystery, manners, and queer camp. 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