From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, by E. L. Koningsburg
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, an eccentric old woman who sits in her mansion researching anything that peaks her interest, writes about Claudia and Jamie Kincaid’s adventure in a letter to her solicitor, Saxonberg, who just happens to be Claudia and Jamie’s grandfather. Mrs. Frankweiler tells their story just as they told it to her. …