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SLAY SQUAD MYSTERIES | THE HAUNTED TREEHOUSE

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When a frisbee flies wildly into the woods behind Rathbone Academy, the Slay Squad, Emily, Ruth, Anna, Talulah and their new recruit Isla, stumble onto a hidden, crumbling treehouse that looks like it’s been forgotten for years.

But inside are signs someone hasn’t forgotten it at all.

A dusty diary, a silver locket and strange, loud knocks that feel far too deliberate to be a coincidence.

As they follow a trail of riddles, symbols, and secret maps, the girls realise this isn’t just a spooky discovery, it’s a scavenger hunt left behind by someone with a story to tell but when a shadowy figure starts stalking their search, the mystery turns urgent.

Because the treasure isn’t gold.. it’s the truth. And it’s been waiting for the right kind of people to believe in it.
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Chapter 1

Meet the Detectives

It had started like any other lazy Saturday afternoon. Ruth had brought a frisbee to the edge of the school field, optimistically, given her known lack of aim. Emily had a book under one arm and a juice box in the other, insisting she’d only come to “supervise the chaos.” Anna was fiddling with a digital thermometer, t…

Released 22 December 2025
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