The Clock Strikes Thirteen
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About This Book
Penny Parker is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter who has an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt became frustrated when she was pushed to "tone down" Nancy Dr...
Chapters (27)
- The Clock Strikes Thirteen
- CONTENTS
- CHAPTER 1 SANDWICHES FOR TWO
- CHAPTER 2 NIGHT RIDERS
- CHAPTER 3 A BLACK HOOD
- CHAPTER 4 A NEW CARETAKER
- CHAPTER 5 OLD SETH
- CHAPTER 6 TALL CORN
- CHAPTER 7 MR. BLAKE’S DONATION
- CHAPTER 8 PUBLICITY BY PENNY
- CHAPTER 9 JERRY’S PARTY
- CHAPTER 10 IN THE MELON PATCH
- CHAPTER 11 PENNY’S CLUE
- CHAPTER 12 ADELLE’S DISAPPEARANCE
- CHAPTER 13 AN EXTRA STROKE
- CHAPTER 14 THROUGH THE WINDOW
- CHAPTER 15 TRACING BEN BOWMAN
- CHAPTER 16 A FAMILIAR NAME
- CHAPTER 17 FALSE RECORDS
- CHAPTER 18 ADELLE’S ACCUSATION
- CHAPTER 19 TRAILING A FUGITIVE
- CHAPTER 20 CLEM DAVIS’ DISCLOSURE
- CHAPTER 21 A BROKEN PROMISE
- CHAPTER 22 THE MAN IN GRAY
- CHAPTER 23 A TRAP SET
- CHAPTER 24 TIMELY HELP
- CHAPTER 25 SPECIAL EDITION
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