KEENE, Carolyn - The Clue of the Leaning Chimney - [Nancy Drew # 26] - (Hardcover in Wrapper)

Published by Sampson Low - Book and wrapper still very good.    >>>    A rare and valuable Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop and Dick Milton, the owner, asks Nancy for help.  The young sleuth is tasked to find the thief, the missing ornament and to locate a leaning chimney.  This chimney marks a discovery that will solve Dick’s financial problems. During her investigations, Nancy finds the leaning chimney, but it only leads her into more puzzles.  Are there connections between the theft of the rare vase, a number of similar crimes and the strange disappearance of a Chinese pottery expert and his daughter?  This book is the revised text.   (Goodreads)   >>>   This installment of the classic children’s mystery series involves stolen Chinese antique pottery, dangerous criminals, a strange religious cult, and missing persons. The story unfolds quickly in a chronological manner, with many seemingly disparate clues that one can guess might be significant later on in the story. Readers will enjoy the foreshadowing of danger and the author provokes, when she describes the lonely back roads Nancy and her friends drive on one rainy night, coming across mysterious strangers. Adult readers might worry about Nancy as she seems to make bad choices about chasing bad guys without letting her parents or the police know what is going on, but kids will see her as an action hero, setting wrongs right where ever she goes. The story provides challenges for Nancy that she struggles with until the end.  (Charles on Goodreads)

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