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The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
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The Clue of the Leaning Chimney Hardcover - 1992

by Carolyn Keene


Summary

At a doll collector's request for help, a young sleuth searches for an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsy violinist.

From the publisher

Nancy Drew and her friend Bess discover that a rare and valuable Chinese vase has been stolen from the pottery shop of Dick Milton, a cousin of Bess. Dick had borrowed the vase from his Chinese friend, elderly Mr. Soong, and he is determined to repay Mr. Soong for the loss. He tells Nancy that if he can find "the leaning chimney," he will be on the track of a discovery which will solve his financial problems. Nancy finds the leaning chimney, but it only leads her into more puzzles. Can there be any connection between the vase theft - one of a number of similar crimes - and the strange disappearance of the pottery expert Eng Moy and his daughter Lei?

From the rear cover

As a result of an encounter with a sinister stranger on a lonely country road, Nancy Drew and her friend Bess Marvin discover that a rare and valuable Chinese vase has been stolen from the pottery shop of Dick Milton, a cousin of Bess.Join Nancy and her friends in their exciting adventures as they unravel all the twisted strands of this intriguing mystery.

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  • Title The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
  • Author Carolyn Keene
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Revised
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grosset & Dunlap, New York
  • Date 1992
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780448095264 / 0448095262
  • Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.96 x 5.04 x 0.69 in (20.22 x 12.80 x 1.75 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 730
  • Library of Congress subjects Stealing, Mystery and detective stories
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 67020845
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Carolyn Keene is a pen name used by a variety of authors for the classic Nancy Drew Mystery series. The first author to use the pseudonym was Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote 23 of the original 30 books. Other writers who have adapted the "Carolyn Keene" moniker include Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Walter Karig, and Nancy Axelrod.
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