The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
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Author | Carolyn Keene |
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Cover artist | Russell H. Tandy |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
Genre | Juvenile literature |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1949 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
ISBN | 0-448-09526-2 |
OCLC | 34313366 |
Preceded by | The Ghost of Blackwood Hall |
Followed by | The Secret of the Wooden Lady |
The Clue of the Leaning Chimney is the twenty-sixth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1949 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual authors were ghostwriters and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.
Plot[]
A rare and valuable Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop and the owner asks Nancy for help. During the investigation, Nancy searches for a leaning chimney, which leads her to missing pottery experts. She also stumbles on a dangerous gang of people exploiting immigrants as slave labor.
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- 1949 American novels
- 1949 children's books
- Children's mystery novels
- Grosset & Dunlap books
- Nancy Drew books
- 1940s children's novel stubs
- 1940s novel stubs
- Young adult novel stubs
- 1940s mystery novel stubs