Penny Nichols Finds a Clue

By Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

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Description: Penny Nichols is intensely interested in her father's new case. Christopher Nichols is a private investigator who has been hired by an insurance company to track down a group of auto thieves. So far, Mr. Nichols has had no luck in tracing the thieves. Penny's interest deepens after a tire is stolen from her car. Penny learns from the insurance adjuster that thirty tires were stolen on the same day that her tire was stolen. Penny asks additional questions and soon decides to try to locate the thieves herself. Penny takes several great risks, including following the suspected thieves into a vacant building. In the end, Penny cracks the case for her father and earns his praise.