Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery

By Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

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Description: Christopher Nichols travels to Knob Hill for a much-needed vacation. Penny unenthusiastically accompanies him, expecting a boring vacation in their secluded destination. The vacation proves to be far from boring. First, there is the strange man who asks for a ride and then suddenly disappears. Next, old Herman Crocker appears to be imprisoning and abusing his grandson. The housekeeper, Mrs. Masterbrook, is caught snooping in Mr. Nichols' belongings, and a young man arrives at Knob Hill claiming to be looking for old Mr. Crocker, yet is unwilling to go see him. Penny's great challenge is piecing together all of these seemingly unrelated events. In the end, Penny triumphs, astonishing Mr. Nichols and a good many others with the solution to the mystery.