Project Gutenberg 2010-08-08 Public domain in the USA. 51 Clark, Joan 1905 2002 Penny Nichols and the Black Imp Produced by Al Haines "Penny Nichols and the Black Imp" by Joan Clark is a mystery novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young amateur sleuth, Penelope "Penny" Nichols, and her friend Susan Altman as they navigate an art world intrigue involving a stolen Rembrandt painting and a sculptor named Amy Coulter, who is accused of theft after her contest entry doesn't win a prize. The plot intertwines art, competition, and elements of suspense, keeping readers engaged with Penny’s adventurous spirit and deductive reasoning. The opening of the book introduces Penny and Susan rushing to an art exhibition where a prestigious prize is to be awarded. On the way, a minor car accident leads them to encounter a hostile driver named Hanley Cron, who is later revealed to be the judge of the art contest. When the prize statue, the "Black Imp," does not win, the young sculptress Amy is devastated, especially when a valuable painting is reported stolen from the gallery right after her departure. As the police link her with the theft due to suspicious circumstances, Penny takes it upon herself to investigate, setting the stage for a mystery filled with unexpected twists and character interactions that promise to captivate readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Girls -- Juvenile fiction Artists -- Juvenile fiction Art thieves -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 289970 285827 2024-09-14T07:04:43.732432 2023-09-14T11:42:35.170186 text/html text/html 279476 2021-01-06T21:45:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 94427 2021-01-06T21:45:13 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 152005 2024-09-14T07:04:49.785387 application/epub+zip 157952 2024-09-14T07:04:45.142354 application/epub+zip 157952 2024-09-14T07:04:44.276388 application/epub+zip 331381 2024-09-14T07:04:53.083315 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 320528 2024-09-14T07:04:49.167346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319874 2022-09-15T09:32:18.955624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 253774 253770 2024-09-14T07:04:42.644368 2023-09-14T11:42:34.200171 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 253574 2021-01-06T21:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91742 2021-01-06T21:45:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18971 2024-09-14T07:04:53.215317 application/rdf+xml 16609 2024-09-14T07:04:44.631366 image/jpeg 4083 2024-09-14T07:04:44.450370 image/jpeg 150125 2024-09-14T07:04:43.757379 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine)