The Whispering Statue by Carolyn Keene
Nancy, Bess, and George encounter a troublesome stray terrier on their way to the opening festivities of a new park and recreation complex in River Heights. The terrier carries the handbag of one of the guest speakers into a nearby pond. Nancy retrieves the handbag, and uses the wet notes to prompt the speaker during her address. Nancy learns that the woman seeks her estranged husband. Nancy keeps the terrier temporarily, and takes it with her when she, her father, and friends go on a retreat to the seashore. On the train, the girls observe elderly Bernice Conger, and suspect a youthful companion of trying to swindle the woman.
Table of Content
Chapter 2 A Strange Resemblance
Chapter 5 The Woman of Mystery
Chapter 12 A Courageous Passenger
Chapter 13 An Act of the Enemy
Chapter 15 A Page from the Past
Chapter 20 At Work in the Dark