The Secret Pact

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Secret Pact by Mildred A. Wirt Benson. Read in English by Cheryl Adam PENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny has been raised to be self-sufficient, outspoken, innovative, and extraordinarily tenacious. Her cheerful, chatty manner belies a shrewd and keenly observant mind. Penny was the creation of Mildred A. Wirt, who was also the author of the original Nancy Drew series (under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene). Wirt became frustrated when she was pushed to "tone down" Nancy Drew and make her less independent and daring. With Penny Parker, Wirt had a freer hand and received full credit. Wirt once said, " 'I always thought Penny Parker was a better Nancy Drew than Nancy is." In THE SECRET PACT, Penny sees a man savagely pushed off a bridge into the river one foggy night. The man is rescued, but his stubborm denial of the attack, combined with the grotesque octopus tattoo he bears on his back, alerts Penny to the possibility of a deeper mystery. When her editor father, reporte…

Directors & creators

Mildred A. Wirt Benson

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;Mystery; detective stories; newspapers; penny parker; girl detective; girl reporter; nancy drew; female reporters; young adult mystery; female sleuth; vintage mystery; 1940s mysteries; middle reader mystery; Stratemeyer Syndicate

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