alisonraebaker's review against another edition
4.0
This one was even better than the last one! I can't wait to read more! I love how Penny is motivated by getting a story for her Dad's paper. It's nice Nancy was motivated by helping people, but Penny has a lot more dangerous adventures!
barefootsong's review against another edition
3.0
Another fun mystery with Penny! Although, in this one, Penny and her friends from the Star are rather horrible reporters (horrible in that they refuse to respect someone's wish for privacy and instead constantly trespass and harass the family).
I think there was only one casually racist comment in this one, so that's a huge improvement over [b:The Vanishing Houseboat|6316101|The Vanishing Houseboat (Penny Parker Mystery Stories, #2)|Mildred A. Wirt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1290798769l/6316101._SX50_.jpg|6501345].
Also, wow, $10 a night was the rate at a super fancy hotel.
I think there was only one casually racist comment in this one, so that's a huge improvement over [b:The Vanishing Houseboat|6316101|The Vanishing Houseboat (Penny Parker Mystery Stories, #2)|Mildred A. Wirt|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1290798769l/6316101._SX50_.jpg|6501345].
Also, wow, $10 a night was the rate at a super fancy hotel.
alisonraereed's review against another edition
4.0
This one was even better than the last one! I can't wait to read more! I love how Penny is motivated by getting a story for her Dad's paper. It's nice Nancy was motivated by helping people, but Penny has a lot more dangerous adventures!
gerd_d's review against another edition
3.0
My second Penny Parker mystery, and a whole lot more enjoyable than the first I read (number 16 in the Series: [book:Swamp Island|6509041], after which I wasn't all that sure I should continue with it).
The way the story unfolds itself is down to the solution remarkable similar, which makes me suspect that the books may have followed a certain repeated formula. However, Penny is a much more active character in this installment, doing her own work and not letting herself be put in place by the men. There's a lot of humour in the exchange between her and her father and the solution to the mystery does have its twist and turns.
Dated and written for a much younger audience, it's still a good read for a bit of a diversion.
The way the story unfolds itself is down to the solution remarkable similar, which makes me suspect that the books may have followed a certain repeated formula. However, Penny is a much more active character in this installment, doing her own work and not letting herself be put in place by the men. There's a lot of humour in the exchange between her and her father and the solution to the mystery does have its twist and turns.
Dated and written for a much younger audience, it's still a good read for a bit of a diversion.
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