A review by quietjenn
Clue of the Silken Ladder by Mildred A. Wirt

2.0

Maybe five in a relative row is too many and it's time to take a break OR maybe this is not a great offering. Definitely my least favorite of the Penny Parker books thus far. It feels a bit like a re-tread - another fraudulent medium and more casual racism against Asians! Also, Penny and her dad are kind of assholes when housekeeper Mrs. Weems inherits some dough. And while Mrs. Weems is pretty doltish about things, I choose to think that is just passive-aggressive behavior towards her employers for uttering (and believing) claptrap like "Oh, she'll never be happy when she's not taking care of us!" Also, Penny does other dumb stuff. Hopefully this was just Wirt having a bad day and/or on deadline for her actual journalist job and it got rushed through.