num_pages: 192
description: Nancy is asked to solve a puzzling mystery then encounters a second case. The first concerns a valuable collection of rare books. Wealthy Mrs. Merriam has commissioned a supposedly reputable art dealer to sell it, but soon believes the man is a swindler. The second mystery involves the theft of a beautiful marble statue, rumored to whisper, has an uncanny resemblance to Nancy! As suddenly as it disappeared, the marble statue is returned and is discovered to be a reproduction! To solve both mysteries, Nancy adopts an alias and a disguise, becomes an employee of the suspicious dealer, gathering evidence against a clever ring of art thieves. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (1937) is different.
language: English
title: The Whispering Statue
titlecomplete: The Whispering Statue (Nancy Drew, #14)
genres: Middle Grade, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Crime, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 10279
series: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap