Project Gutenberg 2010-12-18 Public domain in the USA. 159 Wirt, Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) 1905 2002 Wirt, Mildred Augustine Benson, Mildred Wirt Augustine, Mildred Benson, Millie Wirt, Ann The Secret Pact Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Brenda Lewis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Secret Pact" by Mildred A. Wirt is a mystery novel written in the early 1940s. The book introduces readers to Penelope Parker, a young and ambitious aspiring journalist who finds herself entangled in a series of mysteries while exploring the complexities of her newfound newspaper venture. From the very beginning, the story hints at a thrilling blend of intrigue and adventure, as Penny encounters a mysterious couple on a riverboat and a young woman named Tillie Fellows, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of crime and deception. At the start of the book, Penny Parker is aboard the excursion steamer "Goodtime", accompanied by her friend Louise Sidell, where they quickly notice a young couple behaving suspiciously. The foggy atmosphere serves as a backdrop to their observations, including a pickpocket incident involving a distraught Tillie who loses her purse amidst the crowd. Penny shows her kindness by offering Tillie five dollars to help her through a tough time. As they disembark, they suspect that one of the mysterious passengers may have committed theft. The opening sets up several plot threads, including a discarded package with clues related to a potential crime, establishing Penny's role as a proactive sleuth ready to tackle the mysteries that await her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/34682/34682-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Newspaper publishing -- Juvenile fiction Arson -- Juvenile fiction Parker, Penny (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction Women detectives -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Novels Category: American Literature 292317 2025-07-14T07:34:45.985624 text/html 308015 2021-01-07T07:41:35 text/html 220762 2025-07-14T07:34:51.152137 application/epub+zip 230587 2025-07-14T07:34:46.949133 application/epub+zip 154827 2025-07-14T07:34:46.439614 application/epub+zip 364615 2025-07-14T07:34:54.229064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 334027 2025-07-14T07:34:50.726082 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236573 2022-09-16T04:30:14.570625 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252929 2025-07-14T07:34:44.995607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252814 2021-01-07T07:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252805 2021-01-07T07:41:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23523 2025-07-14T07:34:54.359055 application/rdf+xml 22117 2025-07-14T07:34:46.516596 image/jpeg 4052 2025-07-14T07:34:46.479102 image/jpeg 94492 2021-01-07T07:41:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 203764 2021-01-07T07:41:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 94474 2021-01-07T07:41:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 203340 2025-07-14T07:34:46.011585 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Clark, Joan More titles under Bell, Frank en.wikipedia