The Vanishing Statue

Carolyn Keene

• Publisher: Aladdin
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781534421783
• eBook ISBN: 9781534421806

Nancy, Bess, and George must find a stolen statue in this twentieth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series.

Nancy is beyond excited when she receives an invitation to an elite celebration of the arts hosted by the Duchess Strickland, a woman once renowned for her collection who hasn’t been seen in years. With Bess and George at her side, Nancy’s certain it will be an evening she’ll never forget.

Then just days before the party, a priceless sculpture is stolen! Still, the Duchess vows the party will go on as planned—and Nancy is determined to use the opportunity to sniff out the thief.

But on the big night, as creatives, collectors, and connoisseurs—all with their own motives—converge, it quickly becomes clear that crime, like art, is all about the illusion, and a stolen statue may be the least of Nancy’s troubles.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Chapter One: A Mysterious Invitation
• Chapter Two: The Masked Dancer
• Chapter Three: Diana Disappears
• Chapter Four: Artsy Characters
• Chapter Five: A Glamorous Fraud
• Chapter Six: Arriving in Style
• Chapter Seven: The Blank Wall
• Chapter Eight: The Empty Pedestal
• Chapter Nine: The Duchess’s Announcement
• Chapter Ten: Lights Out
• Chapter Eleven: The Strickland Family Business
• Chapter Twelve: A Low-Speed Chase
• Chapter Thirteen: The Artist Revealed
• Copyright