Hoofbeats On The Turnpike (penny Parker #11): The Penny Parker Mysteries

Penny Parker Starred In A Series Of 17 Books Written By Mildred A. Wirt Benson And Published From 1939 Through 1947. Penny Was A High School Sleuth Who Also Occasionally Moonlighted As A Reporter For Her Father's Newspaper. Benson Favored Penny Parker Over All The Other Books She Wrote, Including Nancy Drew. Her Obituary Quoted Her As Saying, I Always Thought Penny Parker Was A Better Nancy Drew Than Nancy Is, Mrs. Benson Said In 1993. Penny is in need of money, as usual, and is highly interested when a man shows her a clipping offering a reward for any information leading to the capture of the Headless Horseman. Penny and Louise travel to Red Valley to search for the horseman and find themselves trapped in a flood after a dam breaks. After several exciting adventures, Penny locates the horseman and has another story for the newspaper.