While attending a fancy party hosted by Duchess Strickland, a wealthy philanthropist who owns a priceless art collection, teenaged Nancy Drew finds a new mystery to investigate when the goddess statue disappears.
Given a rare invitation to an elite event hosted by a reclusive royal art collector, Nancy, Bess and George investigate the disappearance of a priceless statue only to be confronted by the suspicious motives of numerous artists, collectors and connoisseurs. Simultaneous and eBook.
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.
