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Tonight, we\u2019ll read the opening to the 1940 mystery \u201cDanger at the Drawbridge\u201d, part of the \u201cPenny Parker\u201d anthology written by Mildred Wirt, also known by Mildred Benson. The first episode was \u201cThe Green Door\u201d and aired on December 5th, 2022. These stories aren\u2019t consecutive so don\u2019t worry if you didn\u2019t hear the first episode. You can pick up on this one just fine!\nAlong with being the heroine of the series, Penny Parker was a high school student turned sleuth who also sporadically worked as a reporter for her father's newspaper.\nBenson was a journalist and prolific writer, under many pseudonyms, who is best known for creating the Nancy Drew series.\nThe author 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."\xa0\n\u2014 read by V \u2014\nSign up for Snoozecast+ to get expanded, ad-free access by going to\xa0snoozecast.com/plus!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices