Tag: Nancy Drew
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Nancy Drew: The Secret in the Old Attic Review
In The Secret of the Old Attic, Nancy assists an elderly man named Philip March as he seeks his son’s inheritance to help him raise Susan, his orphaned granddaughter. His son Phipp, a musician who composed prolifically but never published his music, left his songs hidden around the old March home. As Nancy begins assisting…
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Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Jewel Box Review
In The Clue in the Jewel Box, Nancy and her friends meet a foreign queen who was exiled from her home country two decades before. The night of the revolution, the entire royal family had been murdered aside from the queen’s grandson, who was stolen out of the country by his nurse. Ever since, the…
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Nancy Drew: The Quest of the Missing Map Review
In The Quest of the Missing Map, Nancy assists her new friend Ellen Smith in finding a treasure that was hidden by her seafaring grandfather many years earlier. The man had supplied his sons with the map to the treasure, but with a catch- one half was given to Ellen’s father, and the other half…
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Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion Review
In Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion, Nancy Drew packs up her friends and her housekeeper and flies to Merritt Island, Florida, where she investigates a plot to blow up the space base at Cape Kennedy- NASA! Situated near Cocoa Beach, the hometown of Jeannie and Captain Nelson, Nancy and friends stay at an orange-picking grove…
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Nancy Drew: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk Review
In Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk, Nancy Drew has set sail with her friends Bess and George on the Winschoten, an ocean liner set sail from South Africa to New York. After leaving the port, she quickly meets another young woman named Nelda who is bunking with her and the girls. Nelda, falsely framed for…
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Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Tapping Heels Review
In The Clue of the Tapping Heels, Nancy Drew puts on her dancing shoes and works with her friends, Bess and George, to assist the elderly Miss Carter, a former dancer, who has come into some financial troubles. Miss Carter has been sustaining herself just barely by selling off her prized Persian cats, but as…
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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Bridge Review
In The Haunted Bridge, Nancy, Bess, and George are on vacation at Deer Mountain Hotel, a scenic resort hosting a golfing tournament. As our talented Nancy works on qualifying for the competition, the girls find themselves having to avoid the attentions of young Mortimer Bartescue, another guest at the hotel who has taken a liking…
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Nancy Drew: The Whispering Statue Review
Ft. Whispering Statue Sherbet In The Whispering Statue, Nancy goes undercover at a seaside resort to investigate Willis Basswood, a seller of antiques, statuary, and rare books, when he goes under suspicion of swindling the people whose wares he’s selling. Simultaneously, the resort she’s staying at recently lost a famous whispering statue which used to…
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Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm Review
Ft. Ivory Charm Shrimp Curry In The Mystery of the Ivory Charm, 18-year old Nancy Drew stumbles into international intrigue when she visits a Wild-Animal show and meets a young Indian boy named Rishi. Rishi is in the US with his supposed father, Rai, but Nancy quickly earns the young boy’s confidence and learns that…
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Nancy Drew: The Message in the Hollow Oak Review – Ft. Hollow Oak Nest Eggs
In The Message in the Hollow Oak, Nancy (an 18-year old girl) is prevailed upon by a seasoned New York detective to solve a centuries-old mystery in Illinois. In 1680, a French missionary named Pere Francois left a mysterious message behind during his travels, inside of an unknown hollow oak. The message is thought to…
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Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Broken Locket Review – Ft. Broken Locket Meringues
In The Clue of the Broken Locket, Nancy leaves home to investigate a ghostly ship haunting Misty Lake in Maryland. Lately, the ghost of a decades-old sunken ship and its deceased passengers has been randomly appearing floating along the lake, and then just as quickly disappearing without a trace. As Nancy investigates the mysterious vision…
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Nancy Drew: Password to Larkspur Lane Review – ft. Larkspur Lane Sandwiches
In Password to Larkspur Lane, Nancy Drew stumbles onto another mysterious case when a wounded, rogue homing pigeon crashes into her yard. The pigeon carries a strange message: “Trouble here. After five o’clock blue bells will be singing horses. Come tonight.” Intrigued, Nancy notes the pigeon’s identifying numbers (2-21-12-12), and leaves for a flower show…
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