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by Carolyn Keene
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A Man With An Agenda
A Man With An Agenda rated it 5 years ago
Nancy is having an elegant day being her elegant self when her doorbell rings and, on answering it (herself!), discovers a rude man, named Nathan Gombet, on the porch. He accuses her father of cheating him on a land deal and it is all Too Much for the girl detective to deal with so she summarily dis...
Life Is Classified
Life Is Classified rated it 10 years ago
Hi. I'm back with another Nancy Drew book review! This time I'm reviewing the second book. in the series: The Hidden Staircase, which happens to be one of my favorites. Nancy's friend, Helen, asks her to come to Twin Elms Manor and solve a ghost haunting for Helen's great-aunt and great-grandmo...
The Book High
The Book High rated it 11 years ago
Very interesting approach to mystery/crime solving: Nancy knows almost right from the beginning who the bad guy is, she just has to figure out how to prove it. However, I'm not sure if it's that I've never been all that big a fan of mysteries anyway, or something else, but I found this approach mad...
Ashley (yAdult Review)
Ashley (yAdult Review) rated it 12 years ago
Laura Linney is the perfect narrator for these
jbarrett5 book reviews, etc
jbarrett5 book reviews, etc rated it 12 years ago
The Hidden Staircase Nancy Drew Book by Carolyn KeeneStarts out with Nancy helping her dad Carson with railroad business. He has to find a man that signed off on the original railroad property. He has to leave town to do that as he can't locate the man locally.She gets a visit from the owners of the...
LaytonReads
LaytonReads rated it 12 years ago
It's quite strange that I read Nancy Drew and not the Hardy Boys. I've been thinking a lot about all the old mysteries I read when I was younger lately, and can distinctly remember that this was the best one I read. Why? Because there was a part with someone in a gorilla mask or something and it sca...
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it 14 years ago
As a child I never enjoyed Nancy Drew as much as Trixie Belden. But I thought they were passable. this one was no exception, although it was one of the few that I do remember.
misfitandmom
misfitandmom rated it 14 years ago
Not exactly a review, but I scanned some images from my 1930 edition and thought I'd share,http://misfitandmom.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/nancy-drew-is-how-old-this-year/
Aren's Library
Aren's Library rated it 27 years ago
Enjoyed this as a child. I was interested in mystery ever since.
La Crimson Femme
La Crimson Femme rated it 40 years ago
I remember the first time I read Nancy Drew. It blew my mind that there were girls presented with a brain. Most of the stuff I'd read up to that time, was that girls were sugar and spice - fluffy. No brains. To also learn about George who is a tomboy was a nice validation. Carolyn Keene wrote just f...
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