Nancy receives a letter meant for a British heiress who has the same name and, in her attempts to contact the other young woman, faces danger from ...
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Feb 03, 2012
Jennifer
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I have a whole set of the original Nancy Drew mysteries, purchased used for me when I was a child, and a few years ago I pulled one out to read to my daughter. She periodically asks for another Nancy Drew mystery, and so we tediously made our way through this one. It's low on action--Nancy doesn't get kidnapped, drugged, knocked out, or even menaced (except by a sore loser at a costume ball). There are only two brief instances of offensive racial caricaturing (a maid and a janitor; I left out th
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May 01, 2011
Tabi34
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First a quick summary - Nancy invites the postman in for a cup of hot cocoa and his mailbag is stolen from the entrance way. Inside the bag was a special delivery letter for Nancy all the way from England. Fast forward, Nancy learns that the letter was for Nancy Smith-Drew and it was about a small inheritance; Nancy and her friends Bess and George set about finding this other Nancy Drew and solving the the mystery of who stole the mailbag. Of course the mysteries are intertwined. Nancy and the g
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Jun 17, 2009
Madeline
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The entire Nancy Drew series has good, well-thought out mysteries, but it's like a Norman Rockwell painting. Nancy is just too perfect, along with the rest of her life. Her father, friends, boyfriend and maid all act exactly like their supposed to. Pretty much the only fault you will find is that Bess is a little fat, which tends to get mentioned in a slightly different way every book. Chubby Beth, or slightly overwieght Beth, or enthusiastic eater Beth. After a few books you begin to see th
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Jan 25, 2009
Amy
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a lonely hearts predator is on the prowl and nancy seems to have a mysterious twin. there's some nice double idenity shenanigans going on in this one.
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Dec 17, 2009
Miley101
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Nancy finds out thsat there is another Nancy Drew and a letter is sent to her by acident about a inheritance from the other Nancy Drew's dead uncle.
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Jul 06, 2008
Krista the Krazy Kataloguer
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This is the first Nancy Drew book I ever owned and ever read. I must dig it out of my mother's attic and read it again!
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Jul 09, 2008
Tessa
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I loved this book ful of mystery! I love all the Nancy Drew books and I loved this one!
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Sep 28, 2008
MaryRachel
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This was a very intriguing book. If you like mysteries, this is a book you will enjoy :)
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Aug 23, 2007
Greta
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Though title is boring...shows Nancy at her sleuthing best!
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Jan 18, 2009
Rachel
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I reckon that the copy of this book which I own is from the 1960s due to the style of drawings, but it appears to be the original 1932 text. I now understand the statement on Wikipedia which said that the British publishers of Nancy Drew "revised" the books to suit the British audience. The British Nancy Drew books which I've read (one of which was published as early as the 70s) have a lot more detail in them, and appear to portray Nancy as a young woman in the 1950s, not the 1930s. Th
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Oct 01, 2008
Alyssa
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A great, awesome, book! Very good!
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Sep 19, 2008
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Nancy Drew books are fun. :3
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Apr 27, 2010
Alison
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More recycling! Nancy has a double again, except this time the double is in name, not in appearance. After a series of events that gets a bag of mail stolen, Nancy finds out that one of those stolen letters was for her, from a law firm in Britain. Her lawyer dad manages to get a copy of the letter from the firm, and though it is a really exciting letter about getting a huge inheritance, it is for a different Nancy Drew — who conveniently happens to be in the River Heights area just now.
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Jan 24, 2012
Malinda
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Kelsey and I have read this book. It's pretty cool to enjoy books right along with Kelsey. "The Secret of the Old Clock" is the only one of the Nancy Drew mysteries that I had when I was younger. Kelsey and I are now reading #13 - The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. If you like mystery, if you have a young reader you want to encourage...I highly recommend these for some together time that's well worth it. Good to the last page! :-)
Feb 14, 2009
Needleroozer
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I remember the cover of this one too! I read a description of the book and that didn't ring any bells, but I sure do remember the cover. I think I owned this one too. I had the first few in that series, but no way did I read the entire series. They kind of got boring after a while. Something mysterious always happened around Nancy and then she solved the mystery. Whatever!
Oct 08, 2010
Andrea
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Is memorable to me as was one of my prize books - the only one I think I ever liked, and set me off on a journey of Nancy drew for a little while .....ahhhhh memories:-). And I'm still proud lol Amazing the effect gold stars can have on a kid :-))))))
Feb 21, 2009
Maddy
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When Nancy get a letter saying there is another Nancy Derw she Must find her. But when her friend needs help she does not know what to do .Shee has 2 misterys to solve can she solve them both befoer it's to late? Read the book to find out.
Oct 06, 2008
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Amelia Hurley Novatny 174 pages
it is winter time, so Nancy invites her poor old mail carrier over for a little break. All of a sudden, his letters get stolen. Nancy had a letter in there that was suposed to be delivered to her. A little boy down the street saw this happen and told nancy all the details. It turns out, it was the mail man's half brother, and he had been trying to get money out of him for a while. It turns out, the letter was not forthis nancy, but for anot More...
it is winter time, so Nancy invites her poor old mail carrier over for a little break. All of a sudden, his letters get stolen. Nancy had a letter in there that was suposed to be delivered to her. A little boy down the street saw this happen and told nancy all the details. It turns out, it was the mail man's half brother, and he had been trying to get money out of him for a while. It turns out, the letter was not forthis nancy, but for anot More...
Dec 07, 2010
Kaung Myat
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Nostalgic detective stories starring our down-to-earth next-door neighbor type teenage girl, Nancy Drew. I read them when I was around 15 and they were enjoyable for a short, quick read on a lazy boring Summer weekend.
Jul 25, 2010
Ruthie
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I read all the Nancy Drew books (and the Hardy Boys) when I was a child, but I will admit that I have read them all again as an adult (a few years ago). The stories are old fashioned, but that's why I like them so much.
Apr 11, 2008
Carrie
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This has got to be one of the more convoluted Nancy Drew books. Awash in overwhelming coincidence, Nancy tracks down another Nancy Drew, who a) has inherited a great deal of money b) is being pursued by the con artist brother of Nancy's mailman who discovered that Nancy2 had gotten the money when he stole mail from his brother in order to get to the Drews' mail because one of Mr. Drew's clients was also a victim of one of the bad guy's cons 3) Ned Nickerson's acting coach 4) The former governess
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Mar 23, 2009
Ashley
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Nancy was always on the move. Every were she turned danger and exitment was there. It kept my mind and me buzy.
Sep 11, 2011
Mary
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Read as a child in the late 1940's or early 1950's. Loved it and every Nancy Drew book I ever read...
Apr 02, 2011
I just bought the 1932 edition for $2. I have the 1960's edition aswell and am eager to see the differences.
Jan 14, 2010
Stacey
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This was a very believable, down to earth Nancy Drew book. There wasn't a completely crazy plot, but it was a good read. The only thing with this one was that there really weren't any suspects...just one guy.
Nov 20, 2008
Emma the Dork
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whatever. i am getting kinda bored with nacy drew, but i am gonna keep reading them anyway.
Jul 29, 2011
Catherine
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I read every single one of these growing up--I thought she was the bees knees
Jul 22, 2010
Kimber~!!
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Don't remember much from this book so I'm giving it two stars - "Okay".
