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The Clue of the Black Keys (Nancy Drew #28)
Terry Scott, a young archaeology professor, seeks Nancy's help in unearthing a secret of antiquity which can be unlocked by three black keys. While on an archaeological expedition in Mexico, terry and Dr. Joshua Pitt came across a clue to the buried treasure. The clue was a cipher carved on a stone tablet.
ebook, 192 pages
Published
January 1st 1951
by Penguin Group (USA)
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Jul 22, 2008
Treslyn
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5 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Anyone who likes mysterys
It's my first Nancy Drew book and now i'm hooked.... hey that rhymed!
A 'okay' mystery that gives us some interesting bits of history and scenes in the Florida Keys.
What I found fascinating was how despite not being allowed to do anything too action-packed, because she's 'just a girl', or having any actual authority, Nancy is in charge of everyone and everything and seems to keep all the men in her thrall.
Her relationship with Ned has a weird almost sexual tension to it that is worthy of the 'Sex in the city' girls.
What I found fascinating was how despite not being allowed to do anything too action-packed, because she's 'just a girl', or having any actual authority, Nancy is in charge of everyone and everything and seems to keep all the men in her thrall.
Her relationship with Ned has a weird almost sexual tension to it that is worthy of the 'Sex in the city' girls.
My mother gave me my first Nancy Drew book when I was a kid and I have loved them ever since. Nancy was my first introduction to mysteries and I have never looked back. She is as good today as she was all those years ago. She is a whole lot braver then I would have been in this case. She keeps going even when the bad guy has really come on strong.
Nancy is hired by Terry Scott, a professor, to help figure out the mystery of the black keys. They're supposed to unlock a fantastic secret. But two of the keys have been stolen and he needs some help to solve the mystery. Nancy even gets to travel to Florida and do some digging on an island in the Keys.
This was the very first Nancy Drew book I've read that I bought in a bargain store. I was in 4th grade back then and I thought becoming a detective like Nancy would be awesome. Turns out in real life becoming one aint easy. So much for childhood fantasies.
What can I say, Nancy always find a good mystery to solve and some how manages to get herself right in the thick of things. I love reading these Nancy Drew books because they are a quick read but still fun to read.
I love Nancy Drew. I picked this book off my shelf out of nostalgia. Also, after reading Girl Sleuth, I have a new appreciation for the books. And anyway, who wouldn't love a book that uses the word rumpus?
Jul 25, 2010
Kimber~!!
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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Recommends it for:
Any Nancy Drew fanatic
Pretty bad Nancy Drew. Didn't really like it that much. ALthough I'd still recommend it 'cause in order to be a fan, you have to read most of the books, like me.
4stars
I always liked these Nancy Drew books.Still remember sleeping with a flashlight under the blanket because I needed to know what happened in the end.Carolyn Keene did not disappoint with this book but this was definitely not her best work.
I always liked these Nancy Drew books.Still remember sleeping with a flashlight under the blanket because I needed to know what happened in the end.Carolyn Keene did not disappoint with this book but this was definitely not her best work.
i think it was a good book i really think that it was a interesting book i liked it alote i coudent put the book down.
The old text is better than the revised...more danger and drama. Nancy is Indiana Jones in this book!
Nancy Drew 28: The Clue of the Black Keys (Nancy Drew) by Carolyn G. Keene (1951)
My first Nancy Drew at age 36. Man that number sounds old when you type it!
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Not one of my favourite mysteries... I thought it was hard to get into.
who'd have thought this is how the clues fit? hahaha... LOL
Another great mystery!I cant get enough of this series!
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 for me! That is how I felt. When I did more research, I was shocked to find out, Ms. Keene was actually a man ... writing under Franklin Dixon. I also loved the Hardy Boys. No wonder I loved these seri...more
It looks like a really good book!!!!!!!!!
That the keys are stolen except one!
And also it is a good book!
And also it is a good book!
book 28, 1968 rewrite of 1951 original
a childhood favorite
this one is my favorite :0
A fast pase book.
okish book
Nancy Drew, man. She's the best. I read that book about the history of Nancy Drew, and it inspired me to want to read one of the old books because it had been so long. Anyway, I pretty much enjoyed this book, and I can see why they'd be so popular with little girls. Nancy is a proactive and capable heroine who does whatever it takes to solve a mystery. She's pretty great!
In my memory these were good. But I just couldn't get past all the weak adverbs.
This book was good, but I thought that it had a good beginning and an ok middle and an ok ending. The beginning was great and the beginning of the middle was pretty good but it got to the end to quickly. It was like Nancy Drew was searching and then all of a sudden after like one or two clues she found the answer! Overall, though it was pretty good.
Good to get into a classic Nancy Drew again, but it was a little dismayed that the book was finished so abruptly. Still, an interesting story and a welcome retreat back to my childhood :)
A delightful read. I've loved Nancy Drew books since I was young. :-) One more thing? What was that blue powder in the frog? They never told us? Another mystery!
Dec 29, 2010
Kaethe
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3 of 5 stars
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1988 Summer
Wow. It's been so long that I can't remember the mnemonic for remembering what the black keys are, or the white keys, either.
Wow. It's been so long that I can't remember the mnemonic for remembering what the black keys are, or the white keys, either.
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Carolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.
Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Str...more
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