Running Scared

Nancy Drew Files #69

by Carolyn Keene

With Nancy's best friend George set to compete in the big race in Chicago, Nancy goes to the Windy City, where she finds herself involved in finding the person who has been sending death threats to top runner Annette Lang. Original.

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Crime, Fiction

First published March 1, 1992

About the author

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 Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.

Other writers of Nancy Drew volumes include Harriet herself, she wrote most of the series after Mildred quit writing for the Syndicate and in 1959 began a revision of the first 34 texts. The role of the writer of "Carolyn Keene" passed temporarily to Walter Karig who wrote three novels during the Great Depression. Also contributing to Nancy Drew's prolific existence were Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Nancy Axelrod, Priscilla Doll, Charles Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., and Margaret Scherf.

Reviews

[Readaholic Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice meeting Kevin, who becomes a semi-recurrent character. It was nice to see when George mets him.

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hadn't read any books in this series in a while; this reminded me of why I fell in love with these books some years ago.

Action, excitement, a convoluted plot...this was a blast!

[Sheila Samuelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Second time read this series but First time reading this book in the series and I really enjoyed it.

The Mystery, Suspense and Thrill kept me wanting more after each chapter!! Definitely a must read if you love a Mystery Case!!

Can't wait to read the rest in this series in the Future!!

[Sandra Matthews · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sandra review

This was a good book to read thank god that Nancy and her friends solved the crime and put the bad guy behind bars

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have no idea when the *first* time I read this was, so just logging for the re-read that's more recent. Even though I could still remember bits and pieces of the story line from wayyyyyyyyyyyy back, I didn't remember everything and it was still enjoyable to re-visit.

I had a lot of these in the garage at my parents' house, so I am excited to get around to reading them as well. The libraries I'm a member of don't have very many in their digital/audio collections.

[Sophie Kimber · Rating 2 out of 5]

As always, Nancy Drew files returns with another fun and interesting read. The only reason this book took me so long to complete was because I was in a minor reading slump and I just wasn’t motivated. Other than that, it was super quick and enjoyable. The plot twist and culprit were both were obvious and guessable, but that didn’t take away from the story at all, and I really enjoyed joining Nancy and her friends for another adventure.

[K.L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nancy accompanies George to Chicago where George is running in a marathon. The #1 runner is being threatened and Nancy must get to the bottom of it all before George gets hurt

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just okay.

[Jamie (TheRebelliousReader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars. The whodunnit was extremely obvious but I still had fun with this one.

[Nihal555 · Rating 1 out of 5]

Annette Lang, marathon runner has received series of death threats. "The Nancy Drew Files-case #69" by Carolyn Keene is not a type of book that will make the reader reread it. The reader can quickly lose interest if they don't fallow the book closely , they could even find themselves forcing themselves to finish the book. The dialogue is very effective. It was easy to keep up with the book and understand the conclusions that they are getting to for the death threats. Character development is one of the biggest element, you start seeing the more of the people as the book is coming closer to the end. Their worries about the murder threat gives us the understanding on who they are. Biggest element is the suspense, it is very mysterious. Nancy and others are trying to do a lot to find who is giving the death threats. "The Nancy Drew Files-case #69" is a book for anyone that wants a quick book to read.


# of pages: 149
Genre: mystery

[Chris Comden · Rating 3 out of 5]

Running Scared by Carolyn Keene
Series: Yes Nancy Drew Flies #69
Format: Softcover
Stars: 3
Recommend: Yes
Would Reread: No



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[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was really amazing I was really surprised at the culprit though.

[Prami{reader and dreamer} · Rating 3 out of 5]

That one as surprising.