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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #170
No Strings Attached
How Many Strings Will Fray Before A Family Business Falls Apart? Nancy, George, and Bess are going on a vacation to Paris, and Nancy's father pulled a few strings to get the girls some quaint
a tiny top-floor flat in a small three-story house on the Ile Saint Louis. The first floor of the building is a puppet theater, museum, and shop, owned by twenty-seven-year-old Mimi Loiseau, who lives on the second floor. Mimi's great-grandmother had always hinted at a unique family treasure. She died before she could tell Mimi what, or where, it was. Now someone is stealing puppets and vandalizing apartments. Could this someone be looking for the long-lost treasure? Nancy's on the scene just in time to help save Mimi's business -- and to make sure they all get home in one piece!
a tiny top-floor flat in a small three-story house on the Ile Saint Louis. The first floor of the building is a puppet theater, museum, and shop, owned by twenty-seven-year-old Mimi Loiseau, who lives on the second floor. Mimi's great-grandmother had always hinted at a unique family treasure. She died before she could tell Mimi what, or where, it was. Now someone is stealing puppets and vandalizing apartments. Could this someone be looking for the long-lost treasure? Nancy's on the scene just in time to help save Mimi's business -- and to make sure they all get home in one piece!
137 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2003
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Carolyn Keene
952 books3,835 followersCarolyn 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.
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.
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March 13, 2012
Of coarse I loved ready Nancy Drew. I read one Nancy Drew as a child and I completely loved it. This Nancy Drew was nothing special although and very much so like the others. I do however find it amusing to realize how un realistic the characters and their story line are. Although I feel this would be a wonderful to recommend to a student but not as a read aloud. Over all a Nancy Drew is a Nancy Drew and Kids love them.
July 6, 2024
I love Nancy Drew books!
May 26, 2018
2.5 stars.
Not one of the best Nancy Drew books I have read but significantly better than most of the modern additions to this classic series that I have attempted to read. In this story, Nancy, George and Bess are taking a holiday in Paris but, in typical Nancy fashion, their stay soon turns it a investigation as the friend that they are staying with, Mimi, is a victim of several arson and burglary attacks. It seems someone is on the search for the mysterious lost inheritance Mimi's ancestor her family and Nancy is going to let it be stolen from her friend.
The mystery was okay. The thief's identity was obvious and the clues weren't very subtle however. The detecting was not as good as it could been, as the whole story was rushed and sloppily planned out. There needed to be much longer stretches between the various attacks and everything was a little too... well, easy. Nancy always happens to be in the right spot in the right time and everyone is always so helpful, telling her things that lead her straight to a new suspect.
However, it was great to be reading about this great detecting trio again. I have loved this series since I was quite young and even if I feel like the modern authors and publishers often butcher the "real" Nancy, I always love reading about her. I did miss Ned in this one however.
Not one of the best Nancy Drew books I have read but significantly better than most of the modern additions to this classic series that I have attempted to read. In this story, Nancy, George and Bess are taking a holiday in Paris but, in typical Nancy fashion, their stay soon turns it a investigation as the friend that they are staying with, Mimi, is a victim of several arson and burglary attacks. It seems someone is on the search for the mysterious lost inheritance Mimi's ancestor her family and Nancy is going to let it be stolen from her friend.
The mystery was okay. The thief's identity was obvious and the clues weren't very subtle however. The detecting was not as good as it could been, as the whole story was rushed and sloppily planned out. There needed to be much longer stretches between the various attacks and everything was a little too... well, easy. Nancy always happens to be in the right spot in the right time and everyone is always so helpful, telling her things that lead her straight to a new suspect.
However, it was great to be reading about this great detecting trio again. I have loved this series since I was quite young and even if I feel like the modern authors and publishers often butcher the "real" Nancy, I always love reading about her. I did miss Ned in this one however.
June 12, 2022
i just remembered this being my favorite nancy drew book as a kid and i wanted to see if it held up - but it was painfully obvious it was a kids book, with the first like, 10 pages being simply character descriptions and "what they did" moments. still fun though, just don't think i'd reach for it again.
August 23, 2023
AN EXCITING VISIT TO FRANCE
A fancy dress ball...but how would Louis Braille be recognizable just from his costume? Recognizabel history certainly makes pupeteering a specialty of plausible interest Thank you Drew for contributing to the continuing development of the romantic side of French cultural history. TOO BAD NED HAD TO BE MISSING PARIS!
A fancy dress ball...but how would Louis Braille be recognizable just from his costume? Recognizabel history certainly makes pupeteering a specialty of plausible interest Thank you Drew for contributing to the continuing development of the romantic side of French cultural history. TOO BAD NED HAD TO BE MISSING PARIS!
May 24, 2017
I felt to old for this book.
July 27, 2017
My Rating System:
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
* couldn't finish, ** wouldn't recommend, *** would recommend, **** would read again, ***** have read again.
January 17, 2020
I used to love Nancy Drew books when I was a child. This one didn’t seem to have the same allure that they used to hold, but still somewhat entertaining.
January 19, 2021
Dumb 'hip' title, unusual setting, usual sabotage, red herrings, kidnapped puppets, great McGuffin--I enjoyed this one!
November 4, 2011
No string attached. I felt like a puppet let loose inside the book. Nothing to glue me on my seat like a strong string.
May 15, 2013
Read in Swedish (translated from English)
January 30, 2016
very good, you never know what is going to happen.
January 31, 2025
I think I always want Nancy in Paris to be as good as Danger By Design, and it never quite is. But this was close.
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