In the first Nancy Drew mystery, The Secret of the Old Clock, on page one we read “Nancy Drew, an attractive girl of eighteen, was driving home along a country road in her new, dark-blue convertible.” When we get to mystery number 64, Captive Witness, we see on page two “As he had so often done, Carson Drew was calling on the detective skills of his eighteen-year old daughter on behalf of one of his legal clients.” In the first Nancy Drew mystery, The Secret of the Old Clock, on page one we read “Nancy Drew, an attractive girl of eighteen, was driving home along a country road in her new, dark-blue convertible.” When we get to mystery number 64, Captive Witness, we see on page two “As he had so often done, Carson Drew was calling on the detective skills of his eighteen-year old daughter on behalf of one o The real mystery Nancy Drew has solved is the mystery of aging and she never even takes credit for it.
The real mystery Nancy Drew has solved is the mystery of aging and she never even takes credit for it. Subtracting for the fact that I'm definitely not the target demographic any more and I roll my eyes at some of the dumb risks taken and the amount of amazingly proficient skills Nancy has, I do recommend it as a very exciting and suspenseful read!. Set on the border of the Iron Curtain and making mention of some hefty concepts, it feels like one of a kind in the Nancy Drew universe. Not a mystery, more of a thriller, with some very real, very sobering, very high stakes. It's Nancy's most extravagant adventure ever. Re-read it as a 35-year-old, and I stand by my opinion. Subtracting for the fact that I'm definitely not the target demographic any more and I roll my eyes at some I read this as a teen and thought it was THE BEST Nancy Drew Ever.
I read this as a teen and thought it was THE BEST Nancy Drew Ever.
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