Nancy has her own car (a Mustang) and is regularly travelling both in the US and abroad for either fun or a mystery, though a mystery always turns up on her holidays too. They are quite wealthy, living in a large house with a sweeping drive, and a live-in housekeeper. He often asks Nancy for help when he is working on a case (confidentiality be damned) and likewise she frequently consults him for advice on her cases. Titian-haired Nancy lives with her father, Carson Drew, who is described as a famous (or sometimes prominent) lawyer. She has solved baffling mysteries in well over 500 books (and that’s not including cross overs with the Hardy Boys or the recent graphic novels) but I will touch on the different series she appears in a little later. Still, I very much love her and I think that Blyton fan that might not have considered her already would enjoy her.įor anyone who has somehow not heard of her, Nancy Drew is an 18 year old amateur sleuth from the fictional town of River Heights (a fictional place) in Illinois. Whereas Nancy Drew is very much a household name, having been around since the 1930s in various incarnations. To whom would you recommend this book? Fans of the original Nancy Drew will enjoy this new contemporary series.My if-you-like-Blyton post usually suggest books that are slightly less well-known, either newish authors or books that might have been forgotten over time. Lots of winter fun and a multitude of mysteries! Nancy teams up with Joe when Frank is banned from the resort and soon they get to the bottom of all the mysteries. Luckily she comes across two other teen detectives, The Hardy Boys. When Nancy takes a fall and breaks her leg on the first day, she must do her sleuthing from a wheelchair. The resort is plagued by mysterious break-ins, sabotage attempts in the restaurant, a controversial pipeline project connected to one of the resort owners and a tale of hidden gold. What did you like about the book? Nancy Drew is off to enjoy a ski vacation before the holidays, but winter break does not bring a break from mysteries to solve.

Rating: 1- 5 (5 is excellent or a Starred review) 4 A Nancy Drew Christmas (Nancy Drew Diaries) – Carolyn Keene, Aladdin, (9781534431645), c2019, 2020

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