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The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk (original 1940; edition 1950)

by Carolyn Keene

Series: Nancy Drew (17)

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A brass-bound trunk mistakenly delivered to Nancy's cabin on a New York-bound ocean liner becomes the first clue leading her to suspect that international jewel thieves are aboard.

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Title:	The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk
Authors:	Carolyn Keene
Info:	Grosset & Dunlap (1950), Edition: Later Edition, Hardcover
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The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene (1940)

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An okay mystery, but automatic one-star reduction for cultural appropriation. (

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DrFuriosa | Dec 4, 2020 |

#17 From the moment Nancy Drew boards an ocean liner leaving for New York, she becomes involved in a new and dangerous mystery. A man on the pier gestures to someone on board in sign language. BEWARE OF NANCY DREW AND NE, he signals. Who is NE? Can it be Nelda Detweiler, a young woman who shares a cabin with Nancy, Bess, and George? Mystery and intrigue follow the girls across the ocean; but with her usual ingenuity Nancy solves the mystery and defeats her enemies before the ship reaches New York. (

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LynneQuan | Sep 22, 2017 |

Not as cheesy nor boring as others in the series. (

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Ayanami_Faerudo | Jul 5, 2017 |

Okay, it's definitely dated and the language is a bit stilted but the mystery kept me guessing which actually surprised me. I think it's target age range would still enjoy this. (

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mamashepp | Mar 29, 2016 |

Okay, it's definitely dated and the language is a bit stilted but the mystery kept me guessing which actually surprised me. I think it's target age range would still enjoy this. (

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mamashepp | Mar 29, 2016 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Carolyn Keene	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Tandy, Russell H.	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Nancy Drew (17)

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Nancy Drew: The Hidden Staircase / The Mystery of the Ivory Charm / The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Complete Set, Books 1-28 by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk / The Clue in the Old Album by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk / The Clue of the Velvet Mask by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Collection: 11-20 Book Box Set by Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew: The Haunted Bridge / The Clue of the Tapping Heels / Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk / Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion / The Quest of the Missing Map / The Clue in the Jewel Box by Carolyn Keene

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Nancy Drew: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm / The Whispering Statue / The Haunted Bridge / The Clue of the Tapping Heels / The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk / The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion by Carolyn Keene

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The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk

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Nancy Drew

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1968 (revised)

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Nancy Drew swung her tennis racket into a corner of the front hall.

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This is the original version, in which Nancy sails to Buenos Aires. Please do not combine with the revision in which Nancy sails to New York.

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A brass-bound trunk mistakenly delivered to Nancy's cabin on a New York-bound ocean liner becomes the first clue leading her to suspect that international jewel thieves are aboard.

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