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For Nancy and Ned, a week alone together in Washington State is a dream come true. But at the last moment, their vacation plans take a chilling turn. The owners of the Alpine Adventures guide service have been victimized by a campaign of terror, and to get to the bottom of the nasty business, Nancy must go to the top of Mount Rainier.Tags
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While I'm revisiting The Nancy Drew Files vintage YA mystery series in general, this was my first time reading this one from the '90s.
It's mildly suspenseful while the clues to the case gradually drop, but the novel isn't the most action-packed installment of the series. Even much of the characters' time out on the ice and in the snow is spent with basic descriptions of, well, the characters being out on the ice and in the snow.
Being outdoorsy. Enjoying a wintry trip. Most (not all, but most) of the potential danger being related to mountain climbing rather than to crime.
Also, whether outside or in, Nancy and Ned have more than the usual number of minutes for their romance, including a silly sweethearts' quarrel.
Yet, on the way to and show more during the mystery's climax, at least it isn't a villain's tell-all monologue that winds up explaining the case. And despite that the story doesn't have as many thrills as some of the other books in the series, it did give me time to relax my brain with some easy entertainment. One of the main reasons why I reach for these quick reads.
I veered way out of order in my revisit to the Files specifically for the Christmas theme in the previous book, and for the January setting in this one. My nostalgic self and I plan on going further back into the series next. Back to the '80s novels.
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• intended for readers aged 12 years and up
• some violence show less
It's mildly suspenseful while the clues to the case gradually drop, but the novel isn't the most action-packed installment of the series. Even much of the characters' time out on the ice and in the snow is spent with basic descriptions of, well, the characters being out on the ice and in the snow.
Being outdoorsy. Enjoying a wintry trip. Most (not all, but most) of the potential danger being related to mountain climbing rather than to crime.
Also, whether outside or in, Nancy and Ned have more than the usual number of minutes for their romance, including a silly sweethearts' quarrel.
Yet, on the way to and show more during the mystery's climax, at least it isn't a villain's tell-all monologue that winds up explaining the case. And despite that the story doesn't have as many thrills as some of the other books in the series, it did give me time to relax my brain with some easy entertainment. One of the main reasons why I reach for these quick reads.
I veered way out of order in my revisit to the Files specifically for the Christmas theme in the previous book, and for the January setting in this one. My nostalgic self and I plan on going further back into the series next. Back to the '80s novels.
Note:
• intended for readers aged 12 years and up
• some violence show less
A quality read, but took a few chapters to really grab me. Nancy and Ned are planning a romantic ski trip in Washington State, but as mystery would have it they meet a nice couple on the flight in, and lo and behold their new friends own an alpine guide service shop specializing in rock/mountain climbing and skiing. And furthermore, the shop is ransacked and Nancy is thrust into another adventure!
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Carolyn Keene was the pseudonym that Mildred Wirt Benson and Walter Karig used to write Nancy Drew books. The idea of Nancy Drew came from Edward Stratemeyer in 1929. He also had other series, that included the Hardy Boys, but he died in 1930 before the Nancy Drew series became famous. His daughters, Harriet and Edna, inherited his company and show more maintained Nancy Drew having Mildred Wirt Benson, the original Carolyn Keene, as the principal ghostwriter. During the Depression, they asked Benson to take a pay cut and she refused, which is when Karig wrote the books. Karig's Nancy Drew books were Nancy's Mysterious Letter, The Sign of the Twisted Candles, and Password to Larkspur Lane. He was fired from writing more books because of his refusal to honor the request that he keep his work as Carolyn Keene a secret. He allowed the Library of Congress to learn of his authorship and his name appeared on their catalog cards. Afterwards, they rehired Benson and she wrote until her last Nancy Drew book (#30) was written in 1953, Clue of the Velvet Mask. Harriet and Edna Stratemeyer also contributed to the Nancy Drew series. Edna wrote plot outlines for several of the early books and Harriet, who claimed to be the sole author, had actually outlined and edited nearly all the volumes written by Benson. The Stratemeyer Syndicate had begun to make its writers sign contracts that prohibited them from claiming any credit for their works, but Benson never denied her writing books for the series. After Harriet's death in 1982, Simon and Schuster became the owners of the Stratemeyer Syndicate properties and in 1994, publicly recognized Benson for her work at a Nancy Drew conference at her alma mater, the University of Iowa. Now, Nancy Drew has several ghostwriters and artists that have contributed to her more recent incarnations. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Heart of Ice
- Original publication date
- 1995
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