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Romance and adventure await Nancy on the craggy coast of Cornwall, England. There to help a friend who could be in danger, Nancy finds more than she bargained for!.Tags
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I have to agree with everyone else, this is a pretty bad Nancy Drew. Over half of the book is weird romance with a rockstar Nancy literally just met, and the mystery definitely plays second fiddle to the love triangle which develops. I'm thinking this book was originally a Nancy Drew Files(the series aimed at teens) book that was repurposed for the main series, because there's a reference to "making love", tons of romance and poor Ned being shoved aside, and not to mention, DRUGS. If I had read this book as a kid and not a 22 year old trying to read the entire series, I would have dropped this book like it was corrupting filth. All in all, this is an extremely weird ND. I also came to this playing Curse of Blackmoor Manor, which is show more supposedly based on this book, but the only thing the same between the two is some of the names, but even half of those are slightly different. show less
As far as I'm concerned, one of the best Nancy Drew books of its time. This one reads like a true mystery adventure, bringing out all the best qualities of Nancy and this series.
The Bluebeard Room By Carolyn Keene
Series: Yes Nancy Drew #77
Format: Softcover
Stars: 5
Recommend: Yes
Would Reread: Yes
3rd reread 4-1-20
I give honest reviews and all my opinions are my own.
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Series: Yes Nancy Drew #77
Format: Softcover
Stars: 5
Recommend: Yes
Would Reread: Yes
3rd reread 4-1-20
I give honest reviews and all my opinions are my own.
For more of my reviews go to Heavenly High Seas Books
https://heavenlyhighseasbooks.blogspot.com/
"En god vän till familjen, Mrs Harwood, ber Kitty att resa till England och hjälpa hennes dotter som på ett mystiskt sätt blivit allvarligt sjuk.
I den engelska byn, där dottern bor, vill ingen svara på Kittys frågor.
Varför är de så rädda?"
I den engelska byn, där dottern bor, vill ingen svara på Kittys frågor.
Varför är de så rädda?"
Feb 19, 2021Swedish
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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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