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Nancy, George, and Bess head to a crafts village in East River Junction to visit their friend, Theresa, a young potter. Theresa enlists Nancy's help--apparently one of the artists-in-residence is producing brilliantly made fakes and selling the pottery as expensive antiques. Can Nancy stop a very clever--and dangerous--counterfeiter before it's too late?Tags
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The title "The Fiery Chamber" sounded intriguing. I thought the mystery was going to have to do with volcanos. So initially I was disappointed when I discovered the plot centered around forgeries of Asian ceramic art, like pots and bowls. But I actually grew to enjoy this book the further I got into the story. Plus I was schooled in a few things about how kilns worked, as well as woodworking and ceramics. But I did guess the villains fairly easily. Still, an interesting read.
*spoiler warning!*
This book was pretty disappointing. I admit I was surprised by who was actually guilty in the end (well, one... the other person was obvious). But there was no sense of urgency in the plot... Even when Nancy was trapped in the kiln, the writing simply lacked. I wasn't pulled into it, wasn't on the edge of my seat, wasn't *connected* with the storyline, like I usually am with these books.
This book was pretty disappointing. I admit I was surprised by who was actually guilty in the end (well, one... the other person was obvious). But there was no sense of urgency in the plot... Even when Nancy was trapped in the kiln, the writing simply lacked. I wasn't pulled into it, wasn't on the edge of my seat, wasn't *connected* with the storyline, like I usually am with these books.
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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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- Canonical title
- The Secret of the Fiery Chamber
- Original publication date
- 2000
- People/Characters
- Nancy Drew; Bess Marvin; Theresa Kim
- Important places
- East River Junction (fictional)
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- Members
- 109
- Popularity
- 291,805
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.31)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
- 1
