Nancy's Mysterious Letter
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Kate
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1982 on。 This is one of my comfort books and now my niece reads them
Karis Anna-Kathryn
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Not the greatest or my favorite， but it was nice to see more of Nancy and Ned's relationship developed。 Not the greatest or my favorite， but it was nice to see more of Nancy and Ned's relationship developed。 。。。more
Vonda
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To sum up this book I would say read it， drama feels real and to tell you the truth even though I know this is mystery it is still amazing。
Jessica
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It's kind of nice to know that Nancy Drew doesn't know everything about everything。 The theater is a dangerous place and anyone who knows anything about the theater knows that you don't stand under a half raised curtain unless there's a reason to be there。At any rate， the rest of the book was OK I guess but kinda boring。 Most of the problems that came up were solved within 1 or 2 sentences of the next chapter like normal。 It wasn't really a mystery so much as the pursuit of a person。 You know wh It's kind of nice to know that Nancy Drew doesn't know everything about everything。 The theater is a dangerous place and anyone who knows anything about the theater knows that you don't stand under a half raised curtain unless there's a reason to be there。At any rate， the rest of the book was OK I guess but kinda boring。 Most of the problems that came up were solved within 1 or 2 sentences of the next chapter like normal。 It wasn't really a mystery so much as the pursuit of a person。 You know who she's looking for the entire time and there are no real surprises。 I still enjoy reading these little books。 。。。more
Olivia Johnson
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Not my favorite Nancy Drew mystery but I'm a sucker for some Ned Nickerson content so 3 stars :） Not my favorite Nancy Drew mystery but I'm a sucker for some Ned Nickerson content so 3 stars :） 。。。more
Angiolina （Linalovesreading）
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Nancy mistakenly receives a letter that is meant for a different Nancy Drew。 Nancy receives help from Ned in tracking down this Nancy Drew and also a mysterious man who has been stealing money from young women all over！
Hoffman
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If you've been looking for a new protagonis， heres one you can to sink your teeth into， you can rest easy now; you're here！ If you've been looking for a new protagonis， heres one you can to sink your teeth into， you can rest easy now; you're here！ 。。。more
Dominque Homan
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Well told even if a tad to explanatory。
Kristin G
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3。5
Sophia
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such a quaint series
Tess
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Nice book！ Ages 8+。
Laurel
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I don't expect these books to be great literature but this was the least interesting mystery I've read。 Nancy spends her time working the phones and driving around looking for and missing people。 The football game was a bore and I couldn't take the efforts to thwart Nancy's inquiries seriously。 I usually am transfixed by the book covers and was disappointed there， too。 Still looking forward to the twisted candles in the next book 。 。 。 I don't expect these books to be great literature but this was the least interesting mystery I've read。 Nancy spends her time working the phones and driving around looking for and missing people。 The football game was a bore and I couldn't take the efforts to thwart Nancy's inquiries seriously。 I usually am transfixed by the book covers and was disappointed there， too。 Still looking forward to the twisted candles in the next book 。 。 。 。。。more
Pam Butts
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Nancy tries to find the unknowing British heiress， Nancy Smith Drew， to prevent her from marrying a handsome but devious swindler， who steals the mail from his half-brother， the postman， for money meant for Mr。 Drew。 Meanwhile Ned & Nancy’s relationship is moving along and Bess & George are set up with Burt & Dave， Ned’s fraternity brothers at Emerson College， where they spend a football weekend （which included a play， a dance， and chapel service）。 Now the gang’s all assembled; they just need a Nancy tries to find the unknowing British heiress， Nancy Smith Drew， to prevent her from marrying a handsome but devious swindler， who steals the mail from his half-brother， the postman， for money meant for Mr。 Drew。 Meanwhile Ned & Nancy’s relationship is moving along and Bess & George are set up with Burt & Dave， Ned’s fraternity brothers at Emerson College， where they spend a football weekend （which included a play， a dance， and chapel service）。 Now the gang’s all assembled; they just need a Mystery Machine van 😂。 Asides: I’m guessing Emerson is a boy’s school （were they all single gender at this point， 1932？） because the frat house had a guest dorm for girls。 There is an innocence & chivalry to this era which I’m very sad has died。 And In general， I do love how quickly the bad guys confess once they’ve been caught by Nancy or the police working with her。 But， she doesn’t seem to take attempts on her life very seriously。 。。。more
Far
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I thoroughly enjoyed this earlier mystery of Nancy's， with the stolen mail connecting to her doppelganger， and the chase that ensued。 Funny coincidence with her fun-time plans running into her mystery plans， poor Nancy getting attacked dramatically， and the ending scene of stopping the crime at the airport， and there was an interesting motive from the account of the perpetrator。 I could have done less with the football game， although it brought me back to dramatic CW teen shows， and makes me won I thoroughly enjoyed this earlier mystery of Nancy's， with the stolen mail connecting to her doppelganger， and the chase that ensued。 Funny coincidence with her fun-time plans running into her mystery plans， poor Nancy getting attacked dramatically， and the ending scene of stopping the crime at the airport， and there was an interesting motive from the account of the perpetrator。 I could have done less with the football game， although it brought me back to dramatic CW teen shows， and makes me wonder if Nancy Drew was a high school CW show （I know it exists but not set during that age）， this would be a seamless transition。 It was great to read this around Valentine's Day as well。 ♡ 。。。more
Linda
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This is one of Nancy's strangest cases， as Nancy Drew， girl detective， has to find 。。。 another Nancy Drew！。。。 Preferably before Nancy #2 marries an unscrupulous con man， who is after an inheritance that Nancy #2 is not even aware of。 This is one of Nancy's strangest cases， as Nancy Drew， girl detective， has to find 。。。 another Nancy Drew！。。。 Preferably before Nancy #2 marries an unscrupulous con man， who is after an inheritance that Nancy #2 is not even aware of。 。。。more
Tonia
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Did not need the play by play of the football game。
Randi Clarke
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Nancy has received a letter from a law firm in England stating that she is the sole heir to a rather large fortune。 Obviously it's a mistake and intended for somebody else。 Somebody named Nancy Smith Drew。There are a few stolen letters （important ones too！）， a few close calls （a hit-and-run） and a lot of twists and turns in this mystery for Nancy。 Thankfully， her friends George， Bess and Ned are there to help her along the way！ Nancy has received a letter from a law firm in England stating that she is the sole heir to a rather large fortune。 Obviously it's a mistake and intended for somebody else。 Somebody named Nancy Smith Drew。There are a few stolen letters （important ones too！）， a few close calls （a hit-and-run） and a lot of twists and turns in this mystery for Nancy。 Thankfully， her friends George， Bess and Ned are there to help her along the way！ 。。。more
Brianna
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I read all the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy books my grammy had while my mom and I were staying at her house in New Hampshire in 1989。 It was over the summer between 3rd and 4th grade （so each of these will be marked as read in July， though some of them were probably read in June and August as well）。 As an adult， I don't remember much about them other than I was unable to put each book down until I finished it。 Even in 1989， this was a fantastic series。 As an frequent reader of YA， I'm tempted to pi I read all the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boy books my grammy had while my mom and I were staying at her house in New Hampshire in 1989。 It was over the summer between 3rd and 4th grade （so each of these will be marked as read in July， though some of them were probably read in June and August as well）。 As an adult， I don't remember much about them other than I was unable to put each book down until I finished it。 Even in 1989， this was a fantastic series。 As an frequent reader of YA， I'm tempted to pick one of these up again to see if it holds up。 。。。more
Laura
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A real mail-order mystery， with a case of mistaken identity， fraud， and a lot of interesting characters。。。 （Namely， the Sailor Skeeter and his wife。。。 Man those two are nuts。）
Kavita
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Nancy's Mysterious Letter is rather different in some ways from the general Nancy Drew stuff。 Nancy receives a letter informing her that she is an heiress。 The letter gets stolen along with a bunch of other letters。 The suspicion falls on Edward Nixon， the half-brother of the postman， Ira Nixon。 Edward is a rough man and has demanded money from Ira， but he appears to be involved in more shady business。 Then there is Nancy Smith Drew， who is the heiress and has no idea she is going to inherit。 Bu Nancy's Mysterious Letter is rather different in some ways from the general Nancy Drew stuff。 Nancy receives a letter informing her that she is an heiress。 The letter gets stolen along with a bunch of other letters。 The suspicion falls on Edward Nixon， the half-brother of the postman， Ira Nixon。 Edward is a rough man and has demanded money from Ira， but he appears to be involved in more shady business。 Then there is Nancy Smith Drew， who is the heiress and has no idea she is going to inherit。 But she is making wedding plans。 Is she doing the right thing？ Is our Nancy going to reach her on time？ Nancy's relationship with Ned seems to have taken off within a couple of books。 She visits him in Emerson and finds a link there that helps her to solve the mysteries from there。 There is a strong romantic element involved in the mystery， which was rather interesting and off-beat as far as the regular ND mysteries are concerned。 There was a rather boring and lengthy description of a "football" game。 This may be due to the fact that this book was written by a different author to Mildred Benson， who wrote the first books of the series。 I did enjoy Nancy's Mysterious Letter and looking forward to reading what other changes Walter Karig brings to the series。 。。。more
Dean Cummings
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“A trim little figurehead she was…neat as an admiral’s cutter…” Sailor Joe’s description of Nancy Drew。In the opening scene， we read that Nancy Drew is driving back from Red Gate Farm， on her way back to the Drew home， along with her friend George Fayne and George’s cousin， Bess Marvin。 Red Gate Farm happens to have been the place that Nancy helped capture a counterfeiting gang in an earlier mystery titled， “The Clue in The Diary。” But today their farm visit was for a very different purpose…to p “A trim little figurehead she was…neat as an admiral’s cutter…” Sailor Joe’s description of Nancy Drew。In the opening scene， we read that Nancy Drew is driving back from Red Gate Farm， on her way back to the Drew home， along with her friend George Fayne and George’s cousin， Bess Marvin。 Red Gate Farm happens to have been the place that Nancy helped capture a counterfeiting gang in an earlier mystery titled， “The Clue in The Diary。” But today their farm visit was for a very different purpose…to pick up a trunk load of fruits and vegetables for the Drew’s housekeeper， Hannah Gruen to use for cooking， preserves and baking purposes。 As the three girls draw near to the Drew home， they spot the local mail carrier， Mr。 Ira Nixon， as he labors under the weight of the heavy mail bag。 Nancy slows down the car to greet the carrier， who tells her that he has a letter for her at the bottom of his bag。 One that was sent by air mail from London， England。 Nancy thanks the carrier， then remembering that it was cool outside， asks the elderly man to stop by their house for cocoa when he reached their address。 For the rest of the drive home， the three girls speculate as to who might be the sender of this mysterious letter from England。 Nancy had no friends there， so that possibility was ruled out。 Bess， for her part， opined that it must be a secret admirer， a suggestion that the other two girls laughed off as yet another of Bess’s romantic fantasies。 Later， the girls arrive at the Drew home， and with the help of Hannah Gruen， they unload the trunk of the car。 Sometime later， the mailman catches up to them。 The exciting， mysterious letter is in his mailbag， and Nancy is tempted to ask about it straight away。 But instead， she opts to be courteous by first offering the carrier a hot chocolate， cookies and delicious pie。 It’s an offer Mr。 Nixon gladly accepts as he sets his bag by the front door and comes into the house to sit down with his friendly hosts。 Sometime later， he’s about to leave when he suddenly remembers， “Nancy， I almost forgot to give you your letter！” The mailman then exits through the front door and a moment later he cries out， “The letters， they’re gone！”As Nancy and the girls make their way to him， they see him standing there， empty mailbags in hand， overwhelmed with the implications of the theft， “Oh dear！ Only six weeks more to my retirement and now this disgrace！” Bess then tries to sooth his nerves， “But Mr。 Nixon， it wasn’t your fault！”The carrier sighs， “It’s a rule that a mail carrier must keep his bag with him at all times。”Suddenly George turns to Nancy， “Your letter from England！ Now you’ll never know who sent it！” The mail man then recalled another problem， “And that’s not the worst of it…I also had a registered letter for Mr。 Drew。 There might have been an important document inside it！” Upon hearing this， Nancy sprang into action， “The thief can’t be far away…we must try to catch him！”The three girls then put on their coats and dashed out the front door。 Moments later， Nancy spotted little Tommy Johnson riding his tricycle on the sidewalk。 Her intuition told her that he might have seen a man fleeing the scene， and that the guilty man， even if he saw Tommy looking at him， would not be concerned， since he was such a young boy。 Nancy’s intuition proved correct， the boy did indeed see a man quickly climb into his car and speed away。 Further， he gave a general description of a thin， rather tall man wearing a yellow winter coat。 The car， the boy added was almost the same color as his coat and his license plate had a TJ letter on it， （remembered easily because these were the boy’s own initials）。 The first two numbers were 1 and 2 the boy added。 And as if this boy wasn’t helpful enough already， he added that he saw the man stuffing what looked like letters into the pocket of his large coat。 Nancy thanks the boy， promising him a detective badge next time she sees him。 She， George and Bess then return to the Drew home， informing the distraught letter carrier （now laying on the sofa， an elderly man in a state of shock，） that while they did not catch the thief， they gained some valuable information。 Nancy then left Hanna and the girls to comfort the older man while she placed calls to the police， the postal inspector and her father about the stolen mail。 It was police chief McGinnis that she reached at the station， telling him everything she knew so far。 The postal inspector was out， but an investigative aid took her message， promising to pass it on once the inspector arrived back in the office。 Then Nancy called her father and told him about the excitement that happened at the house， of her lost letter and the one intended for him。 Mr。 Drew was concerned， “Keep me informed on what is happening Nancy， I’m afraid that the registered letter might have contained a large sum of money。”“Who was the letter from？” Nancy asked。 Mr。 Drew sighed， “I suspect its from a client of mine named Mrs。 Quigley。” “Isn’t it unusual for people to send money through the mail nowadays？” Nancy asked。 “Indeed， it is， and it’s a very bad thing to do。” The lawyer replied， then went on， “I’ve told her repeatedly to send checks， but I have a hunch she ignored my advice again。” Suddenly， there was another voice in the background of the call， “My secretary just tole me that Mrs。 Quigley is here…I’ll have to call you back Nancy，” Her father informed her。 While waiting， Nancy told George and Bess about the client who insisted on sending cash in the mail。 It was not long till Mr。 Drew called back telling her that indeed it was Mrs。 Quigley that sent the packet of cash in the mail。 He said that he was just making this quick call to let her know this one detail and that he and Mrs。 Quigley had more to discuss so he had to go but did ask Nancy to keep him update on any further developments。 Nancy hung up， then turned to the mail man to see if she could learn anything more from him， “Did you by chance see the return address on the envelope to me？” The carrier， somewhat revived， did his best to concentrate， then a moment later， brightened even further when a thought dawned on him， “Seems to me your letter was not from one person…it was more like three names。” “A business firm，” Nancy suggested。 The postal worker was now absorbed， trying his best to conjure up some detail from his memory。 Suddenly， his face lit up once again， “I remember now， clear as a bell…the first word was Malmsbury！” “That’s a wonderful help！” Nancy told him， even as she thought there were probably a lot of Malmsburys in the London area。 It would take her a long time to find out who the sender of the mysterious letter was…But this is Nancy Drew we’re talking about; she wouldn’t stop until she solved the mystery。 And what an eventful few days were to follow for Nancy， George and Bess！ Some of my favorite moments included: Nancy’s run in with a young officious postal inspector， a feisty woman who takes a swing at Nancy for losing a sawbuck， a cufflink clue， a bridge buckling under the weight of Nancy’s car， a Lonely Hearts Club mail scam， Nancy’s collision with an overenthusiastic snow sledder， the rambling but ultimately helpful Mrs。 Skeets， Nancy and a new acquaintance trapped in a dark theater， a dangerous flying rock that almost takes out a young sleuth， and a near miss with a stage curtain were but a very few of the fantastic moments in this story。 I also thought that Nancy， George and Bess’s efforts to short-circuit a wedding was a unique sub plot in this unique version of a Nancy Drew mystery。 History of this book:“Nancy’s Mysterious Letter” was originally published in 1932， the copy I read was the 1968 edition。The cover art in the ’68 edition was the work of renowned painter Rudi Nappi。 He depicted Nancy in a pink suit， （in the style attributed to Chanel）， with a letter in her hand and an overlay image of a letter on a blue background。 The cover art paintings of the 1960’s and 1970’s Nancy Drew editions are， in my opinion， exquisite。 They also aid in telling the story and in general are part of the joy of owning the volumes of this storied collection。 。。。more
Elaine
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I read as many Nancy Drew books growing up as I could find！ Now I am reading some over。 My daughter finds them in Little Free Libraries and sends them to me。 They are as much fun to read now as they were then， although when I was younger I would get each book read in less than a day。 Fun books！
Katja
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4。5 stars & 5/10 hearts。 I enjoyed this story！ It was fun to see Nancy interacting with a little boy。 The plot was interesting and quite unusual。 It was fun to meet George's & Bess's "guys" too。 :D 4。5 stars & 5/10 hearts。 I enjoyed this story！ It was fun to see Nancy interacting with a little boy。 The plot was interesting and quite unusual。 It was fun to meet George's & Bess's "guys" too。 :D 。。。more
Roberta
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Many readers have told me that they consider #9 The Sign of the Twisted Candles （old text） to be the best of the original series。 I wonder if they formed this opinion because they read the books in order。 Reading #9 The Sign of the Twisted Candles was a pleasure after the hot mess that is #8 Nancy's Mysterious Letter。 page 146 "It would be the most remarkable coincidence that ever happened。。。" Is a synopsis of the entire book。 Nancy does even less detecting than usual。 The most suspense we get i Many readers have told me that they consider #9 The Sign of the Twisted Candles （old text） to be the best of the original series。 I wonder if they formed this opinion because they read the books in order。 Reading #9 The Sign of the Twisted Candles was a pleasure after the hot mess that is #8 Nancy's Mysterious Letter。 page 146 "It would be the most remarkable coincidence that ever happened。。。" Is a synopsis of the entire book。 Nancy does even less detecting than usual。 The most suspense we get is wondering what kind of hat Nancy will pick out to wear to the football game。 The usual characters are awkward and stilted， not their old selves。 The plot is all over the place。 page 52: A postal clerk （in 1932， presumably） tells Nancy the it won't be long before we'll have direct mail at least daily。 "Then you can mail a letter here in the morning and it will be in England the next afternoon。" It's been 89 years and we still don't have that。 page 150: Caught in the dark， Nancy claims "After this I'll carry a flashlight with me wherever I go。" Anyone who has read a few Nancy Drew books knows that， when Nancy does remember to carry her flashlight， she forgets to bring spare batteries and is left in the dark anyway。 page 158: I have no problem with authors who throw in a few foreign words， some Spanish or French to spice things up， but one of my pet peeves is dialect。 I hate it when authors make up weird spelling to give characters a dialect or accent or whatever。 There's not much in this book but I will still call it out when I see it。 Nancy asks where she might find a map and is told "Right in de room dere。 Day's a whole slew ob dem in dat desk， Miss。" page 159: Nancy enlists Ted Nickerson's father to help her track down a suspect。 They stop on the road to eat breakfast。 Mr。 Nickerson parks in front of a restaurant and they go inside where "he and Nancy find themselves to be the only customers。" Mr。 Nickerson orders coffee but Nancy， proving herself to be the superior detective， tells him that she would prefer to have hot chocolate。 Any restaurant that serves breakfast and is totally empty obviously serves coffee that is totally undrinkable。 page 162: Nancy walks out of a house holding a bundle of envelopes。 Two boys on a sled run run into her， knocking her down。 The boys jump up and run away but have to come back to get their sled。 Nancy picks up the letters and finds that they have been cut open as the runners of the sled ran over them。 Would someone like to reenact this and show how it happened？ 。。。more
Hillary
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Nancy Drew reread！ This one was a bit weird， with the mystery dependent on a lot of naive characters staying naive。 A lot of weird decisions got made by a lot of people。
Allison
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if you saw me padding my end of year reading goal with kids mystery novels no you didn’t
Krysta
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One of the best ones yet！ The first few installments were getting rather repetitive with the same plot elements （haunted buildings， storms， etc。）， but book eight gives readers a novel mystery with a missing heiress。 There's a great sense of humor embedded in the story， too， as Nancy keeps trying to track down two people， but always arrives just after they've left。 One of the best ones yet！ The first few installments were getting rather repetitive with the same plot elements （haunted buildings， storms， etc。）， but book eight gives readers a novel mystery with a missing heiress。 There's a great sense of humor embedded in the story， too， as Nancy keeps trying to track down two people， but always arrives just after they've left。 。。。more
Estella
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This was a good mystery， a lot of chase scenes and Nancy got attacked pretty often in this one。 Some scenes were a bit unrealistic like Nancy's super accurate translation of some Shakespearean quotes and that she was pretty much able to follow the culprit where ever he went。 Overall though it was a good read。 This was a good mystery， a lot of chase scenes and Nancy got attacked pretty often in this one。 Some scenes were a bit unrealistic like Nancy's super accurate translation of some Shakespearean quotes and that she was pretty much able to follow the culprit where ever he went。 Overall though it was a good read。 。。。more
Sally taylor
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I love reading these old mysteries。 Some things just don't hold up， but hilariously so。 For instance Ned says that Nancy is the best girl detective ever， and she says she is sure there are other girls who could do it too。 LOL， A lady yells at her for being a girl with a car！ Just funny nowadays。。 I love reading these old mysteries。 Some things just don't hold up， but hilariously so。 For instance Ned says that Nancy is the best girl detective ever， and she says she is sure there are other girls who could do it too。 LOL， A lady yells at her for being a girl with a car！ Just funny nowadays。。 。。。more
Steve Rutherford
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