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A review by bargainsleuth
The Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene
4.0
Once again, Nancy, Bess and George find a woman and child down on their luck with no money and a missing husband, who is supposed to be looking for work. While returning home from a carnival, Nancy and gang come upon a mansion engulfed in flames. Nancy tries to run toward the house to see if anyone needs help, and sees a man dart through the bushes and run off into the woods. But of course, he dropped something: a diary. It is written in Swedish, and even our almost-perfect Nancy does not know the language. As with most Nancy Drew mysteries, the destitute woman and daughter are tied to the man who dropped the diary.
Nancy withholds information from the police repeatedly because they are not that good at their job and rush to judgment. ?!!
I grew up on the Revised Texts, so Ned Nickerson was always around. In this, the Original Text, we meet Ned for the first time and see Nancy as a somewhat bashful young lady when around Ned. It was nice to read how their relationship started.
And kudos on the introduction to the Applewood edition. I agree wholeheartedly with Maron--George was who held my interest throughout the series. The short dark hair, the athletic build, the bluntness, the tomboyishness, that was me growing up. I'm glad to read someone else who shares my opinion.
Nancy withholds information from the police repeatedly because they are not that good at their job and rush to judgment. ?!!
I grew up on the Revised Texts, so Ned Nickerson was always around. In this, the Original Text, we meet Ned for the first time and see Nancy as a somewhat bashful young lady when around Ned. It was nice to read how their relationship started.
And kudos on the introduction to the Applewood edition. I agree wholeheartedly with Maron--George was who held my interest throughout the series. The short dark hair, the athletic build, the bluntness, the tomboyishness, that was me growing up. I'm glad to read someone else who shares my opinion.