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Description edit
With her wits and her ever present girlfriends, the resourceful Nancy Drew foils a gang of bank robbers and kidnappers. With just the right dramatic flair, the self-deprecating Nancy Drew keenly solves the mystery of a romantic legend involving an outlaw and a ranch-owner's daughter. Whether... read more
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Characters edit
- Nancy Drew: A young, attractive amateur detective who loves to solve mysteries with her good friends Bess and George, and her boyfriend Ned. She often helps her father, the well known Carson Drew solve cases.
- Carson Drew: Nancy's father (a widower)
- Hannah Gruen: Housekeeper for the Drew's
- Bess Marvin: One of Nancy's best friends, plump, loves food
- George Fayne: One of Nancy's best friends, tomboy, has short hair
- Ned Nickerson: Nancy's boyfriend
- Dave: one of the cowboys, likes Nancy, has a brother and sister,
- Alice: dad is lost, Bess and George's cousin
- Mrs. Thurmond: the cook
- Bursey: Add a description of this character.
- Frances
- Bud
- Dirk Valentine
- Mr. Diamond
- Mary Deer: The owner of a gift/antique shop. Indian girl
- Brice
- Mrs. Raw
- Curtis
- Mr. Regor
- Jack: Alice's father
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
"Here I am girls!" exclaimed Nancy Drew as she hugged her two best friends.
Table of Contents edit
1. A Curious Stranger
2. Dangerous Surprises
3. Warning Rattle
4. A Red Clue
5. Desperado's Gift
6. Shorty's Shortcut
7. Rockslide!
8. Escaped Dog
9. Tack Room Prisoner
10. Hidden Entrance
11. A Rewarding Search
12. Lights Out!
13. Missing Alert
14. The Nettle Trick
15. A Perilous Ride
16. The Sheriff's Quarry
17. An Interrupted Program
18. The Black Phantom
19. The Cliff's Secret
20. Daring Tactics
Series & Lists edit
This is book 5 of 176 in Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. (standard series)
Preceded by The Mystery at Lilac Inn, and followed by The Secret of Red Gate Farm.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carolyn Keene (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: January 1, 1931
ISBN: 000692526X
Page Count: 160
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: January 1, 1931
ISBN: 000692526X
Page Count: 160
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › Literature › Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror › Mysteries, Espionage, & Detectives
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Girls & Women › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( K ) › Keene, Carolyn
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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