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Description edit
Nancy believes her friend’s guardians are trying to steal her inheritance. As she investigates, she has a perilous experience near the deserted bungalow.
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Summary edit
While trying to help a friend out of a difficulty, teenage detective Nancy Drew has a perilous experience in and around a deserted bungalow.
Characters edit
- Nancy Drew: A young, attractive amateur detective who loves to solve mysteries with her best friends Bess, George, and Ned.
- Carson Drew: Nancy's father (a widower)
- Bess Marvin: One of Nancy's best friends
- George Fayne: One of Nancy's best friends
- Hannah Gruen: Housekeeper for the Drew's
- Ned Nickerson: Nancy's boyfriend
- Laura Pendleton: An orphan who Nancy befriends while solving the mystery.
- Jacob Aborn: Add a description of this character.
- Helen
- Mrs. Donnell
- Stumpy Dowd
- Mrs. Abom
- Jim Donnell
- Mrs. Stewart
- Drews
- Cathy
- Mr. Seward
- Don Cameron
- Marian Aborn
- Melrose Lake
- Mrs. Farley
- Mcginnis
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
"LOOK at those black storm clouds!" Nancy Drew pointed out to her friend, Helen Corning, who was seated beside her in the bow of the small red motorboat.
Table of Contents edit
1. A Blinding Storm
2. Uninvited Guests
3. Strange Guardians
4. The Tree Crash
5. The Unexpected Prowler
6. An Invitation to Sleuth
7. A Startling Assignment
8. The Frightened Runaway
9. A Valuable Inheritance
10. The Danger Sign
11. Trapped!
12. A Black Abyss
13. An Actor's Ruse
14. A Desperate Situation
15. Plans for Rescue
16. A Speedy Getaway
17. Two-Way Detecting
18. Night Trail
19. Missing Property
20. A Surprise Gift
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 176 in Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. (standard series)
Preceded by The Hidden Staircase, and followed by The Mystery at Lilac Inn.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Carolyn Keene (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: New York: Grosset & Dunlap
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1930
ISBN: 1557091579
Page Count: 180
Publisher: New York: Grosset & Dunlap
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1930
ISBN: 1557091579
Page Count: 180
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.91
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 › Series › Mystery & Detective › Nancy Drew
- Books › Children's Books › Authors & Illustrators, A-Z › ( K ) › Keene, Carolyn
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
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