Nancy Drew #2: The Hidden Staircase

from WillowOne

I picked this book up at a flea market for my GodDaughter. I decided to read the book again for old time sake. I am not going to put much in my review because I don't want to give anything away. Nancy is trying to solve the mystery surrounding the weird happenings at a friends Great Grandmother's...

from TamiHindes

One has to wonder how much editting was done to make this series seem plausible in today's technological world. I looked at the copywrite date 1930, and wondered - did women really have this much freedom then or were they patted on the head and patronized? Did people have phones in their homes? T...

from lucybrown

This is my 12 year old self reviewing. Nancy Drew was addictive, entertaining, suspenseful reading for a preteen in the early 1970s. My daughter was equally hooked at that age in the 21st cent. There is something in this formula that keeps working. Is it great literarture? No! But it is fun.

from jacketscoversread

Nancy's friend, Helen, and Helen's Great-Aunt Rosemary ask Nancy to solve a mystery at her great-grandmother's home, Twin Elms, a stately Colonial mansion in nearby Cliffwood. And Nancy is determined to check it out until she hears that her father is being threatened by crooked lawyer Nathan Gomb...

from lucybrown

This is my 12 year old self reviewing. Nancy Drew was addictive, entertaining, suspenseful reading for a preteen in the early 1970s. My daughter was equally hooked at that age in the 21st cent. There is something in this formula that keeps working. Is it great literarture? No! But it is fun.