Hey look, I'm actually semi-consistent. It's only been about 5 days since I last posted a Nancy Drew review.
Case: Nancy Drew Mystery #76 The Eskimo’s Secret
Rating: 4.5 stars
Date Finished: 8/22/14
Client: Case 1 – Carson Drew disappears while investigating
the mysterious people out to ruin Helen Haggler’s import business. Case 2 –
Somebody’s walked off with a beautiful Eskimo carving called the “Tundra,” and
the only person who might give Nancy answers is her friend, Alana Steele, who’s
also missing.
Does Nancy get captured/ tied up/ and/or knocked out?: No,
well that’s a surprise.
Which friends are present?: Usual suspects are absent on
this one, but there’s a new friend, Alana Steele.
Danger/action level: I’d categorize the action here as
medium. There’s probably more “intrigue” than “action.”
Comments:
- One of Alana’s mini-speeches alone earned the extra
half-star.
- The descriptions of Nancy’s emotional turmoil at her father’s
plight are adequate. I like that the events seem to give her more emotional
depth than we’re used to seeing.
- With the inclusion of tape decks and pay phones, this book
is quite dated, but it’s still fun.
- I found 5 grammatical errors in my copy of this book. I
always thought they were super clean grammatically, since they were published
by a pretty reputable publishing house, but that could just be I read most of
them before really paying attention to that sort of thing.
- The title actually has an integral part of the plot. It’s
not just there to sound cool.
Conclusion: If you want to see more of Nancy Drew the
thinking detective, this is a great choice.
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