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We venture across the craggy and foggy moors to Blackmoor Manor, nestled in the heart of the UK...

Nancy is off to solve another mystery on behalf of a neighbor and friend, Mrs. Petrov, who is concerned about her daughter Linda. Linda has recently married Hugh Penvellyn and inherited not only an estate, but a stepdaughter, Jane. But things are not as they seem at Blackmoor Manor. Sounds emanate from the walls, chant...

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For this week's episode, we get to follow along as Nancy, Bess and George go to The Great Midwestern Cat Show!

Nancy, Bess and George's former babysitter has entered her Persian cat, Purrfect into the show. Purrfect has quite the pedigree and is also set to star in a national cat food television commercial, but everything is not sunshine and roses.

Andrea and her husband Tad have hit a rocky spot in their relationshi...

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For this week's episode, we follow Nancy and George to Bridgehaven, Connecticut for a seaworthy adventure!

Nancy has been asked by Patricia Newcomb, a friend of Carson's, to help her get to the bottom of who has been sabotaging the seaport's maritime museum, but when Nancy almost gets harpooned, she quickly realizes whoever they are dealing with is no amateur!

Can Nancy and George figure out who is behind the sabot...

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For this week's episode, we read and talk about book #112 Crime in the Queen's Court!

Nancy, Bess and George are volunteering to help out with an Elizabethan themed festival put on by a theater troupe in River Heights. There are Shakespearian plays, archery and weapon demonstrations, banquets and dancing, but something wicked this way comes!

Disasters plague the festival in the form of broken props, fak...

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Well...I have to issue a serious content warning on this episode. *This book talks a lot about body image issues, namely, through the scope of 1990's diet culture and unfortunately, Bess Marvin is at the center of all of it. I really (spoiler alert) was not a fan of this book!

But Nancy, Bess and George find themselves at Spa Solaire, a ritzy spa out in the Arizona desert, after Bess sells the most of their produ...

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Well, we went straight from a Halloween themed Nancy Drew book with last week's episode to a Christmas themed book for this week's episode!

Today we'll be talking about book #110 The Nutcracker Ballet Mystery!

Bess is helping out the owner of a local dance studio, Madame Dugrand, by assisting with costuming for the Christmas production of The Nutcracker Ballet, but weird things are happening at the dance studio.

Miss...

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Today we're discussing book #109 The Mystery of the Masked Rider!

Nancy and Bess go to visit their friend from high school, Colleen Healey, who is gearing up to show her horse, Nightingale, in a competition, but odd things keep happening to Nightingale! The horse is found roaming loose outside of her stall one night, even though Colleen swears she locked her in, nails are placed in her stall and many other scary f...

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On this week's fun episode, we jump into book #108 The Secret of the Tibetan Treasure!

Nancy, Bess and George are at it again, solving another mystery, this time at the Clinton Park Museum! (Not sure where Ned is for this mystery, he did not make an appearance or even get a mention!)

Nancy is asked to help the museum curator, Nelson Stone, who appears to be receiving death threats, but when she shows up at the muse...

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For this episode, we continue to the next book in the series, #107 The Legend of Miner's Creek!

Nancy, Bess and George travel to the Cascade Mountains in Washington state to visit a friend of Carson's, Charlie Griffen, who also has a granddaughter close to their age, Rachel.

Charlie is trying to sell the land his resort, Highland Retreat, sits on in order to pay for Rachel's college tuition. The government and a fe...

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For this week's episode, we continue our journey through the later paperback Nancy Drew books, this time covering book #106 The Case of the Artful Crime!

Bess is working as a coat check girl at a ritzy River Heights restaurant, The Arizona House, and sabotage is on the menu! Bess talks Nancy and her detective skills up to the owner, Shawn Morgan, who hires her as an incognito waitress so she can see who's spoilin...

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For this week's episode, we discuss book #105 The Clue in the Antique Trunk, not to be confused with an earlier mystery story book, #17 The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk!

Nancy, Bess and George go up to New England to see an old neighbor, Vera Alexander, who is putting on a craft fair in the little town of White Falls, but things are not as they seem. Vera has been receiving threats in connection with a town hi...

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For this week's episode, we discuss book #104 The Mystery of the Jade Tiger.

Nancy, Bess and George all head to San Francisco to attend a friend's wedding and also help out a friend of Carson's, Terry Kirkland, who recently lost his wife and is singlehandedly trying to raise their daughter Amy.

But Terry has also been experiencing home break ins--two, in fact, just before the girls arrive, and one right after they ...

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On this episode, we jump into book #103: The Stranger in the Shadows!

Nancy and Bess are hanging out with a neighbor of Nancy's, Suzanne Moorely, who is hosting an exchange student Paula de Jaeger, who is from the Netherlands.

But Suzanne thinks something is going on with Paula. Could Paula be involved in something nefarious, or is Suzanne merely jealous?

This mystery is a slow one to start, but once it picks up,...

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For this fun bonus episode, I share my memories and experiences from the 2026 Danger on Deception Island Clue Crew Trip hosted and put together by Hannah (@nancy.drew.nerd on Instagram)!

I had so much fun getting to go on this trip and it was a once in a lifetime experience! I got to meet so many Nancy Drew fans in person, go kayaking and on a whale watching tour and just have an incredible amount of fun!

I hope yo...

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On this week's episode, we talk about the beloved HerInteractive computer game, game #10 The Secret of Shadow Ranch, which is based on the fifth classic book in the series by the same name!

Nancy, Bess and George head to Shadow Ranch for some horseback riding, hanging out with cowboys, and general fun...but then, Bess and George experience travel mishap after travel mishap..and a phantom horse makes an appearance ...

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On this week's episode, we jump into book #102 The Secret in the Dark.

Nancy, Bess and George head to Seattle--I was just there!--to see Bess's friend Dierdre, an old neighbor, who moved there to pursue her music. Deirdre is newly blind from an accident and is playing her violin in an upcoming competition at the Sabatini Conservatory of Music, but strange things are happening. Noises near the windows of her apartme...

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On this week's episode, we're back to the books and discussing book #101 The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess!

Nancy, Bess and George go to check on a student, Claudia, at the prestigious Brookfield Academy just outside of River Heights, for Carson. But as soon as they get to the school, things seem to be going wrong...

Claudia's roommate, Veronica Armand, daughter of the famous actor and director, Nicholas Arm...

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On this week's episode we're covering the last of the 4 1930's Nancy Drew movies starring Bonita Granville and Frankie Thomas!

Based on the second Nancy Drew book by the same name, Nancy is solving this mystery in River Heights and trying to assist the Turnbull sisters, Rosemary and Floretta, who have been having disturbing things going on at their mansion.

Things have gone missing, there are bumps in the night, an...

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I'm so excited to be talking about the third movie in the 1930's Nancy Drew movie franchise this week, Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter!

Nancy and Carson have to go to Sylvan Lake to try and help Matt Brandon aka Uncle Matt, who has been accused of murder! Ted is also staying at the lake and gets roped into Nancy's shenanigans once again. And might love be on the horizon for Carson Drew?

It's all in this week's episode!...