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Nancy Drew Files #105
Stolen Affections
Teaming up with River Heights detective Sam Fanelli after an eight-year-old boy is kidnapped, Nancy learns that young Jeremy Wright may be the victim of a custody dispute between his movie star mother and paternal grandparents. Original.
160 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
About the author
Carolyn Keene
1,080 books3,958 followersCarolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.
Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.
Other writers of Nancy Drew volumes include Harriet herself, she wrote most of the series after Mildred quit writing for the Syndicate and in 1959 began a revision of the first 34 texts. The role of the writer of "Carolyn Keene" passed temporarily to Walter Karig who wrote three novels during the Great Depression. Also contributing to Nancy Drew's prolific existence were Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Nancy Axelrod, Priscilla Doll, Charles Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., and Margaret Scherf.
Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.
Other writers of Nancy Drew volumes include Harriet herself, she wrote most of the series after Mildred quit writing for the Syndicate and in 1959 began a revision of the first 34 texts. The role of the writer of "Carolyn Keene" passed temporarily to Walter Karig who wrote three novels during the Great Depression. Also contributing to Nancy Drew's prolific existence were Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Nancy Axelrod, Priscilla Doll, Charles Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., and Margaret Scherf.
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October 21, 2020
These books aren't known for having an advanced vocabulary, but this one taught me a new word: folderol. I had to look that one up; at first, I thought it was a typo or something.
(Have any of you heard or read that word before?)
(Have any of you heard or read that word before?)
March 23, 2025
There was one scene with a St. Patrick’s Day ball which felt shoe horned in.
The second half was more exciting. Especially the train part.
Plenty of red herrings but the culprit was revealed a bit early for me and then it was all about how to catch that person.
A child gets kidnapped. And there’s a lot of lawyers. Indian teacher.
The second half was more exciting. Especially the train part.
Plenty of red herrings but the culprit was revealed a bit early for me and then it was all about how to catch that person.
A child gets kidnapped. And there’s a lot of lawyers. Indian teacher.
November 27, 2019
An 8 year old boy tells Nancy he is about to be abducted... and then he is! While everyone else thinks the kid is home sick, Nancy realises the truth! A fairly complicated plot without a straighforward villain and some nice red herrings. Crap title and cover art though
August 31, 2024
I hadn't read a Nancy Drew book in ages, although I've always been a fan and enjoyed the series when I was a kid. Really liked this one! Love the 80's/90's vibe of the Nancy Drew Files series.
November 22, 2010
OMG!Il love the mystery!
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