The Best Detective

Nancy Drew: Notebooks #8

by Carolyn Keene, Anthony Accardo (Illustrator)

"I'm the best!" "No, I'm the best!" Who is the best detective of all? Nancy Drew's special detective notebook is gone! And, boy, is she in trouble. Inside were three passes - for her, Bess, and George - to the most spectacular movie of all time, Star Quest 2 . Sure, Nancy's friends will forgive her...maybe in a million years. Even worse, Jason Hutchings is looking for the notebook - just to prove how easy it is to be a detective. One thing's for these days, it's not easy being Nancy Drew!

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Middle Grade, Juvenile

80 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Carolyn 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 In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.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.

Reviews

[Karen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book “The Best Detective” is an easy mystery book. In the book, Nancy loses her detective notebook, and inside the notebook, there are 3 movie tickets that she needs to watch with her 2 best friends. However that is not the worse, the worse is Jason try to find her notebook, to prove that he is the best detective. At the end, Nancy finds that. I think this book is good, although is an easy book to read, but the mystery in this book you can always meet it in your life. For example, I am a person who always lost things. This book tells you be careful your own thing, that's your responsibility.

[Tabitha Reji · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great thinking Nancy !
No wonder you are the best detective 🕵️‍♀️

[Alex · Rating 3 out of 5]

How is little Brenda just as bad as adult Brenda?!

[G · Rating 2 out of 5]

Warning: This review may contain spoilers.

Nancy loses important movie tickets and suspects that someone might have stolen them.

This was one of the good books from my childhood! I was always intrigued with mystery stories. Books that involved Nancy Drew fed my interest. I found it interesting to read books from her younger days. They may seem very childish, but hey! It is still a fast and fun read.

[James Crawford · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is #8 in the Nancy Drew notebook series. The story starts with Nancy's blue detective notebook going missing. A kid named Jason (a rather immature kid, even for 3rd grade) decides he wants to prove he's a better detective than Nancy and so he competes with her in trying to find her notebook.
As usual, there are different suspects and Nancy works hard to solve the mystery. As expected, she solves the mystery, though the solution is somewhat unexpected. A good book.

[Chris Comden · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Pen Pal Puzzle by Carolyn Keene
Series: Yes Nancy Drew Notebooks #8
Format: Softcover
Stars: 3
Recommend: Yes
Would Reread: No



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[Madison · Rating 4 out of 5]

idk i geuss its all right

[Kristina · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a good one for kids. The characters are polite, well mannered, and have fun, too.

[Yasuko · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Micky Parise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick fast read. Brought back memories of Nancy Drew books. Recommend.