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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #14
The Whispering Statue
Nancy is asked to solve a puzzling mystery then encounters a second case. The first concerns a valuable collection of rare books. Wealthy Mrs. Merriam has commissioned a supposedly reputable art dealer to sell it, but soon believes the man is a swindler. The second mystery involves the theft of a beautiful marble statue, rumored to whisper, has an uncanny resemblance to Nancy! As suddenly as it disappeared, the marble statue is returned and is discovered to be a reproduction! To solve both mysteries, Nancy adopts an alias and a disguise, becomes an employee of the suspicious dealer, gathering evidence against a clever ring of art thieves. This book is the revised text. The plot of the original story (©1937) is different.
179 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1937
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Carolyn Keene
950 books3,859 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 In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.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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May 19, 2021
Loved this one. Nancy is called on to investigate the theft of a whispering marble statue AND the possible cheating of the antiques of a Mrs Merriam. Nancy disguises herself as Debbie Lynstock and along with Bess and George, stays comfortably at a yacht club. She gets a job at the art dealer's shop whom Mrs. Merriam suspects of cheating.
I read the 70s revised edition. The 30's original has a completely different plot though the basic outline remains the same. It also introduced Nancy's dog, Togo, to readers, which the 70s version completely dispensed with. The original appears to be better but happily, the revision is still good enough!
This is Nancy's first attempt at disguising herself, though she would do it more and more in later books. This is also one in which the stakes are upped and Nancy is almost killed. I enjoyed the story as Nancy investigated the unpleasant Mr. Bassington and snooping at his shop while proving to be a super saleswoman. It was hilarious that Bassington got caught because he was too greedy to let Nancy go since she was minting money for him!
There are some fun moments when Nancy wins a race. Her managing to keep her disguise on for days altogether is weird but I am totally on suspension of disbelief mode when I am reading a ND book. This is definitely one of the better books of the series.
I read the 70s revised edition. The 30's original has a completely different plot though the basic outline remains the same. It also introduced Nancy's dog, Togo, to readers, which the 70s version completely dispensed with. The original appears to be better but happily, the revision is still good enough!
This is Nancy's first attempt at disguising herself, though she would do it more and more in later books. This is also one in which the stakes are upped and Nancy is almost killed. I enjoyed the story as Nancy investigated the unpleasant Mr. Bassington and snooping at his shop while proving to be a super saleswoman. It was hilarious that Bassington got caught because he was too greedy to let Nancy go since she was minting money for him!
There are some fun moments when Nancy wins a race. Her managing to keep her disguise on for days altogether is weird but I am totally on suspension of disbelief mode when I am reading a ND book. This is definitely one of the better books of the series.
July 25, 2010
I read all the Nancy Drew books (and the Hardy Boys) when I was a child, but I will admit that I have read them all again as an adult (a few years ago). The stories are old fashioned, but that's why I like them so much.
July 24, 2022
4.5⭐️
This was such an intense mystery! Nancy goes undercover as Debbie Lynnbrook to solve two mysteries that just so happen to intertwine. The whole time Nancy… er, Debbie is undercover, I was so worried her identity would be exposed. Needless to say, I was on the edge of my seat.
Like many Nancy Drew novels, there were some parts that cleaned up a little too nicely or were rather unbelievable, but in the end, I don’t really care haha.
I really enjoyed this one!!
This was such an intense mystery! Nancy goes undercover as Debbie Lynnbrook to solve two mysteries that just so happen to intertwine. The whole time Nancy… er, Debbie is undercover, I was so worried her identity would be exposed. Needless to say, I was on the edge of my seat.
Like many Nancy Drew novels, there were some parts that cleaned up a little too nicely or were rather unbelievable, but in the end, I don’t really care haha.
I really enjoyed this one!!
December 29, 2020
TOGO!!! Nancy Drew's #14 adventure gives us Togo. . .a dog that came from different DNA lines, depending on which version of the book you just read. There was a lot going on in this adventure, starting with art thefts (a switch?) and then, as the title implies, statuary whispers to the living. Scary.
This one had way too much going on, and felt a little crowded, but still, an ND is an ND and I will continue on! Off to #15!
This one had way too much going on, and felt a little crowded, but still, an ND is an ND and I will continue on! Off to #15!
August 25, 2020
Nancy goes undercover as a shopgirl to catch a ring that threatened her father and, even when she notices that they’ve skipped out, she continues making sales. She keeps reopening the shop even when staking out the villain, and sells thousands in merchandise, even when she knows it’s counterfeit! Nancy, work on your damn priorities.
November 4, 2022
Yet another great mystery featuring everyone's favorite teenage sleuth.
March 17, 2019
In an interview, American actress Keri Russell was discussing her love for reading when she said:
“I must have ready every Nancy Drew book on the planet!”
And after reading “The Whispering Statue,” Nancy Drew # 14, I can definitely relate to Russel’s enthusiasm. The story is well written, the plot engaging and the characters, both primary and supporting, were diverse and compelling enough to keep me absorbed. Simply put, this book was a delight to read!
For those who haven’t read this one yet, here’s a basic overview:
Mrs. Horace Merriam is wealthy, dignified, statuesque, slender and pretty, but despite everything she has going for her, she’s stuck with a problem she’s unable solve on her own. This eventually prompts her to call on River Height’s most respected, experienced and adept attorney, Mr. Carson Drew.
As for Drew, when Mrs. Merriam informs him of the nature of her predicament, he realizes that he has a problem of his own. He’s unable to dedicate the time to Mrs. Merriam’s case that he knows is required:
“I know Mrs. Merriam is in a hurry to have this mystery solved. Unfortunately I am busy on another case which will take me out of town for a while.”
Suddenly, an idea comes to him and he knows he has the answer.
He’ll bring his work home.
Rather than making an appointment at the office, He invites Mrs. Merriam to his home for dinner with his family where he introduces her to the Drew’s longtime housekeeper, Mrs. Hannah Gruen, his daughter’s best friend George Fayne, George’s cousin, Bess Marvin and lastly, his daughter, the superstar amateur sleuth, Nancy Drew.
After the introductions, Carson asks Mrs. Merriam to share the nature of her dilemma with the group.
Her uncle, she explains, had left her a fine library of rare books, and apparently the collection was so large she was unable to shelve them at her residence. She then hired a certain Mr. Willis Basswood, the owner of a high-class art gallery and bookshop, to act as a commissioned seller of the books.
At first everything seemed to be going well, and Basswood was able to fetch a few fairly favorable sums for the first couple of volumes. Then suddenly the money stopped coming. It was about that time that Mr. Basswood began to comport himself in a cagey fashion.
“The books are not selling,” he’d declared rather defensively.
Mrs. Merriam gave it a bit more time and when no additional funds were coming her way, she began to suspect that Mr. Basswood was actually selling the books and not turning the money over to her. That, she told the group, was when she contacted Carson Drew to look into the case.
After Mrs. Merriam told her story, Carson Drew noticed how engaged and intrigued his daughter Nancy was. He was already thinking that his daughter was ready to take on a case of her own, especially after she’d recently solved the “Mystery of the Ivory Charm.” She was showing greater and greater promise as a detective and Carson also knew that George and Bess would be a wonderful help to her on top of giving him a greater sense of confidence that she would be safe while out of town. Soon, it was decided that Nancy, George and Bess would travel to Waterford, the coastal town where Mrs. Merriam lived. Once there, they would begin to investigate the case.
It was at that point that Nancy, George and Bess learned that there would be yet another mystery awaiting them in Waterford. It was about a whispering statue no less!
“It concerns the yacht club,” Mrs. Merriam began, “Maybe you three girls would like to solve that mystery too?” She saw that she had a fascinated audience before her:
She then told the girls of the life-size statue made of fine marble. It had been imported from Italy many years before by a man of Italian descent. “He lived on the mansion, which is now the Waterford Yacht Club. The statue stood on the front lawn.”
Then Mrs. Merriam seemed to be studying Nancy’s face, her expression was curious:
“You know, as I recall the face of the sculpture, the young woman looked very much like you. Actually, she was supposed to resemble the wife of its owner. The couple had come from Italy, but she never got over the feeling of homesickness. She passed away in her twenties.”
She then told the girls how the husband died shortly after and how it took a long time to settle the estate. In the meantime, the Waterford Yacht Club purchased the estate. It was sometime between the signing of the contract and the day the yacht club took title of the property that the statue was stolen. The police had made a careful investigation, but no clues were ever found.
“Did you ever hear the statue whisper?” Mrs. Merriam was asked.
“Indeed I did. It was kind of weird. Sometimes you could almost distinguish words. There were warnings and then affectionate little murmurings.” Her story left everyone speechless.
A couple days later, Nancy, George and Bess all met at the airport. Their destination was Waterford, the case of the missing book collection, and most amazing, the mystery of the legendary whispering statue.
That is where the story really began, and what followed was an amazing saga complete with, clever disguises, sailboat attacks, fine art forgeries and attempted kidnappings. In addition to this, “The Whispering Statue” was brimming with many of the “Nancy Drew Features” that I love so much! These include: cut telephone lines, great character names (i.e. “Trunk Rasson”), hidden passageways to secreted rooms and letter fragment clues.
And this review would not be complete without my favorite moment in this book. Fear not, it does not spoil anything!
I won’t tell you exactly what happened, but suffice it to say, if you suddenly realize that you are about to be discovered by a goon, and you happen to be in a room containing empty picture frames…then I suggest to stand inside that frame…and remain very, very, still!
Nancy Drew in “The Whispering Statue” is an outstanding story. My only complaint was that it all ended far too soon.
“I must have ready every Nancy Drew book on the planet!”
And after reading “The Whispering Statue,” Nancy Drew # 14, I can definitely relate to Russel’s enthusiasm. The story is well written, the plot engaging and the characters, both primary and supporting, were diverse and compelling enough to keep me absorbed. Simply put, this book was a delight to read!
For those who haven’t read this one yet, here’s a basic overview:
Mrs. Horace Merriam is wealthy, dignified, statuesque, slender and pretty, but despite everything she has going for her, she’s stuck with a problem she’s unable solve on her own. This eventually prompts her to call on River Height’s most respected, experienced and adept attorney, Mr. Carson Drew.
As for Drew, when Mrs. Merriam informs him of the nature of her predicament, he realizes that he has a problem of his own. He’s unable to dedicate the time to Mrs. Merriam’s case that he knows is required:
“I know Mrs. Merriam is in a hurry to have this mystery solved. Unfortunately I am busy on another case which will take me out of town for a while.”
Suddenly, an idea comes to him and he knows he has the answer.
He’ll bring his work home.
Rather than making an appointment at the office, He invites Mrs. Merriam to his home for dinner with his family where he introduces her to the Drew’s longtime housekeeper, Mrs. Hannah Gruen, his daughter’s best friend George Fayne, George’s cousin, Bess Marvin and lastly, his daughter, the superstar amateur sleuth, Nancy Drew.
After the introductions, Carson asks Mrs. Merriam to share the nature of her dilemma with the group.
Her uncle, she explains, had left her a fine library of rare books, and apparently the collection was so large she was unable to shelve them at her residence. She then hired a certain Mr. Willis Basswood, the owner of a high-class art gallery and bookshop, to act as a commissioned seller of the books.
At first everything seemed to be going well, and Basswood was able to fetch a few fairly favorable sums for the first couple of volumes. Then suddenly the money stopped coming. It was about that time that Mr. Basswood began to comport himself in a cagey fashion.
“The books are not selling,” he’d declared rather defensively.
Mrs. Merriam gave it a bit more time and when no additional funds were coming her way, she began to suspect that Mr. Basswood was actually selling the books and not turning the money over to her. That, she told the group, was when she contacted Carson Drew to look into the case.
After Mrs. Merriam told her story, Carson Drew noticed how engaged and intrigued his daughter Nancy was. He was already thinking that his daughter was ready to take on a case of her own, especially after she’d recently solved the “Mystery of the Ivory Charm.” She was showing greater and greater promise as a detective and Carson also knew that George and Bess would be a wonderful help to her on top of giving him a greater sense of confidence that she would be safe while out of town. Soon, it was decided that Nancy, George and Bess would travel to Waterford, the coastal town where Mrs. Merriam lived. Once there, they would begin to investigate the case.
It was at that point that Nancy, George and Bess learned that there would be yet another mystery awaiting them in Waterford. It was about a whispering statue no less!
“It concerns the yacht club,” Mrs. Merriam began, “Maybe you three girls would like to solve that mystery too?” She saw that she had a fascinated audience before her:
She then told the girls of the life-size statue made of fine marble. It had been imported from Italy many years before by a man of Italian descent. “He lived on the mansion, which is now the Waterford Yacht Club. The statue stood on the front lawn.”
Then Mrs. Merriam seemed to be studying Nancy’s face, her expression was curious:
“You know, as I recall the face of the sculpture, the young woman looked very much like you. Actually, she was supposed to resemble the wife of its owner. The couple had come from Italy, but she never got over the feeling of homesickness. She passed away in her twenties.”
She then told the girls how the husband died shortly after and how it took a long time to settle the estate. In the meantime, the Waterford Yacht Club purchased the estate. It was sometime between the signing of the contract and the day the yacht club took title of the property that the statue was stolen. The police had made a careful investigation, but no clues were ever found.
“Did you ever hear the statue whisper?” Mrs. Merriam was asked.
“Indeed I did. It was kind of weird. Sometimes you could almost distinguish words. There were warnings and then affectionate little murmurings.” Her story left everyone speechless.
A couple days later, Nancy, George and Bess all met at the airport. Their destination was Waterford, the case of the missing book collection, and most amazing, the mystery of the legendary whispering statue.
That is where the story really began, and what followed was an amazing saga complete with, clever disguises, sailboat attacks, fine art forgeries and attempted kidnappings. In addition to this, “The Whispering Statue” was brimming with many of the “Nancy Drew Features” that I love so much! These include: cut telephone lines, great character names (i.e. “Trunk Rasson”), hidden passageways to secreted rooms and letter fragment clues.
And this review would not be complete without my favorite moment in this book. Fear not, it does not spoil anything!
I won’t tell you exactly what happened, but suffice it to say, if you suddenly realize that you are about to be discovered by a goon, and you happen to be in a room containing empty picture frames…then I suggest to stand inside that frame…and remain very, very, still!
Nancy Drew in “The Whispering Statue” is an outstanding story. My only complaint was that it all ended far too soon.
October 11, 2017
Suddenly I skipped ahead of the series. Nancy now has 2 friends who go everywhere with her. And she also has a "special friend" named Ned who plays football and goes to college. I guess I'll have to fill in the gaps at some point to see how Nancy acquired these folks.
This plot has some laughable moments where Nancy goes in "disguise," wearing a wig and sunglasses. And I'm seeing a pattern where her esteemed attorney father Carson Drew ALWAYS goes out of town when his daughter embarks on sleuthing missions. It's like "See you later, honey. Have fun endangering yourself in the company of criminals. If you need me, I'll be 300 miles away and unreachable except by long distance telephone or telegram."
However, Nancy has a great support group. And she gets to hang around in a yacht club in this book! She has some fun times whenever the criminals aren't trying to injure or kidnap her.
This plot has some laughable moments where Nancy goes in "disguise," wearing a wig and sunglasses. And I'm seeing a pattern where her esteemed attorney father Carson Drew ALWAYS goes out of town when his daughter embarks on sleuthing missions. It's like "See you later, honey. Have fun endangering yourself in the company of criminals. If you need me, I'll be 300 miles away and unreachable except by long distance telephone or telegram."
However, Nancy has a great support group. And she gets to hang around in a yacht club in this book! She has some fun times whenever the criminals aren't trying to injure or kidnap her.
July 30, 2018
THE WHISPERING STATUE by Carolyn Keene
Another good book that was actually written by Mildred Wirt, my favorite Nancy Drew writer, but then the outline came from a person who has no sense of adventure. Still, Mildred Wirt pulled it off as best she could.
“Another season and the house surely will topple into the sea. Toward the right lay what remained of a garden. There were a few scraggly rose bushes entangled among a jungle of weeds. Yet when the visitors came within view of the Whispoering Girl statue, they halted and stared in awe, for the figure tended to dignify its unkempt surroundings.”
Not much of this book centers around this statue or this house as in the way of exploring it or having heard of ghosts that haunt it, and this is what would have given the book five stars for me. It center on its owners. The elderly man’s wife is gone, and he had bequeathed his house to his long lost daughter, but because she had not shown up to accept her inheritance, the house goes to waste, and the ocean keeps taking more of the cliff that the house sets on away.
When I read reviews of this book I realize that the edited edition is way different than what I had read in my first edition book.
In this book Nancy is followed by a dog that she just can’t get rid of, and so she names him Togo and brings him home with her. I have done that with dogs. Togo then becomes part of the Drew family.
She also ends up with a monkey for awhile but finds its owner, a foreigner who desires to steal the statue.
What could go wrong in this story? Well, for me, it is that although I had just read the book I can’t tell you much about it. I recall The Happy Hollister’s with more detail and so am confusing the two mysteries.
Ah, ha. I recall her meeting a woman on a train that is wearing a cape, and when the cape gets ruffled up it exposes her money, so a man who sees her money comes over to sit with her. Nancy tries to warn her but the woman won’t listen. She spends her time trying to warn her to the very end of the book.
So, we have two mysteries, one the monkey man desiring to steal a statue, and another man desiring to steal money from a woman. And that is it for me.
Note: This was a reread of the 1937 edition.
Another good book that was actually written by Mildred Wirt, my favorite Nancy Drew writer, but then the outline came from a person who has no sense of adventure. Still, Mildred Wirt pulled it off as best she could.
“Another season and the house surely will topple into the sea. Toward the right lay what remained of a garden. There were a few scraggly rose bushes entangled among a jungle of weeds. Yet when the visitors came within view of the Whispoering Girl statue, they halted and stared in awe, for the figure tended to dignify its unkempt surroundings.”
Not much of this book centers around this statue or this house as in the way of exploring it or having heard of ghosts that haunt it, and this is what would have given the book five stars for me. It center on its owners. The elderly man’s wife is gone, and he had bequeathed his house to his long lost daughter, but because she had not shown up to accept her inheritance, the house goes to waste, and the ocean keeps taking more of the cliff that the house sets on away.
When I read reviews of this book I realize that the edited edition is way different than what I had read in my first edition book.
In this book Nancy is followed by a dog that she just can’t get rid of, and so she names him Togo and brings him home with her. I have done that with dogs. Togo then becomes part of the Drew family.
She also ends up with a monkey for awhile but finds its owner, a foreigner who desires to steal the statue.
What could go wrong in this story? Well, for me, it is that although I had just read the book I can’t tell you much about it. I recall The Happy Hollister’s with more detail and so am confusing the two mysteries.
Ah, ha. I recall her meeting a woman on a train that is wearing a cape, and when the cape gets ruffled up it exposes her money, so a man who sees her money comes over to sit with her. Nancy tries to warn her but the woman won’t listen. She spends her time trying to warn her to the very end of the book.
So, we have two mysteries, one the monkey man desiring to steal a statue, and another man desiring to steal money from a woman. And that is it for me.
Note: This was a reread of the 1937 edition.
September 23, 2011
A very spooky Nancy Drew novel. Based in a seaside town, Nancy tries to find a missing statue.
August 4, 2018
I enjoyed this Nancy Drew very much, probably because it had to do with art and statuary. The story was pretty well constructed and was easy to follow and enjoy.
January 4, 2023
The Whispering Statue is a Nancy Drew Mystery story so I was pumped to pick it up.
However I am quickly realising that I enjoy these books less and less with time. Maybe it's because I find a few things quite very silly or just the writing style I so old I barely feel any enthusiasm for the story.
This one had to do with art and statues so definitely a not very branched out topic in my reading so it had a few new things to explore but I was disappointed because we got so very less about the statue itself and more of the owners and the art dealer.
Also, I found it a bit ridiculous that Nancy was able to put up a disguise and even manipulated her voice for so long and no one knew. She also made some foolish decisions along the way which is so damn against her whole character that it all felt really inconsistent.
2 stars.
However I am quickly realising that I enjoy these books less and less with time. Maybe it's because I find a few things quite very silly or just the writing style I so old I barely feel any enthusiasm for the story.
This one had to do with art and statues so definitely a not very branched out topic in my reading so it had a few new things to explore but I was disappointed because we got so very less about the statue itself and more of the owners and the art dealer.
Also, I found it a bit ridiculous that Nancy was able to put up a disguise and even manipulated her voice for so long and no one knew. She also made some foolish decisions along the way which is so damn against her whole character that it all felt really inconsistent.
2 stars.
April 4, 2021
Nancy Drew, undercover working girl! Interesting art-themed mystery. Also, Dick the Yacht Club Employee deserves Employee of the Month and MVP for this case. Though, at the same time, dude. What the heck? Sure, just let these three rando girls you've never met before but are staying at your place of employment run around with your car and take out one of the nicest boats the club has. What could possibly go wrong? You're way too trusting, Dick. For a book featuring swindlers, you could very easily have been a victim yourself.
Also...
Oh, and this is probably my favorite Bess quote to date: "Will it be a nice straight mystery, or one that's going to scare the wits out of me?" I feel like this summarizes Bess' character way better than any of the eye-roll worthy ones about food and dieting.
Also...
Oh, and this is probably my favorite Bess quote to date: "Will it be a nice straight mystery, or one that's going to scare the wits out of me?" I feel like this summarizes Bess' character way better than any of the eye-roll worthy ones about food and dieting.
January 18, 2018
Everyone who knows me knows I love Nancy Drew. But this book was crazy. Nancy Drew giving spiritual advice? Nancy Drew causing a couple of people to have heart attacks? Nancy Drew not having impeccable judgment? This book was bananas. And not in a good way. I like my formula to stay the way it is when I read a book like this. And this one seemed totally off.
July 2, 2022
I sped through this one. Really good!
July 16, 2022
Don't get me started!!!
June 28, 2024
Nostalgiläsning! Min samling Kitty-böcker från barndomen har gått förlorade, så jag blev så glad när jag fann två av de jag haft i en bokbytarhylla. Var tvungen att genast läsa om. :)
(Läste boken från 1937. Det finns tydligen en helt omskriven version med annan plot från senare datum, upptäckte jag när jag kikade på recensioner här på Goodreads.)
(Läste boken från 1937. Det finns tydligen en helt omskriven version med annan plot från senare datum, upptäckte jag när jag kikade på recensioner här på Goodreads.)
October 31, 2023
4.5 stars & 5/10 hearts. Again, I read the 1930 version because that's all Archive had. I actually enjoyed it, though! I liked the whole part about the house and statues. (Poor old estate...) I still kinda wish they'd explained more about the statues, though. The excitement and mystery were well done, and Miss Morse was quite interesting... The Owens were nice too. Overall, it was a fun, interesting mystery!
A Favourite Humorous Quote: "Oh, Togo is a good dog now," she laughed. "You forget that I've been training him."
"Maybe he will forget it, too," said George dryly.
A Favourite Humorous Quote: "Oh, Togo is a good dog now," she laughed. "You forget that I've been training him."
"Maybe he will forget it, too," said George dryly.
April 15, 2014
I thought this was a great book. I really like how Nancy disguised herself while solving the whole mystery and how she took chances to work under Basswood's nose. I am very happy that she finally found the whispering statue and solve two mysteries that (of course) is connected. Anyways, the book was great and I hope people also enjoy it, even though it might be over risky!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 17, 2022
(1970 version) this was kind of ridiculous but I loved it. The absolute slay of Nancy doing all that with her wig not falling off the whole time until she got forcibly stuffed into a statue and loaded on a truck!? Not even when her sailboat capsized? Not through a gas leak explosion?? she was holding it down as Debbie Lynbrook.
January 31, 2022
My re-reads of these have taken a downward turn, it seems. The first dozen or so still read fine but the past couple have been, well, dated and wonky in the worst ways. So much happening in this book, to its detriment.
September 9, 2021
It Was ok But the Older Versions are better.
October 28, 2020
This Armada edition was the original text. It's definitely one of the more ridiculous stories!
Nancy acquires a stray dog who catalyses an encounter with a women called Mrs Owens at an event in River Heights. The woman tells Nancy she strongly resembles a Whispering Girl statue she once saw on an old estate on the coast.
Coincidentally (!) Nancy then leaves for the very same costal town to holiday while her father investigates a case. She determines to see the statue for herself. On the journey she meets an old woman she suspects of being the mark of a swindler, however the women Miss Morse, is not receptive to Nancy's warnings.
When on the coast Nancy is embroiled in her father's investigation, in trying to find the statue and then prevent its theft, there's an escapee monkey and also a long lost husband and wife and a delinquent daughter and long lost son and a house that falls into the sea.....it's ridiculous!
Entertaining if only for the humour of the outlandish plot!
Nancy acquires a stray dog who catalyses an encounter with a women called Mrs Owens at an event in River Heights. The woman tells Nancy she strongly resembles a Whispering Girl statue she once saw on an old estate on the coast.
Coincidentally (!) Nancy then leaves for the very same costal town to holiday while her father investigates a case. She determines to see the statue for herself. On the journey she meets an old woman she suspects of being the mark of a swindler, however the women Miss Morse, is not receptive to Nancy's warnings.
When on the coast Nancy is embroiled in her father's investigation, in trying to find the statue and then prevent its theft, there's an escapee monkey and also a long lost husband and wife and a delinquent daughter and long lost son and a house that falls into the sea.....it's ridiculous!
Entertaining if only for the humour of the outlandish plot!
May 31, 2018
Typical Nancy Drew, again with the apparently requisite kidnapping. How on earth can people get kidnapped so often??? Why is kidnapping almost always included in these stories?? It is like the publishers required this item in their plot scenario. Oh, yes, and this one also included a statue that may or may not "whisper", which is stolen.
January 27, 2018
This was a nice book, not the best, but still pretty good. I really like Nancy going undercover in a disguise, and working in the criminal’s store. That was probably the best part. Overall I would recommend to all mystery and adventure lovers!
October 5, 2020
I’ve always loved Nancy Drew. This one was such a fun mystery, and it reminded me of when I was younger. I only had four or five of the Nancy Drew books, and I would read them over and over and over again. So, it was nice reading another one from the series. I highly recommend.
January 31, 2024
So much less cringey than the last one. I had forgotten how much peril Nancy gets in. Perhaps that's because it never lasts very long. Whew.
It's so handy how Mr. Drew knows absolutely everybody Nancy needs to solve her mysteries. And is she ever going to get a job that pays?
It's so handy how Mr. Drew knows absolutely everybody Nancy needs to solve her mysteries. And is she ever going to get a job that pays?
June 1, 2020
forgery mysteries might be what Nancy does best, but especially this one!
July 26, 2021
This is #14 in the Nancy Drew series and I don't remember reading this one as a young girl. I would have remembered Nancy finding Togo, the dog. It was a pretty good story about con men and long lost love.
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