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The Bluebeard Room (Nancy Drew #77) Paperback – November 7, 1985

by Carolyn Keene (Author)
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 64 ratings
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The young sleuth travels to Cornwall, England to uncover a mysterious coven of witches plaguing an old friend.
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  1. Book 65 of 163
    Nancy Drew Mysteries
  2. Print length
    159 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Wanderer Books
  5. Publication date
    November 7, 1985
  6. ISBN-10
    067149743X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0671497439
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Wanderer Books; First Edition (November 7, 1985)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 159 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 067149743X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0671497439
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.6 ounces
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 64 ratings

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Carolyn Keene

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Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon are the pseudonyms under which many ghostwriters penned the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, respectively. Both series were created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm, in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Stratemeyer's daughter, Harriet, and syndicate writer Mildred Wirt Benson were the two people primarily responsible for bringing the iconic character of Nancy Drew to life in the minds and hearts of millions of readers around the world.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great price and service
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2018
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The book was wonderful thank you yesterday at met my expectations wonderful service thank you
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Janice Steinbrugge
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2017
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Aaron Yeo
3.0 out of 5 stars Great but different cover pic from the picture shown.
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2019
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Great content although i was hoping for the wanderer’s edition and gotten the minstrel edition instead. Everything was intact.
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R. M. Fisher
4.0 out of 5 stars "I Am Not a Witch!"
Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2015
Nancy is at a party on Long Island when she's approached by an old acquaintance: Olive Harwood, whose daughter Lisa has recently married a wealthy English aristocrat. Living in Penvellyn Castle in Cornwall seems like a fairy tale come true, but Olive is disturbed by her daughter's recent demeanour. During a recent trip she seemed edgy and unhappy, and Olive is worried that her husband Hugh Penvellyn might be poisoning her.

Nancy agrees to Olive's plan: to travel to Cornwall and investigate matters. As her mother said, Lisa seems oddly frail and easily upset – as does her husband Hugh. As she begins to delve more deeply into the matter, Nancy is surprised to find clues suggesting the presence of witchcraft. Not only are small arrowheads (known as elf-bolts) being mailed to people, but there's a locked door in Penvellyn Castle that brings to mind the old story of Bluebeard and his murdered wives.

As well as this, there's a considerable amount of time spent on Nancy's flirtation with rock-star Lance Warrick, whose band-mate Ian Purcell is caught up in drug problems. As evidence mounts that there's a link between a drug cartel and a witch coven, Nancy is drawn into considerable danger when their members realize she's closing in on them.

I've always enjoyed the Nancy Drew mysteries that have a supernatural flavour, though here the plot involving cocaine dealers takes up just as much space as the witchcraft angle. It's also a little dated (or at least my edition is) what with Lance Warrick being compared to Billy Idol, David Bowie and Mick Jagger, and constantly referring to Nancy as a "dolly-bird". I'm surprised she didn't sock him one.

George and Bess don't much figure into this story, and Ned sits it out entirely (he and Nancy having agreed to see other people) so it's very much a case of Nancy investigating on her own. It some ways it's nice to see Nancy operate as a lone agent, and it also does wonders in racketing up the suspense (who exactly can she trust?) Furthermore, it's a nice change of pace to leave America and have Nancy explore London and Cornwall, with a few little bits of folklore and history strewn in.

Not the best that the Nancy Drew series has to offer, but certainly a light and fun mystery.
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Baxter
1.0 out of 5 stars Not much here!
Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2019
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Not much of a mystery and not much of a story. Just Nancy cheating on Ned (“they are on a break”) with her rockstar boyfriend in London.
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DEBBIE BURLINGAME
3.0 out of 5 stars Drugs too much
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2016
Good book. But for young girls. I read Nancy Drew as a young girl and very surprised how she has changed.
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Brooke289
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!
Reviewed in Canada on April 22, 2014
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I really enjoyed this Nancy Drew book! It was one of my favorites, a lot going on, yet not too many things to keep track of. Definately recommend it!
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