The Clue in the Crossword Cipher (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 44)

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Summary: Truly Awesome Nancy Drew Mystery
Review: I have only read three of the Nancy Drew books from cover-to-cover ("The Secret of the Old Clock", "The Clue in the Crossword Cipher", "The Sign of the Twisted Candles", and have recently started "The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion".) But, even though they're all excellent, I honestly have to say that "The Clue in the Crossword Cipher" was the best. The books always keeps you thinking at the end of each chapter; what might happen next and how Nancy will solve the mystery. In "The Clue in the Crossword Cipher", Nancy meets a young girl from Peru, about her same age, named Carla Ponce. Carla asks Nancy to solve her "monkey mystery" (which I will not give away) and along with Nancy's best friends, Bess Marvin and George Fayne, the four of them set out to solve the mystery. They explore South America and go to places like the Argentine, Cuzco, Peru, and lastly, the Nascan Lines, a desert in South America. I recommend you read this amazing book and all the others in the Nancy Drew series, too.

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Summary: The "D" in Detective
Review: Nancy, Bess, George and their new friend Carla Ponce from Peru fly off to South America. While there they tour Lima, the Lake Nahuel Huapi region of Argentina, the old city of Cuzco, the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu and the Nascan Lines. Oh yeah, there may have also been something about a mystery concerning a crossword cipher, but that only got in the way of all of the exciting things that happened when the girls were touring. Things like having paint or other things thrown at them, falling down on numerous occasions and receiving warnings, warnings and more warnings. At one point, the cipher is stolen from Nancy's hotel room and the summary at the beginning of the book says that "the daring young detective's ability to think fast and act quickly results in the recover of the plaque". Nancy finds the plaque because she is told where it is; I imagine it must have taken a lot of brain power to figure that one out. So for all you children planning a trip to South America, buy this book to learn what sites to see. For the other 99.9999% of the population, avoid this book like the plague, it isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

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Summary: An Excellent Nancy Drew Tour Guide
Review: Nancy, Bess, George and their new friend Carla Ponce from Peru fly off to South America. While there they tour Lima, the Lake Nahuel Huapi region of Argentina, the old city of Cuzco, the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu and the Nascan Lines. Oh yeah, there may have also been something about a mystery concerning a crossword cipher, but that only got in the way of all of the exciting things that happened when the girls were touring. Things like having paint or other things thrown at them, falling down on numerous occasions and receiving warnings, warnings and more warnings. At one point, the cipher is stolen from Nancy's hotel room and the summary at the beginning of the book says that "the daring young detective's ability to think fast and act quickly results in the recover of the plaque". Nancy finds the plaque because she is told where it is; I imagine it must have taken a lot of brain power to figure that one out. So for all you children planning a trip to South America, buy this book to learn what sites to see. For the other 99.9999% of the population, avoid this book like the plague, it isn't worth the paper it's printed on.

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Summary: The "D" in Detective
Review: The book, The Clue in the Crossword Cipher, is one of the best books I've read. It is full of action,adventure,and some thinking to do at some parts.One scary but cool part was when the character Nancy Drew is on a plane and the door next to her just breaks open! The characters all had cool and exciting moments and bad ones. I recommend this book to all kids and readers who like action,adventure,and detective work.