Nancy Drew 27: The Secret of the Wooden Lady

From the get go, this book doesn't dissapoint. Firstly Nancy is knocked unconcious by some sinister criminal, who is robbing her friend's house. Surprise, surprise, this criminal later turns up in Boston where Nancy is on a case. Nancy is stung by a black widow and gets poisened by a doll. She is victim to some strange electro magnetic thing a majig and her arm stuck to a wall. Nancy falls into an old pit and is saved by Bess and George. She has a rock thrown at her 5 times by various criminal masterminds who wish to stop her sleuthing. Bess twists her ankle and has to stay behind at a pivitol point. Nancy is kidnapped and tied up and left for dead. Luckily she manages to escape. Bess is locked in a closet and almost killed by fire. Oh, and the gang is delayed by several detours while sleuthing via car. Won't be sorry!!!

This story starts off like most of the Nancy Drew mysteries with her father, Carson Drew, asking her to help him with his case. When a robbery occurs at her friend Bess Marvin's home, Nancy is suddenly thrown into a mystery that leads her to Boston and a mysterious old clipper ship called the Bonny Scott and dangerous criminals. With all this madness she begins one of her most dangerous, mysterious, and frstrating adventures of all time. With her friends, Bess and George, Nancy picks up many mind-boggling clues which lead her to meet the descendant of the Bonny Scott's captain's fiance. She will not only help a friend stay in his home and clear the mysterious Bonny Scott's title, she will also fill in the blank of a widow woman's history and help her thrive. She will also catch one of the most dangerous criminals in America. I would recommend this book to people of all ages. By Siobhan, Age 10

I loved the book; it was so wonderful. I liked it when the police and Nancy Drew caught the bad guys: old grizzle face, flip Fay, and red Quint (who wasn't really bad). They got the ruby to the right person. It was all good; a wonderful book... When...someone robbed Bess's house (Nancy's friend)...dun, dun, dun, it was very suspenseful and scary. It really grabbed my attention. I kept wanting to read and read. If you are a fan of mysteries, then you will thoroughly enjoy this book. Amanda B. age 9

This is one of my favorite Nancy Drew books. It has a lot of great adventure.

As Nancy's father is asked to meet an old friend in Boston, she is told the reason why. Captin Easterly says there has been ghost on his ship. When Captin Easterly was going to buy the ship, the owner finds out that the ship never belonged to his uncle, where he got the boat from. Without proof to who the ship belongs to he is not willing to sell the ship. As Nancy, Bess, and George sleuth they find the original name of th eboat, where the figurehead dissapeared to, and the secret in the boat. Carolyn Keene discribes everything so detailed you feel like your Nancy yourself!