True Drew

Hello, True Drews! You asked, I delivered! For today's episode, we discuss the original text 1930's version of The Secret of the Old Clock, the first book in the Nancy Drew series.*Content Warning: This book was written in the 1930's, a time where, culturally, the world was vastly different. There are references to alcohol, guns, rape, The Great Depression and there is a character of African Ameri...

Hi, True Drews! I hope you are ready for this crazy episode! For this one, we are discussing the 56th book in the series, The Thirteenth Pearl! Nancy follows a string of jewel thefts and ends up in Japan, trying to also find a missing man, Mr. Moto. There are fake pearl cults and a lot of general weirdness in this book! I hope you all enjoy the episode

Hi, True Drews! For today's episode I have Alexa from River Heights Buzz Podcast on again and we discuss a really fun book: The Mystery of Crocodile Island, book #55! Nancy, Bess and George head to Florida and encounter crocodiles, smugglers, would be kidnappers, submarines and more! I hope you all enjoy this super fun episode! We also went off on some Nancy Drew game tangents from about the 3...

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we talk about the 54th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Strange Message in the Parchment! Nancy goes to Triple Creek Farm to help her friend, Junie Flockhart and her family solve the mystery of a mysterious parchment. A hateful neighbor, a mysterious boy and an artist in Italy all end up having connections in this mystery! I hope you all enjoy this episode...

Hello, True Drews! In this episode, we discuss book #53 The Sky Phantom! Nancy learns to fly planes, Bess falls in love with a cowboy, and there are strange magnetic clouds and plots of revolution! This was an odd book and we'll talk all about it in this episode! *Also, the explicit warning is because there may have been a reference to flight apparatus and appendages. Otherwise, it's a fairly clea...

Hi, True Drews! Come along with me as we discuss the 52nd book in the series, The Secret of the Forgotten City! Nancy heads out west on an archaeological expedition to find some missing Native American tablets and a forgotten city! I hope you all will enjoy this very Indiana Jones-esque episode! And here is the link to my True Drew Podcast/Nancy Drew Merch Shop! https://true-drew-podcast.printify....

Hi again, True Drews! For today's episode, we jump right into the 51st book in the Nancy Drew series, The Mystery of the Glowing Eye! Ned is kidnapped and Nancy has to find him and save him! There is also a cyclops eye that keeps showing up at a museum, paralyzing flashlight beams (No, seriously.) and helicopters that pilot themselves. A woman named Marty King also makes a play for Carson Drew (ga...

Welcome back, True Drews! On today's episode, we jump into book #50, The Double Jinx Mystery! Nancy gets a taxidermy woodpecker left on her lawn (no, really), an apartment complex is threatening to annihilate a local aviary and Ned catches the bird flu. This is one weird mystery and I hope you all enjoy this episode!

Hi, True Drews! And welcome back to the final episode of our three part Halloween series! For this episode, we discuss The Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Campfire Stories Book! Included in this book are the short stories: Northwoods Celebration The Perfect Prince The Haunted Haunted House Secret of Hawk Canyon False Accusation The Abominable Snowman I hope you all have enjoyed listening to these Ha...

Hi, True Drews! Today we are going to be talking about book #49, The Secret of Mirror Bay! Nancy, Bess and George accompany Aunt Eloise to a cabin on Mirror Bay near Cooperstown, New York to solve the mystery of a woman who seems to walk on water. Along the way, they discover more mysteries, including a glowing green man up on the mountain and a missing carriage lost beneath the waters of the bay....

Hello again and welcome to another BONUS episode of the podcast, the second in this three part Halloween series! In this episode, we'll be discussing a collection of spooky short stories from Nancy Drew Ghost Stories (Volume 2) There are 6 stories in total from this book and they are: Vampire Cave The Dark Crypt The Geist of Meyer's Mall Witches' Brew The Phantom of Room 513 Forest of...

Hi, True Drews! Well, today, we are going to discuss one of the most unhinged Nancy Drew mysteries in the original 56 books, #48 The Crooked Banister. Nancy and Carson set out to solve a case involving some of his clients, the Melodys, who were sold a piece of property that turns out to be a Native American reservation. They also figure out that a man named Rawley Banister is involved in this scam...

Hello, True Drews and welcome to a special BONUS three part Halloween series! For the next few Mondays leading up to Halloween, I'm going to be doing a few spooky episodes! Here are the books we'll be covering for this special spooky season series: Episode #1: Nancy Drew Ghost Stories (Volume 1) Episode #2: Nancy Drew Ghost Stories (Volume 2) Episode #3: Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Campfire Stor...

Hi, True Drews and welcome to another game episode! Today we'll be talking about Message in a Haunted Mansion, the third game and one of my personal favorites! (I maaaayy be a little biased since it was the very first Nancy Drew game I ever played!) This game is based on the book #122 Message in a Haunted Mansion. Nancy goes to San Francisco to investigate the supposed hauntings at a bed and break...

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, I have a guest on the show, Alexa from The River Heights Buzz Podcast! We jump in and discuss Nancy Drew mystery #47 The Mysterious Mannequin. Nancy helps her dad, Carson Drew, locate a past client, the group ventures to Turkey and Nancy tries to unravel the mysterious messages hidden in a valuable Turkish rug. I hope you all enjoy the episode and check out...

Hi, True Drews! For today's episode we talk about The Invisible Intruder, book #46! Nancy and her gang of ghost hunters, including Helen Corning Archer, set out to solve not 1, not 2, but 5 separate hauntings! Are the hauntings all connected? Will there be another boat accident? Tune in to find out!

Hi again, True Drews! On today's episode, we talk about book #45 The Spider Sapphire Mystery. Nancy goes with her friends on safari and attempts to solve the mystery of a spider sapphire and a missing safari guide! *Content Warning: There are some horribly racist depictions of people of Indian and African descent and I hate that these things are so often in Nancy Drew books.*

Hi, True Drews! On today's episode, we discuss book #44 The Clue in the Crossword Cipher! Nancy jets off to Peru in search of answers and tries to solve the mystery of her friend Carla Ponce's 300 year old wooden plaque! *Content Warning: I discuss my feelings regarding Bess Marvin's constant fat shaming in the books a little more in depth and briefly touch upon the subject of body image and disor...

Bonjour, True Drews! For today's episode, we venture over to France to solve The Mystery of the 99 Steps, Nancy's 43rd mystery! Alchemy plays a heavy role in this mystery, Nancy and Carson's end up linked together in a not so shocking twist and Fifi the poodle gets poisoned! I hope you all will enjoy discussing this book with me! *Content Warning: There are some offensive remarks made about people...

Hi, again, True Drews! Welcome back for Part 4 of our 6 part series, Podcast Sisters Play Nancy Drew! Here are the links for the other episodes in this series: Episode 1: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2QMW7TsgkMyhfllUtqSkgf?si=5hCTIhVoQlm6Vl4nAUnJsA Episode 2: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4yJOEA2CrjxClczIwthRRo?si=M7m-9Ln0TeWKaKj-CbedEA&t=5897 Episode 3: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5D7...

Hi, True Drews! In today's episode, we discuss The Phantom of Pine Hill, book #42! Nancy, Bess and George go to hang out with Ned, Burt and Dave for June Week at their fraternity at Emerson College and find a mystery along the way. Uncle John, an uncle of one of the professors, is having things stolen from his home, but there's been no sign of forced entry. Can Nancy solve the case? *Content Warni...

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we journey to the Scottish Highlands and investigate a missing heirloom and a ring of sheep thieves in The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes, book #41! This is another of my favorite Nancy Drew books, so I hope you all will enjoy this episode of the podcast!

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we talk about book #40 The Moonstone Castle Mystery. Nancy inspects a mysterious castle and tries to hunt down a missing girl whose inheritance is at stake and whose family wants to find her! I hope you all enjoy this mystery!

Hey, True Drews! You read that right! This is a BONUS episode! This episode is part of a 6 part series, Podcast Sisters Play Nancy Drew! Me (Avery) of True Drew Podcast, Alexa and Candace from River Heights Buzz Podcast, and Susie from Susie Spilling the Tea with Susie Podcast have all collaborated together to bring you allll your unpopular opinions and hot takes of the Nancy Drew games! And some...

Hi, True Drews! Today, we're discussing the 39th Nancy Drew book, The Clue of the Dancing Puppet! Puppets terrorize a theater troupe just trying to put on a Civil War play, Old Cally Boy speaks constantly in iambic pentameter, and Nancy has to solve another mystery! I hope you all will enjoy this episode! *Content Warning: I do briefly reference eating disorders in this episode, in regards to Bess...