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Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, we talk about the beloved HerInteractive computer game, game #10 The Secret of Shadow Ranch, which is based on the fifth classic book in the series by the same name! Nancy, Bess and George head to Shadow Ranch for some horseback riding, hanging out with cowboys, and general fun...but then, Bess and George experience travel mishap after travel mishap..a...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, we jump into book #102 The Secret in the Dark. Nancy, Bess and George head to Seattle--I was just there!--to see Bess's friend Dierdre, an old neighbor, who moved there to pursue her music. Deirdre is newly blind from an accident and is playing her violin in an upcoming competition at the Sabatini Conservatory of Music, but strange things are happe...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, we're back to the books and discussing book #101 The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess! Nancy, Bess and George go to check on a student, Claudia, at the prestigious Brookfield Academy just outside of River Heights, for Carson. But as soon as they get to the school, things seem to be going wrong... Claudia's roommate, Veronica Armand, daughte...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode we're covering the last of the 4 1930's Nancy Drew movies starring Bonita Granville and Frankie Thomas! Based on the second Nancy Drew book by the same name, Nancy is solving this mystery in River Heights and trying to assist the Turnbull sisters, Rosemary and Floretta, who have been having disturbing things going on at their mansion. Things hav...

Hello True Drews! I'm so excited to be talking about the third movie in the 1930's Nancy Drew movie franchise this week, Nancy Drew, Troubleshooter! Nancy and Carson have to go to Sylvan Lake to try and help Matt Brandon aka Uncle Matt, who has been accused of murder! Ted is also staying at the lake and gets roped into Nancy's shenanigans once again. And might love be on the horizon for Carson Dre...

Hello True Drews! For this week's episode, we jump straight into the second Nancy Drew movie from the 1930's, Nancy Drew, Reporter! Nancy and Ted are back to their usual antics of solving mysteries in River Heights! This time, with the help of Killer Parkins and Ted's own sister, Mary. A woman named Eula Denning is accused of murder and it's up to Nancy and Ted to crack the case! Amidst whistle bo...

Hello True Drews! It has been a long time coming and I'm so excited to finally talk about the 1930's Nancy Drew movies with you! For the next 4 episodes, we'll be covering: (1938) Nancy Drew, Detective (1939) Nancy Drew, Reporter (1939) Nancy Drew, Trouble Shooter (1939) Nancy Drew The Hidden Staircase This first movie is a screenplay of The Password to Larkspur Lane, the 10th book in the series!...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, we discuss book #100 A Secret in Time! Nancy and Bess go to an antiques expo in River Heights where Nancy's clock--THE clock--from her very first case, The Secret of the Old Clock, is on display. But at the antiques expo, chaos breaks loose when a $50,000 brooch goes missing...and it gets even crazier when Nancy gets home with her clock...and finds...

Hello True Drews! On today's episode, we jump into book #99 The Secret at Seven Rocks! Nancy, Bess and George are staying with the Larsens in the town of Seven Rocks in the Rocky Mountains, hoping to have a fun summer vacation that is mystery free, when yet another mystery falls into Nancy's lap! A wounded mountain lion cub leads Nancy to a wildlife rehabilitation center called Paws, where...

Hello True Drews! Today we're talking about book #98 The Haunting of Horse Island! In true Nancy Drew fashion, Nancy, Bess and George are going on a "vacation" which quickly evolves into a mystery! The Steadman resort is being plagued by sabotage! Someone is prowling around at night and playing creepy tapes of someone screaming near guest's windows, pies are poisoned and more! Th...

Hello True Drews! For this week's episode, we get to talk about book #97 The Mystery at Magnolia Mansion! Bess Marvin has befriended the famous southern writer, Amelia Beaufort, by becoming pen pals with her, but when the letters from Amelia suddenly stop coming, Bess becomes worried and confides in Nancy. Not long after, Bess finds two plane tickets in the mail from Amelia herself, inviting B...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, we discuss book #96 The Case of the Photo Finish! An international high school sports competition has descended upon River Heights and everyone is getting in on the fun! Families are hosting international students and the games are sure to have a huge turn out---but Cheryl Pierce, who is staying with Nancy has received some threats, and so has George&#...

Hello True Drews! On today's episode of the podcast, we discuss book #95 in the Nancy Drew series, The Silent Suspect! Nancy and Ned journey to San Francisco to visit some of his family, the Franklins, who own a successful architecture firm in the bay area. Mr. Franklin puts a ton of pressure on his two daughters, Laurel (the oldest) and Lisa (the youngest) to perform and succeed in the archit...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, we're discussing my FAVORITE Her Interactive Nancy Drew computer game, Danger on Deception Island! Nancy is all set to enjoy a vacation in the Pacific Northwest near the San Juan Islands by staying on a boat with George's friend, Katie Firestone, but as soon as she arrives, fishy things start happening. Katie's boat, which she uses to condu...

Hello True Drews! On today's episode we'll be talking about book #94 The Picture Perfect Mystery! Nancy and Bess team up in this mystery to help Nancy's friend, Lee Ann Cramer, when all of her mother's paintings are signed away in an art sale in a very unhanded way. Nancy only has 4 days to help Lila Cramer get her artwork back before her exhibit! Is a rival art gallery owner in to...

Hello True Drews! Today's book for this episode was a super fun one, #93 The Case of the Safecracker's Secret! Nancy, Bess and George are asked by Mr. Charles, the president of the Bentley Bank, to investigate some strange things that have been going on. The contents of some safety deposit boxes have been switched...but nothing has actually been taken?! So, is it a case of a bank robbery.....

Hello True Drews! Well, if you love the game Danger on Deception Island, I have a strong feeling you're going to enjoy the book we're covering in this episode, book #92 The Ghost of Craven Cove! Nancy, Bess and George head to Maine to visit with their former elementary school teacher, who is caring for her niece after her father has mysteriously gone missing at sea. The coastal town is inv...

Hello True Drews! In this week's episode, we discuss book #91 The Girl Who Couldn't Remember. Nancy, Bess and George just want to get away and take a lakeside vacation in Minosha, Wisconsin, but the universe has different plans for Nancy and her friends, when a girl stumbles onto the porch of their cabin and falls over, unconscious! The girls quickly befriend Toby and are pulled into a cas...

Hello True Drews! For this week's episode, we dive into book #90 The Puzzle at Pineview School! George is helping coach a soccer team at Pineview School and some brooches, donated by a team member's mother, are being auctioned off to benefit the team at the annual Soccer Ball. But when the brooches are deemed fake and more disasters keep playing out, on and off the field, everyone starts d...

Hello True Drews! Thanks for tuning in on this (hopefully) sunny day, wherever you are! You're listening to True Drew Podcast, where the mysteries are mysterious and Nancy Drew is going to solve them, every time! ...That was my imitation at being a radio disc jockey. In today's episode, we talk about book #89 The Case of the Disappearing Deejay! Nancy, Bess and George are listening to Dan...

Hello True Drews! For today's episode, we continue with our read chronologically through the Nancy Drew series and tackle book #88 The Search for Cindy Austin. Nancy meets the Austins, a power couple who is working on a top secret project for the US government and their daughter Cindy, who is a 12 year old certified genius. Cindy has a habit of going missing and running off, but when she gets...

Hello True Drews! On today's podcast episode, we talk about book #87: The Case of The Rising Stars! Nancy, Bess and George are attending a Mystery Lovers Convention in Chicago when two of the stars there promoting their tv show, Nightside, go missing under treacherous circumstances! Nancy suspects a kidnapping, but when the actors' talent agents won't believe her and hotel security is...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, we discuss book #86 The Mystery of Misty Canyon, which is honestly, Secret of Shadow Ranch 2.0. (I think I also compared book #62 The Kachina Doll Mystery to classic mystery #5 and I still stand by that too!) Nancy, Bess and George head to the Calloway Ranch in Montana to help out a friend, but find mystery instead! Renegade, a Bronco on the ranch, see...

Hello True Drews! For this week's episode, we explore spooky cemeteries and mausoleums in book #85 The Secret of Shady Glen! Nancy and Bess primarily team up in this mystery--George makes some brief appearances--as River Heights is racked by burglaries and home invasions. Expensive things are going missing--are the Rollinses, a recently released couple of thieves, guilty of the robberies? Or i...

Hello True Drews! On this week's episode, Nancy, Bess and George get to go undercover at a department store, Danner and Bishop, where pranks are becoming a daily occurrence in book #84 The Joker's Revenge. Are the pranks perpetuated by a rival department store in town? An angry customer? Or someone else entirely? I hope you all will enjoy this episode!