True Drew

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we discuss the last episode featuring Nancy on the 1970's TV show, Season 1 Episode 14: The Mystery of the Solid Gold Kicker! After George suspects that she saw a body after leaving a party, things go from strange to stranger! I hope you all will enjoy this episode!

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode we jump in and join Nancy and George on a cruise for Season 1 Episode 12 of the 1970’s TV show, The Mystery of the Ghost Writer’s Cruise! Nancy and George are accompanying the famous mystery writer, Mr. John Adams, on a cruise where all of the things from his novels start happening to him! Tampered lamps that electrocute, threats that denote chess moves and s...

Hi, True Drews! Today we've got another episode of the 1970's tv show coming at you, this time it's Season 1 Episode 10: The Mystery of the Fallen Angels! Nancy becomes wrapped up in a mystery at a carnival when a friend of the family has some jewels that go missing! Nancy also does some motocross--no, really--some innocent people get accused of the jewelry theft, and Nancy has to prove who really...

Hi True Drews and welcome back for Episode #70! Wow, it feels so cool to say that! Today's episode will cover the 1970's Nancy Drew TV Show, Season 1 Episode 8: A Haunting We Will Go! Ned is putting on a play, Murder in the 4th Act, and Nancy notices suspicious things going on in the wings. When a group of famous actors come back into town to help with the small town play, Nancy can't help but que...

Hi, True Drews! On today's episode, we jump into Nancy Drew's third episode in the 1970's Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Series, Season 1 Episode 6 The Secret of the Whispering Walls! Nancy goes to visit her Aunt Ruby and Aunt Lela on their farm and find out if they are being pressured to sell their honey farm and where strange noises and whispers are coming from in the middle of the night! This was such a...

Welcome back, True Drews! On today's episode, we tackle the second of Nancy Drew's episodes from the 1970's tv show, Season 1 Episode 4: The Mystery of the Diamond Triangle! Nancy goes flying in a plane while looking insanely stylish and witnesses a car wreck from the air! She reports it to the police, but things only get more mysterious from there! I hope you all will enjoy this episode!

Hi, True Drews! We are finally diving into a much requested topic: the 1970's Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys TV Show! We tackle the first of Nancy Drew's episodes for Season 1, which is Episode 2 The Mystery of Pirate's Cove! Dead fish, lights being turned on in an abandoned lighthouse, and a mysterious treasure! Nancy sets her mind to the case and with the help of Ned Nickerson, George Fayne and Carson Dr...

Hi again, True Drews! For this week's episode, we dive back into the Nancy Drew computer games to discuss game #4 Treasure in the Royal Tower! This game, and the book it is based off of (#128 Treasure in the Royal Tower) are fantastic! Nancy goes to Wisconsin on vacation and quickly finds herself wrapped up in another mystery at Wickford Castle. Someone has vandalized the library! What are they af...

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we discuss and compare the original text for The Bungalow Mystery to the revised text we read earlier in the podcast! Nancy Drew and Helen Corning encounter Laura Pendleton, a girl who has recently lost her parents, and has found herself in an abusive foster parent situation. Does Jacob Aborn intend to try and steal her inheritance away from her? Tune in to...

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we discuss the original text for The Hidden Staircase! Nancy gets her next mystery, not from Helen Corning, but from Abigail Rowen, someone she helped in her previous mystery, The Secret of the Old Clock! Floretta and Rosemary Turnbull are continuously being plagued by strange noises, things are being stolen and they think their house is haunted! Also, an un...

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...