True Drew

Hello, True Drews! For this episode, we discuss book number 38, The Mystery of the Fire Dragon and follow Nancy on her adventures through New York City and Hong Kong! Chi Che is mysteriously kidnapped, Grandpa Soong's manuscript is stolen and Nancy uncovers yet another huge smuggling ring in this mystery! I hope you all enjoy this episode and thank you for listening!

Hi again, True Drews! In this episode, we discuss the 37th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Clue in the Old Stagecoach! Nancy cheats on Ned (What?!), there are some annoying people staying at Camp Merriweather that keep Nancy, Bess and George on their toes and we go in search of a historic stagecoach that could reverse the fortunes of the people of Francisville! I hope you all enjoy this fun epi...

*Trigger Warning: Depression. In the first few minutes of this episode, I discuss an email I received from a listener of the podcast who suffers with depression and also discuss one of the things that inspired me to start True Drew Podcast. If you want to start the episode right where we begin discussing The Golden Pavilion Mystery, that starts at the 6:23 time mark.* Aloha, True Drews! For this e...

Hello, True Drews! WOW. Can you believe we're on episode 40?! Thank you all so much for your continued support and listening to the podcast. Today we discuss one of my very favorite Nancy Drew games, Stay Tuned for Danger, the second game in the HerInteractive franchise which is based on Nancy Drew Files #17. I hope you all enjoy this episode--from the memories, to the music, to the silly impressi...

Hello, True Drews! On this episode, we discuss the 35th Nancy Drew book, The Haunted Showboat, and journey with Nancy down to New Orleans to find out why The River Princess has had spooky things going on that are delaying her renovations! I hope you all love this book and enjoy this episode! *Disclaimer: This book takes place in the south and there are some unfortunate racial stereotypes and menti...

Hello, True Drews! On today's episode we discuss the 34th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Hidden Window Mystery! Nancy sets out on a quest to find a hidden window for Lord Greystone from the United Kingdom and ends up in Virginia with Bess and George. There are hidden passageways, several mini mysteries and Nancy learns all about stained glass windows in the process of solving this case! I...

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we discuss the 33rd Nancy Drew book, The Witch Tree Symbol! Nancy goes not-so-undercover in Amish country, gets accused of being a witch and tracks down some stolen antique furniture in this fun mystery. I hope this episode makes you laugh and you enjoy this one, it's a great one!

Hi, True Drews! For this episode, we discuss the 32nd book in the Nancy Drew series, The Scarlet Slipper Mystery. This mystery is full of jewels being smuggled into paintings, ballet, aliases galore and the fictional country of Centrovia. I hope you all enjoy the episode!

Hello, True Drews! Today's episode is such a fun one! In this episode, we discuss the 31st book in the series, The Ringmaster's Secret! Nancy does some horseback riding circus stunts (because of course she does, she's Nancy!) and investigates a young woman's aerialist parents who have gone missing. I hope you all enjoy this week's episode!

Hi again, True Drews! In today's episode, we discuss The Clue of the Velvet Mask, the 30th book in the Nancy Drew series! Nancy sets out to bust a ring of criminals called The Velvet Gang, known for stealing people's valuables during the middle of parties! This was such a great book and a fun read and I hope the podcast episode is just as fun for you all!

Hi, True Drews! I hope you are ready for snow and fur company frauds and schemes, because that is what we get in the 29th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Mystery at the Ski Jump! Nancy visits Montreal, does some figure skating while solving this case and even almost gets a live pet mink! I hope you all will tune in and listen to this episode!

Hello, True Drews! For today's episode, we discuss the 28th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Clue of the Black Keys. A professor flirts with Nancy (scandalous), people get kidnapped and found again and we don't get to go to Mexico for very long, which is kind of disappointing. I hope you all enjoy this episode!

MAJOR SPOILERS!!! You've been warned! So, in this episode, I discuss my thoughts on the most recent Nancy Drew game, #34 The Mystery of the Seven Keys! I got to work with HerInteractive directly as part of their launch day team for this game's release and it was so amazing! That being said, there will be MAJOR SPOILERS in this episode: we talk culprits, we talk key plot points in the game-...

AVAST! On today's episode, we discuss The Secret of the Wooden Lady, the 27th book in the Nancy Drew series. Nancy, Bess and George go to Boston to help a sea captain discover the provenance of his ship before its too late...and there might just be some treasure involved too. This was such an enjoyable book to me, and if you're a fan of it too, I hope you enjoy this episode talking about i...

Hey, guys! I thought it would be fun to release a BONUS episode speculating about all things having to do with the 34th Nancy Drew game, Mystery of the Seven Keys, coming out May 7th, 2024! We discuss the timeline of all the puzzles released by HerInteractive's marketing team for this game, graphics and music, suspects and vague predictions and more! I hope you all are as excited about this ga...

In today's episode, we talk about the 26th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Clue of the Leaning Chimney! In this book, there is forced slave labor (yuck), pottery and art fraud schemes and so much more! I hope you all will enjoy our discussions in this episode!

Oooohh, this is a spooky one! In today's episode, we discuss The Ghost of Blackwood Hall, the 25th book in the Nancy Drew series. Nancy investigates a series of hauntings at a creepy River Heights estate, gets wrapped up in some scams conducted by some spiritualists set on parting people from their hard earned money, and so much more! I hope you all really enjoy this creepy episode! Also, I ap...

Hello again, True Drews! On today's episode, we dive into the 24th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Clue in the Old Album! Nancy sets out to solve a mystery involving gypsy camps, a girl missing her father, a mysterious violin player, stolen dolls and more! I hope you all enjoy this episode!

Hello, True Drews! We're stepping back in time today to talk about the original Secrets Can Kill computer game from 1998 vs the Remastered from 2010! This game is based on Nancy Drew Files #1. All the nostalgia from the glitchy graphics, to the epic soundtrack, to some of the key differences between the original and the remastered. If you love the HerInteractive computer games, you won't want to m...

Hello, True Drews! I hope you're prepared for this episode, because...it's crazy, to put it mildly. Nancy goes to Candleton to solve a mystery, promptly becomes a waitress, thinks she's carried away by elves (no, really) and goes in search of Paul Revere Bells. This is a wild book and I hope you all will get a laugh out of it with me! *Content Warning: There are some derogatory depicti...

Hello, True Drews! In this episode, we discuss the 22nd book in the Nancy Drew series, The Clue in the Crumbling Wall! Nancy, Bess and George set out to solve the mystery of a missing woman who is set to inherit a castle estate, some man named Salty sells clams door to door, and rosebushes get stolen, not to mention several other mishaps! I hope you all will tune in and enjoy this funny episode!

Hello, True Drews! On today's episode, we discuss The Secret in the Old Attic, the 21st book in the Nancy Drew series! Secret treasure in attics, Black Widow spiders and more fill this suspenseful book!

Ex-monarchs, mysterious jewel boxes and doppelgangers fill the 20th book in the Nancy Drew series! We dive right in to discuss the various book covers, notes I took on this book and some interesting facts! I hope you all enjoy this episode!

Hello, True Drews! On today's episode, we talk about the 19th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Quest of the Missing Map. There's long lost treasure in this book, some guy named Snorky who takes to trying to poison everyone's food, model ships, children who fall into wells, and so much more! I hope you all get a kick out of this episode!

Exploding oranges. Plots against NASA. Wild circus animals. Sausage Trees. These are some of the things we discuss in this episode about the 18th Nancy Drew book! It's a wild one. I hope you all laugh as hard listening to this episode as I did trying to make it!