Some good Nancy Drew books are: The Clue in the Jewel Box, The Haunted Bridge, The Clue in the Crumbling Wall, Nancy's Mysterious Letter, and The Secret of Red Gate Farm.
I absoluely love the Nancy Drew books. There are a ton of ND series; some of them are better than others. Please note that the Nancy Drew movies and episodes are nothing like the books. Read the BOOKS!
The Westing Game, Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys.
Harriet S. Adams wrote some of the many Nancy Drew books, such as The Mysterious Mannequin, using the pen name Carolyn Keene. She and her friend Mildred Wirt Benson together wrote the manuscripts for most of the Nancy Drew books .She also wrote a few of hardy boy series . She is also credited the primary writer of Nancy Drew books
The only member of Nancy Drew's family who gets regular mention is her dad Carson Drew, although her Aunt Eloise also appears in some books. Nancy's mom died when she was three (10 in first edition Nancy Drew Mystery Stories hardbacks), but the family's live-in housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, is like a mom to her.
The number of words varies from book to book. Some sub-series' books are escecially long, as well, so even a rough estimate would be impossible.
The first three Nancy Drew books ever published were Secret of the Old Clock, The Hidden Staircase, and The Bungalow Mystery.However, different Nancy Drew series have been written since the original series was released. In the Nancy Drew Files series, the first three books in order were Secrets Can Kill, Deadly Intent, and Murder on Ice. In the Nancy Drew Notebooks series, the first three books were The Slumber Party Secret, The Lost Locket, and The Secret Santa. In the Nancy Drew Girl Detective series, the first three books were Without a Trace, A Race Against Time, and False Notes.
Nancy's boyfriend is Ned Nickerson in all of the books. However, in the Nancy Drew Files, the authors started giving Nancy and Ned's relationship a greater role in the books. In some books, they do that by messing with their relationship. In the Passport to Romance trilogy, Nancy is interested in Mick Delvin, an Aussie. There are a few other isolated incidents. In the Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Super Mysteries (the old ones, at least), there is some romantic tension between Nancy and Frank. I'd hardly call it love, but there is definitely an attraction. Some fans eat it up and others don't like it at all. In each book, however, Nancy always realizes that she belongs with Ned. It is obvious that she loves Ned.
Abby Rowen is a historical figure mentioned in the Nancy Drew mystery book "Secret of the Old Clock." She is a distant relative of Nancy Drew and her will sets off the events of the story, leading Nancy to unravel a mystery involving a missing inheritance.
Cousins George (short for Georgia in some books and just her given name in some) Fayne and Bess Marvin best friends of Nancy Drew who are always ready to help solve a case. they are usually the dates of burt and Dave Dave is wit bess and burt is wit george yes and they are Nancy drews best friends
Some of the books were written by the same author from Nancy Drew. But both series have been written by a whole slew of different Ghost Writers, meaning they write in the series under the same Pen-name as the original author.
In all of the books (in all of the sub-series) she never has a real job. She has certain jobs - many undercover - in some books, but no job ever lasts beyond one book. In the short-lived Nancy Drew on Campus series, she is studying to be a reporter at (fictional) Wilder University.
These are the main characters:Nancy Drew - A clever teenage detective.Carson Drew - Nancy's father, a lawyer who helps Nancy on her cases and sometimes brings her new ones.Hannah Gruen - The kindhearted Drew family housekeeper, who has been like a second mother to Nancy ever since her real mother died when Nancy was just 3 years old.Ned Nickerson - Nancy's sweet boyfriend.Bess Marvin - Nancy's best friend who loves fashion, romance, and food. In some Nancy Drew books she is described as a "girly" girl, while in others she is described as a mechanic, which gets a little confusing.George Fayne - Nancy's other best friend, who is Bess's cousin. George is proud of her boyish name, because she is not into girly things unlike her cousin. She is sporty and athletic.