Episodes
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!
Published 06/13/24
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!
Published 06/06/24
Published 06/06/24
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!
Published 05/30/24
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!
Published 05/23/24
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!
Published 05/16/24
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---so if you don't want this game spoiled for you, maybe wait to listen to this one until you've had...
Published 05/13/24
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 it!
Published 05/09/24
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 game as I am and it has been so fun working with HerInteractive to help launch this game! If...
Published 05/06/24
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!
Published 05/02/24
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 apologize—the woman Nancy is helping in this book is Mrs. PUTNEY, not Mrs. Putnam. For some reason,...
Published 04/25/24
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!
Published 04/18/24
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! 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 miss this episode!
Published 04/11/24
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 depictions of people with dwarfism in this book, unfortunately.*
Published 04/04/24
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!
Published 03/28/24
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!
Published 03/21/24
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!
Published 03/14/24
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!
Published 03/07/24
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!
Published 02/29/24
Ahoy, True Drews! Come along as we talk about the 17th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk! Nancy, Bess and George set out on an Atlantic sea voyage and (naturally) find a mystery! There's, of course, mayhem, because we're on a ship, epic ping pong games, dead rats and meteors. No, really. I hope you all will enjoy this episode!
Published 02/22/24
Today's episode is a super fun one! We talk about The Clue of the Tapping Heels, the 16th book in the Nancy Drew series. There are cuddly Persian cats, people climbing the sides of houses with spiked shoes, tapdancing in Morse code and so much more in this crazy and entertaining book!
Published 02/15/24
On today's episode, we discuss The Haunted Bridge, the 15th mystery in the Nancy Drew original book series! Nancy shows off her golf skills, there's a haunted bridge, missing jewels and men who make creepy advances towards Nancy. We discuss it all and jump right into this mystery!
Published 02/08/24
Hello, True Drews! In this episode we're going to be talking about the 14th Nancy Drew book, The Whispering Statue! In this book, Nancy solves a mystery at a yacht club, GETS A JOB(What?!) and wears a disguise and uses an alias of Debby Linbrook. (Also, for some reason, half way through this episode, I started using Debby Linbrook and Debby Linwood interchangeably, so I apologize!) You won't want to miss this episode! Oh, and there's more boating accidents!
Published 02/01/24
Hello, True Drews! On today's episode, we talk about the 13th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Mystery of the Ivory Charm. *TRIGGER WARNING: There are some racial stereotypes in this book and some problematic depictions of people from India, which were unfortunately unavoidable.* I did not really enjoy this book, but we will discuss it anyway through a modern lens on today's episode.
Published 01/25/24
Well, True Drews, I can *knot* believe this is our 15th episode! (Heads up: There's a lot of tree puns in this one.) In this episode we discuss the 12th book in the Nancy Drew series, The Message in the Hollow Oak. We encounter some of the dumbest criminals to date, French Canadian missionaries who hide things in trees and so much more! This one's a bit all over the place, so I hope you'll enjoy!
Published 01/18/24