Well, I just finished another Nancy Drew mystery and I'm as satisfied with my reading as ever. This was quite a fast-paced tale with intrigue, adventure, history and quite a bit of danger. I don't know how Nancy does it. Reminds me of Veronica Mars and also leads me to believe I could never make it as a detective.
So, it all starts in a vintage clothing store where Nancy buys this beautiful blue satin jacket. She discovers a key sewn into the jacket's pocket which starts a whirlwind of events and clues. Shady characters start popping up like old man Ryder and the seemingly icy Vanessa Chilton a mean headmistress.
The mystery centers around a beautiful estate which I was easily able to picture in my mind due to the intricate descriptive detail and estates I'd seen on TV. I suppose the book could be said to be cliched. It seemed to incorporate all the general mystery symbols--big rich estate, mysterious death, sneaking and hiding, and a thief in black, being kidnapped and abducted, left in a big forest and face off with the police and a bank robbery. But the way it all came together was definitely not cliched.
So, I was trying to figure out what drives criminals to their antagonistic behavior. The answer seems to be money or revenge or sometimes both. In the Bike Tour mystery the culprit was out to take revenge because he'd been fired and also wanted a large sum of money as Rachel's ransom. In this book, the culprit was after a large inheritance which he had been denied. He wanted to turn a large estate into a residential community--not uncommon for gold diggers but instead it was turned into a school--a place of philanthropy.
Secret family connections and long lost heirs and heirlooms also added intrigue and excitement leading to a great ending where the good guy wins! Yay!
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