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{{Short description|Book by Harriet Adams under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene}} |
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| author = [[Carolyn Keene]] |
| author = [[Carolyn Keene]] |
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| country = United States |
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| language = English |
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| series = [[Nancy Drew |
| series = [[Nancy Drew Mystery Stories]] |
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| genre = [[Juvenile literature]] |
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| publisher = [[Grosset & Dunlap]] |
| publisher = [[Grosset & Dunlap]] |
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| release_date = 1968 |
| release_date = 1968 |
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| media_type = Print ( |
| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback) |
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| isbn = 0-448-09545-9 |
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| oclc= 437426 |
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| preceded_by = [[The Clue in the Crossword Cipher|Nancy Drew: The Clue in the Crossword Cipher]] |
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| followed_by = [[The Invisible Intruder]] |
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| ⚫ | '''''The Spider Sapphire Mystery''''' is the forty-fifth volume in the [[Nancy Drew Mystery Stories]] series. It was first published in 1968 under the pseudonym [[Carolyn Keene]].<ref>[https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/437426 ''The Spider Sapphire Mystery''] at [[WorldCat]]</ref> The actual author was ghostwriter [[Harriet Adams|Harriet Stratemeyer Adams]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rehak |first1=Melanie |title=Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her |date=2006 |publisher=Harcourt |isbn=9780156030564 |page=258}}</ref> |
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== Plot == |
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A client of Carson Drew, a Mr. Floyd Ramsey, is accused of stealing the fabulous Spider Sapphire which leads Nancy and her friends to Africa. Nancy uncovers a notorious scheme and solves the mystery of a missing safari guide. |
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Nancy Drew and the Spider Sapphire Mystery |
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The mystery starts in Nancy 's home town. Her lawyer father's client, Floyd Ramsey, who fashions beautiful and unusual synthetic gems, is accused of stealing the magnificent spider sapphire and exhibiting it as his own creation. Mr. Ramsey's enemies blackmail him and by their vicious acts try to deter Nancy from going on a safari with some people named Bess, Gwen, George, and Ned. |
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Here are some of the things the men do to Nancy : Nancy parks in an empty parking lot then suddenly two cars park so close to Nancy that she could not even open the doors. She begins to yell at the two men to move their cars but she is ignored. When she puts the car in reverse another car parks right behind her. She notices that the men meant to do this to her. She honks her horn constantly until an officer comes over to her and sees what is wrong. He gets out a small book and flips through it and says “Just as I thought all these cars have been listed stolen” as he put the small notebook away. Later that day Nancy wanted to go see the synthetic gem at the museum. While she was walking one of the Indian men that boxed her in the parking lot snatched her purse from her. A man further down the street heard Nancy screaming and stopped the man. He retrieved the purse from him but the man got away. When she got to the room it was in there was a note that said “THIS GEM WAS STOLEN”. |
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The next day Nancy got a call from “the professor” saying that Ned would not go on the safari. After that Nancy called the professor back and asked why Ned is not coming on the safari. The professor had no idea what she meant Ned never said he was not going on the safari. It took Nancy and About five of her friend two days to find Ned. A few days after they rescued Ned there was a Swahili singer giving a concert at the university. |
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Morphew O p.2 |
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She taught Nancy how to sing a lullaby in Swahili. She said she was raising money for an expedition to rescue her brother and Nancy said she would investigate the disappearance of her Brother. |
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When they got there they did not suspect that the Indian men would be following them. When they landed they went to a hotel called Tree-Top Inn. It is called Tree-Top Inn because it is in the tree tops in the jungle. |
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Here are some more of the things the men did to Nancy and her friends (may not be in order): They made Nancy suffocate and black out by putting a bag that was tied around her head. A man named Swahili Joe kidnapped George, the man was in a baboon costume. They spied on Nancy to try and find out what she knew about the spider gem. When the boys chased the Indians they beat them up. After they had black eyes and where incredibly bruised two Indian officers came to help. When they got there the Indians where gone. |
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A little while later they flew to Mombasa. Nancy picked up her luggage and noticed a tab Nancy thought it would be a warning message but it said nothing at all. She simply picked her luggage up and began to carry it. Ned offered to carry it but Nancy said no. Ned insisted and Nancy said okay. On the ride to the hotel they where staying at Ned and Nancy ’s hands began to itch Nancy then noticed there was acid on the luggage. She asked the driver to stop at the nearest drug store. There Nancy asked the cashier for oil. |
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Later some people of the group suspected that Mr. Tagore, the owner of the original gem, was involved in the crime. Nancy asked the man at the front desk for his opinion of Mr. Tagore. He said that Mr. Tagore was nice, trustworthy, and giving. Nancy and everyone else agreed Mr. Tagore was out of the picture. |
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Nancy found the area of the gem but spent thirty minutes looking for the spot that the gem was in. the men came down but Nancy managed to hide the gem before they where there. The men had a whip with them. They threatened to whip Ned if Nancy did not tell them where the gem was. Nancy told them that she did not know where it was so they searched them but they could not find it. They where arrested. |
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They went to a wood craft shop and found a statue with out a name Nancy asked the cashier who made it and where he or she lived. The cashier said around the corner. The man was Tizam, the singer’s brother, he was suffering from memory loss. Nancy managed to get him his memory back. The gem was returned to Mr. Tagore and Nancy traveled home unharmed. |
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 12 January 2024
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| Author | Carolyn Keene |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
| Genre | Juvenile literature |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-448-09545-9 |
| OCLC | 437426 |
| Preceded by | The Clue in the Crossword Cipher |
| Followed by | The Invisible Intruder |
The Spider Sapphire Mystery is the forty-fifth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1968 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.[1] The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.[2]
Plot
[edit]A client of Carson Drew, a Mr. Floyd Ramsey, is accused of stealing the fabulous Spider Sapphire which leads Nancy and her friends to Africa. Nancy uncovers a notorious scheme and solves the mystery of a missing safari guide.
References
[edit]- ^ The Spider Sapphire Mystery at WorldCat
- ^ Rehak, Melanie (2006). Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her. Harcourt. p. 258. ISBN 9780156030564.
External links
[edit]- The Spider Sapphire Mystery at Faded Page (Canada)
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