What do You think about The Ghost Of Blackwood Hall (1948)?
Nancy is at home one day petting her dog, Togo, when a jeweler friend of hers pulls up and asks for Nancy’s help with a mystery. A client of his has had precious jewels stolen from her, but refuses to tell the details to anyone. However, since she was warned not to tell any man or woman, Mrs. Putney was convinced by the jeweler that it’s okay to talk to a girl detective. You see, Mrs. Putney was convinced by the ghost of her dead husband to take her jewels and bury them in a clearing in the forest. Surprisingly (not), they were stolen and replaced with look-alikes. Now she wants Nancy’s help to find the missing jewels. Oh, and that ghost? He appears to her at seances. To top it off, Mrs. Putney is not the only victim of these wily thieves. They have managed to convince a number of others, mostly young girls, to leave most of their salaries in the branches of trees or face “bad luck”. Bess introduces Nancy to the second victim they come across, who just happens to be the daughter of the woman who does laundry for her family.
—Lisa
Though this was a thrilling read, I dont know what to say about this book.A lot of things are happening at the same time, just like they happen in real life. But UNLIKE real life, whatever is happening, no matter how disconnected it seems, Nancy is made to believe (by the author) that all those incidents are related. Luckily for Nancy, all those incidences really turn out to be related to the same case that she's working on.Also, I must hand it to the bad guys of this book - they're a gang of only 4 or 5, but they're successful not only in swindling people in "multiple" cities/towns, but also in keeping tabs on who their victims are contacting for help, AND also harming those who try to help!! I wonder how they manage their time and resources in their dark activities!
—Rupali Rotti
Damn, how many rich widows *are* there in River Heights?A mysterious woman uses many aliases, one of them being Mrs. Floyd Pepper! Oh, and she follows the girls on a trip to New Orleans. Bess is even more of a basket case than usual. And Nancy has a dog named Togo, but I'm pretty sure he hasn't appeared before.A phony stock scheme, hypnosis and stolen jewelry. Nancy is knocked unconscious by an unknown assailant, and drugged into unconsciousness with a "deadly sleeping potion". Gets kidnapped and also gets mired in quicksand along with Ned.Apparently you can cure hypnosis with a bottle of phosphorous and oil.
—Melanie
