The Clue of the Black Keys
The Nancy Drew Series
Carolyn
Keene
Grosset & Dunlap (Hardcover)
ISBN-10: 0-448-09528-9 (0448095289)
ISBN-13: 978-0-448-09528-8 (9780448095289)
Publication Date: January 1968
List Price: $6.99
Review: Nancy Drew is at it again in solving The Clue of the Black Keys
by Carolyn Keene. This installment in the lengthy series is number
twenty eight, and Nancy Drew still hasn’t given up all her
detective work.
In this adventure, Nancy’s father’s friend locates her and
gives her a mysterious black key for safekeeping. As soon as
she’s in possession of the key, strange things begin to happen.
Several times her home is almost robbed, and soon she’s deeply
involved in the case. When Professor Scott (her father’s friend)
tells her about a trip his fellow professor is going on with his
college-aged class to Florida, Nancy begs him to let her go and soon
she’s on her way. Nancy explores Florida and is soon boating,
rescuing, and logically thinking her way through the rest of the
mystery.
What’s nice about this book is that no two of the Nancy Drew
books are the same. This is one, if not the only, books in which Nancy
gets involved with tropical rainforests and such. However, it can get
confusing. Every once in a while all the professors got mixed up and I
couldn’t tell the good from the bad, the captured from the free,
etc. But overall it’s a very well written book. It’s always
exciting and Nancy never fails to have a good adventure while solving
any of her many, many mysteries. Also remember that this book does
involve Nancy getting almost strangled, kidnapped, others getting
kidnapped, and such. Kids under eight years of age probably
shouldn’t read it unless they’re very mature.
Overall the book was very good and I can’t wait to read more
Nancy Drew. All you have to do is keep all the names straight and
you’re in for a very exciting adventure!
Review written by Natalie, Age 11, Grade 6. Date of review: October 2008.
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