"When Nancy is asked to find a professional dancer who disappeared several years before, the young detective becomes involved in a mystery reaching far beyond a missing-person's case. During Nancy's investigation at Heath Castle, she and her friends Bess and George realize that its crumbling walls contain a secret, but what is it? And who are their enemies that try to foil their every attempt to unravel the intricate puzzle? Danger lurks in a castle tower and throughout the vine-tangled grounds of the estate. The girls' gripping adventures culminate in a dramatic climax when Nancy exposes a sinister plot to defraud the dancer of her inheritance." [x]
I've read this book either once or twice and did not enjoy it. I actually confused it with Moonstone Castle and when I re-read that a few months ago I kept think "where are all the parts I hate like George getting her clothes stolen?" then I realized I was thinking of the wrong book and it's actually Clue in the Crumbling Wall I can't stand (Moonstone Castle is an excellent book by the way).
I don't remember much about this book except for George getting her clothes stolen while they're drying and the girls looking through a box they find in the crumbling wall. As for what's in the box I don't recall at all.
Gosh, I am not looking forward to reading this but lets get it over with.
- Nancy has 3 weeks to find Juliana Johnson so she can claim her inheritance. Why would anyone wait until there's only 3 weeks to hire someone to track her down? Someone should have been on that a year ago. I know the lawyer is crooked and not really trying but Juliana's sister should have tried.
- I find Salty a little disturbing. This man just walks down the street with a wagon full of oysters for sale. It's kind of strange and seems unsanitary. And of course Nancy just happens to get an oyster with a pearl.
- Nancy's purse gets stolen. It contains her drivers license, car registration, credit cards, money, the pearl from the oyster, and some cosmetics. She says she's just thankful she didn't lose more but like...what else could she have lost. It's not like she's going to keep her real valuables in her purse. Instead of being thankful she should be concerned about those credit cards.
- Bess stuck in a tree with vicious dogs surrounding her, George stuck clothe-less in a tool shed, and Nancy locked in the tower of an abandoned castle may be the most hopeless situation the girls have been in.
- Heath castle just happens to be based off an English castle and Nancy just happens to have a book featuring that castle and the book just happens to mention the secret hiding place in the wall. Talk about luck!
- Nancy only finds the metal box because she happens to be at the right spot at the right time.
- I think the task of making and selling the dye as well as bottling and selling the spring water are much bigger than Mr. Drew makes out.
- I enjoyed the castle becoming a home for handicapped children at the end.
Overall this book wasn't as bad as I remember it being. It's not my favorite and I'm not keen to read it again anytime soon but it certainly wasn't as torturous as I thought it would be.
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