Bad Times, Big Crimes (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective #14) [Paperback]

Carolyn Keene (Author)

Book Description

So I was sitting with Ned in a lecture, and then bam, Ned's in a three-piece suit, and I'm in a city hall meeting on how to get through the beginning of the Great Depression.

As in the Depression, in the 1930s.

What's more, there's a thief to track down. Someone's robbing local banks of what little money they have. Everyone's panicked about their money, so the thief could be just about anyone. But after spending just a little time in this odd place, I have a hunch there's more to it...

Bad Times, Big Crimes

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About the Author

Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective and Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Aladdin; Original edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0689878834
• ISBN-13: 978-0689878831
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,200,855 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon are the pseudonyms under which many ghostwriters penned the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, respectively. Both series were created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm, in the late 1920s and early 1930s.

Stratemeyer's daughter, Harriet, and syndicate writer Mildred Wirt Benson were the two people primarily responsible for bringing the iconic character of Nancy Drew to life in the minds and hearts of millions of readers around the world.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous, April 13, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Bad Times, Big Crimes (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective #14) (Paperback)

This book i thought was not going to be that good, but was i wrong. Nancy falls asleep during a lecture. When she wakes up she is suddenly in the Great Deppresion. I think that spending the money is totally worth it. I won't spoil the fun but, once the mystery is over, there will be a unsolved mystery that you'll never forget!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expect the unexpected!, January 9, 2008

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J. Arena (Williamsburg, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bad Times, Big Crimes (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective #14) (Paperback)

Bad Times, Big Crimes is not only a Nancy Drew mystery, but a "time-travel" one at that!

Nancy falls asleep during a lecture with friend, Ned. She wakes up to find they're in the 1030's, and there's not only a mystery, but the Great Depression to deal with.

This book will be a surprise for regular Nancy Drew readers. As usual, there is a little something to learn. This time, about history.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Premise but needed more work, February 28, 2007

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Beth Lynn (Pierson, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bad Times, Big Crimes (Nancy Drew: All New Girl Detective #14) (Paperback)

Not as good as some of the other Carolyn Keene books, but a nice read. Gives some great background on the Depression. Too much emphasis on Nancy's lack of remembering where (or should I say when) she is though and not enough on the mystery at hand until shortly before the end.