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The Fake Heir (Nancy Drew Graphic Novels: Girl Detective #5)

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"The Fake Heir" is the second installment in the latest reincarnation of Nancy Drew, girl detective, based on the original series by Carolyn Keene. Nancy Drew, best friends Bess and Georgina, boyfriend Ned, and father Carson Drew have been reimagined into the high tech 21st century, in dramatic graphic novel format.

As the story opens, Nancy, Bess, and George get the ride of their lives when a lake suddenly drains into a sink hole. At the bottom, the girls discover a long missing yacht with a load of diamonds. Nancy's father seeks the rightful heirs, but our girl detective smells something amiss. A confusing trail leads to a case of suspicious identity and a person willing to do anything to get the diamonds. The solution will be right under Nancy's nose.

"The Fake Heir" is meant to appeal to the latest generation of Nancy Drew's young fans, and is recommended to that audience.

This graphic novel an interesting twist on the normal Nancy Drew stories as the teenage girl detective starts to think she's loosing her ability to solve a mystery. Story starts with a sink hole in the lake giving Nancy, her friends and foes alike having the worst toilet flush nightmare in their lives. She think her dad client that a heir to a fortune in jewels is suspicious and looks into the case but can't prove any real criminal activity. Even the police turn Nancy away despite her suspicion until it too late for Nancy and she ends up the person's captive.