Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion (Nancy Drew, Book 18) (Hardcover)

by Carolyn Keene (Author) "THE Drews' living room was in semidarkness as Nancy walked in..." (more)
Key Phrases: explosive oranges, sausage tree, packing house, Hannah Gruen, Space Center, Merritt Island (more...)

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Product Description
Nancy Drew sets out to prove that her father's client was unjustly accused of trying to sabotage the United States space program.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9-12
  
• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Revised edition (January 1, 1941)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0448095181
• ISBN-13: 978-0448095189
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 4.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #64,996 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 18 in The Nancy Drew Series.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Nancy Drew Book Ever, February 26, 2001

By	A Reader (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews

Nancy Drew: The Case of the Moss-Covered Mansion was one of the best Nancy Drew books I have ever read. It had more action than some other Nancy Drew books. Nancy Drew was working three different cases at the same time. She saw tigers two feet away and dangerous things happen to her and her friends, Bess and George. In the last four or so chapters, I couldn't put down the book. I like the way that the author describes the scenes where Nancy and her friends are at. It was one of the best, most intense, Nancy Drew endings ever.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Original Edition Is Better, March 15, 2003

By	J. Thiel "jtthiel" (Nova Scotia, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion (Nancy Drew, Book 18) (Hardcover)

This review concerns the original 1941 edition and the revised 1971 edition, the one commonly found in book stores. In the original edition, Mr. Drew has Nancy help him track down a missing heiress and Nancy, Bess and George stumble upon a mysterious moss-covered mansion. They later hear that someone was murdered near the mansion and they repeatedly hear strange noises coming from inside the mansion. I really enjoyed the first 100 or so pages of this book, but I found that after that I was gradually losing interest in the story. Any of the chapter endings toward the end of the book that had even the smallest bit of interest were quickly resolved in the next chapter. The end of the book was rather bad as the two best things about the book, the murder and the mansion, were resolved with dull explanations. Most of this book is worth reading and I rate it 3 stars. In the revised edition, Nancy, George, Bess, Mr. Drew and Hannah travel to Florida when a friend of Mr. Drew is accused of trying to sabotage the space program by sending a truck of explosive oranges to the Space Center complex at Cape Kennedy. When you finally stop laughing over how lame this plot sounds and actually read the book, it; unfortunately, isn't any better. There is not much action in the book, the mystery isn't very exciting and the writing style is vastly inferior to the original edition. I didn't enjoy the revised edition of this book at all and I'd give it a 1 1/2 star rating.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The book is about the Kennedy space center, and other places, May 15, 1999

By A Customer

The Mystery Of The Moss-coverd Mansion is a great book. There is a lot of really exiting parts, and some parts that are funny. I am 12 years old and I am planning on reading all of the other Nancy Drew Books. I have so far read 28 of them and enjoied them all. I think it is a great book!!!