Ringmaster's Secret (The Nancy Drew mystery stories) [Import] [Paperback]

Carolyn Keene (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Armada Bks. (July 16, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0006919103
• ISBN-13: 978-0006919100
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ringmaster's Secret, April 27, 2000

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This review is from: The Ringmaster's Secret (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 31) (Hardcover)

Kidnapping, burgalars, injuries and puzzels. If you like mystery stories, you'll love Nancy Drew The Ringmaster's Secret. It's about three friends trying to help out a trappez girl named Lolita. Lolita was kidnapped and raised by a grumpy man named Kroon. When she found out she was kidnapped, Kroon would not let her escape. Everyone was afraid of him because of his violence. Finally Nancy and her freinds agreed to help her. She did not know at the time that she was not only putting her self in danger, but her friends too. One incident was when Nancy and George were tied up and put on a train headed toward Canada. Another one was when Nancy was stanggeled with a black rope. Kroon knew they were on to him. So he kept planning plots to get them off his track. No matter how bad it was. But Nancy drew out smarted him by contacting Lolita's real parents. Her father was dead, but her mother was still alive. Her name was Lola Flanders. Nancy also contacted the police and told them to meet her there the same time Lola Flanders would. When everyone arrived, Kroon made a run for it. Into the woods he went. Nancy ran after him on a horse named star. She would do trick riding bare back on him. That's when one of Kroon's friends threw a rock, hit her in the head and Knocked her unconscious. Anyways, as Nancy dashed through the forest, the police made a road block on the other side. To find out what happens, read the book The Ringmaster's Secret. Trust me, the ending is really well fitted. I really liked the book because mystery stories are my thing. Also, I love it when I am kept on the egde of my seat. You never know whats going to happen next. And when you get to a really suspensful part, you can't stop reading. I think the Author did a great job of writting the book. She must have really been into mystery stories too, or she wouldn't of written it. If I were to grow up and be a writer, these would be the exact kind of books I would write. Mystery stories. I don't like those other books. lLike the mushy love stuff. Or an every day life. I could'nt handle it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Mysterious Wonder, January 24, 2002

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Ringmaster's Secret (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 31) (Hardcover)

This book is a very interesting story. It is a combination of realty and fantasy. Some people can really relate to this book.
I enjoyed this book very much because it was so different from all the other books I have read. I also read this book because it was a real eye catching mystery.
My favoriate character was Nancy Drew because she was the main detective. She had solved many mysteries and was kind and extremly modest.
The best part of the book was when Nancy joined the circus. The reason why it was my the best part was because she had only been stunt riding for a little time and she was doing a wonderful job in the circus.
The ending was ironic because you would never thought that the two characters would ever meet again.

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Nancy Drew Story, March 1, 2009

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Jennifer Dieleman "book worm" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Ringmaster's Secret (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 31) (Hardcover)

This was one of the better Nancy Drew stories. It had a great deal of mystery and suspense without being to creepy. I really enjoyed reading about the different talents that Nancy had, and how she used them to help and a daughter and her mother be reunited. I loved seeing how Nancy took all the different clues and linked them together until she was able to figure out the end of the mystery.