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The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 41)

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Nancy finds mystery in every thing she does. That's only one of the draws that kept children as well as adults reading the tales of our heroine well into the millennium. Author Mildred Wirst Benson died at the age of 96 this past week. She leaves behind a legacy of mysteries and a strong female character for the changing times.

Nancy flies into Scotland on family business with her dad and friends, Bess and George. She is in search of a Morgan family heirloom that is missing. There is plenty of excitement, danger, and lots of mystery as she hunts for more than just an heirloom.

Nancy exudes strength of character and an independency that rang out long before it was politically correct. This author was a woman with ideas that reached far beyond her time. She leaves behind a series that will live on long into the future. Kelsana 6/2/02

Published: 1964
*** out of 5
Authour: Caroleen Keen

This is a great mystery book , but it is not the best writen. The main characters are Nancy Drew, because this is a Nancy Drew book, and her two friends Bess and George. They are going to take a trip to Scotland becaure Nancys Great Grandmother has lost the heirloom she was going to give to Nancy, but Nancy thinks it may have been stolen. Odly anough she starts to get warnings not to go. An example is a note anonamisly sent saying she will regret going to Sotland.She and her brave friends decide to go on with the trip. They love the scenery there, but there are some realy odd things there, and odd people. One guy tries to run them off the road. Somewon ells tries to push George off of a cliff. What was at first a trip to relaxs and to have fun had turned into a trip for solveing a mystery. Nancy ,Bess and George figure out who has caused these things to happen and who took the heirloom. You will never guess who it is!! If you are looking for a quick exciting adventure you will love this book, but if you want something that is realy well writen, the kind you won,t forget , then go look for another book!

This is one of my favorites of the original Nancy Drew mysteries. Nancy and her friends head to Scotland to try and figure out who is stealing sheep and what happened to her family's missing heirloom. Along the way we discover that Nancy is related to Scottish nobility, Nancy learns to play the bagpipes, and spends quite a bit of time dressed in traditional tartans. I like this book because quite a bit of attention is paid to drawing Nancy's surroundings. In some of the other Nancy Drew books the action could happen anywhere, but this one is clearly set in Scotland. Great mystery, fun to read.

Attention Carolyn Keene fans! Nancy Drew is in Scotland! She is looking for a missing heirloom (brooch) and a flock of missing sheep. Any mystery/Nancy Drew fan will like it. Nancy Drew is a great protagonist. She cared about others while at the same time trying to solve the mystery.Overall, the book was one of Carolyn Keene's best work. She has great characters and many page-turning suspenseful events.

I LOVED this book! It is so realistic and exciting! In this book, Nancy Goes to Scotland after she finds a small bomb in her mailbox, and a few minutes later someone crashes into her parked car on purpose. She hears of a person named Mr. Dewar, and finds a note in the drawer of her room, but it is in symbols, and she can't read it. She has many adventures there, and it tells alot about Scotland,she even gets to go in an old castle. It is VERY good. BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I happen to be reading this book right now, I am only into it about twenty pages, but it is already exciting! Nancy's car has been wrecked, she's got her mystery, and someone stole some money from and innocent little boy! Nancy's friends are already involved and soon they are going to leave on a trip to scotland! This is making me more excited, I am going to read it right now!

If you love Nancy Drew, be sure to read this one. Nancy has been such a great role model for generations. She doesn't disappoint in this story!

Girls, do like mysteries where girls are the heros? Then you'll love The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes by Carolyn Kenne. Nancy Drew, the famous girl detective, just got a mystery to solve in Scotland; someone has stolen an hierloom! When she gets there, another mystery pops up; someone is stealing sheep to smuggle fleece and meat into the U.S.A. To top it off, someone wants her dead. Will she survive? Will she solve both mysteries? Will she get her hierloom? Don't miss out on this exciting adventure, read it today! Plus, if loved this book then you'll love #153, Whispers in the Fog, where Nancy tries to save a baby whale from killers.

This book is delicous if it were food! I was full of suspencious when Nancy, Bess, and George were knocked off the road by the suspect. Well at least the suspect was prisoined and never seen again!!!!

Nancy, Bess, George and Mr. Drew go to Scotland so that Nancy can find a valuable heirloom that was to be given to her by her great-grandmother, but is now missing. Also, Nancy investigates a gang that is stealing sheep. This is one of the dumbest written books in this series. To start with, Bess submits a photo of Nancy, with a magnifying glass looking at some footprints, to a photography magazine contest and wins first prize. Please! Out of all of the entries that would be received for this type of contest a picture of Nancy wins first prize. You've got to be joking. Second, the winning photo gets published in the magazine and for the rest of the book, people, not only in the River Heights, but in Scotland as well, are recognizing Nancy from the photo. Come on! This is a photography magazine. Only people seriously interested in photography would be seeing this picture, not the whole world. Also, the heirloom that Nancy was supposed to receive was her great-grandmother's most prized possession, if that's the case why wouldn't the great-grandmother give it to someone to whom she is closer, instead of Nancy whom she's never met. It makes no sense. If Nancy has been able to fly off everwhere else, why hasn't she been able to see her great-grandmother before this. The mystery is just boring and unsuspenceful and comes complete with the usual "exciting" warning received by the end of the second chapter. Anyone with half a brain could have written this piece of trash. It's a waste of time.