One of the main plotlines in this book is known as "the mystery of the explosive oranges". Yeah.

( 'Bess, you know as well as I do that the thrust of a hundred-thousand-pound rocket couldn't force Nancy to give up this case.' )

Nancy and Co. admire a beautiful mansion- five seconds later, it blows up. Bess seriously needs to learn how to control her heat vision. Also, Ned Nickerson- Nancy Drew's very own stalker extraordinaire- joins in on the fun.

"A penny for your thoughts, Nancy Drew,' said George Fayne. 'You've been staring into space for nearly two minutes!'" (page 1 ( Read more... )