There are four novellas in this book that relate to each of the four seasons - Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Hope Springs Eternal), Apt Pupil (Summer of Corruption), The Body (Fall From Innocence) and The Breathing Method (A Winter'sWinter's Tale). Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption (Hope Springs Eternal)The…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1940) Revised By: Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (1976) Nancy and her friends return to New York City from Rotterdam by ship. On the ship, Nancy is distracted by a man's sign language for the deaf, warning another man to beware of Nancy and NE. When Nancy returns to…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1943) Revised By: Priscilla Baker-Carr (1972) Nancy is waiting for Bess and George to have their lunch together. An elderly woman occupies the chair beside her, looking very ill. The woman hands her a card with the name "Marie Alexandra" and an address and asks Nancy to…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1942) Revised By: Priscilla Baker-Carr (1969) Ellen is hesitant to go to Rocky Edge to meet Mrs Chatham because she has heard many strange things about Mrs Chatham and her daughter. She wants to take the position as a piano teacher, which requires her to live there…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1941) Revised By: Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (1971) Mr Drew is solving a puzzle on an ad in the newspaper and wondering whether it relates to his case. With Nancy's help, he successfully cracks the code, which reveals the word NASA. Mr Drew explains that his client Mr…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1939) Revised By: Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (1969) Nancy and her friends, Bess and George, travel to Berryville to solve the mysterious tapping sounds in the walls at night at Miss Carter's house. Once they reach Miss Carter's place, they find out another mystery is waiting for them:…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1937). Revised by: Priscilla Baker-Carr (1972). Nancy Drew and her friends spend a few weeks at the Deer Mountain Hotel as guests of Nancy's father, Carson Drew. He had come on legal business and had hinted that he might ask Nancy to assist him with a puzzling…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1937). Revised By: Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (1970). Carson Drew's client is asking him to solve a mystery regarding the sales of her rare books. Mrs Merriam inherited a collection of rare books and commissioned a reputable art dealer for the sales. Initially, the sales were going well,…
Writer: Mildred Wirt (1936). Revised By: Priscilla Baker-Carr (1974). Mr Stanley Strong, an owner of the travelling Bengleton Wild-Animal Show, asks Mr Drew for a consultation about his suspicion of Rai concerning criminal proceedings. Rai is in charge of the elephants in the show. He often mistreats his son Rishi…
One-Sentence Summary: The ending of a famous actor coincides with the beginning of a new collapsed world. On one snowy night in Toronto, a famous actor Arthur Leander dies on stage when performing Act 4 of King Lear. On the same night, an outbreak of a swine flu pandemic known…