Book Review: The Nancy Drew Files: Sisters in Crime

Book: Sisters in Crime (The Nancy Drew Files case #19) by Carolyn Keene

Edition: Paperback

Rating: 5 stars

Review:

I found this book at the thrift store, it may be a little battered but it was still a good read. In this story published in 1988, Nancy Drew found herself with a difficult and very dangerous mystery. This opens with Nancy arriving in California, she was asked by her friend Susan Victors to look into the death of Susan's roommate and sorority sister Rina Charles. Rina's death was ruled an accident but Susan didn't believe that to be true and wanted Nancy to find out what really happened.

To make it easier for Nancy to investigate while staying at the Delta Phi sorority house, Susan told her sisters that Nancy was her cousin. However, it appears that the moment Nancy started looking into the murder, someone was already on to her. Clues about the murder wasn't the only thing she uncovered, Nancy found evidence of some sorority members cheating while taking tests. Were they connected or just two unfortunate incidents concerning the sorority.

This case was difficult for several reasons including that Nancy was threatened at nearly every turn in her investigation. Her fighting skills really came in handy for her in this one. Despite the numerous times that Nancy has been in danger over the course of the Nancy Drew series, I thought the author did a great job of really conveying it in this story. The danger was more intense because she wasn't just solving a mystery, she was trying to find a murderer.

I found it interesting that Nancy was working alone in this mystery (she got a little assistance from Susan) but there was no George, Bess or Ned. You get a rare chance to see how resourceful Nancy was on her own.

I love a good mystery and this was definitely a good one. It's well-written, fast-paced and filled with plenty of drama and suspense. And one thing for sure, Nancy always finds herself involved in interesting mysteries. I like that it takes place around a college campus and in the sorority house.