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Original Title:	The Secret at Shadow Ranch
ISBN:	000692526X (ISBN13: 9780006925262)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #5
Characters:	Nancy Drew, Bess Marvin, George Fayne
Setting:	Phoenix, Arizona(United States) Arizona(United States)

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Nancy drew arrives in Phoenix, Arizona, eagerly looking forward to a fun-filled vacation at Shadow Ranch, but abruptly finds herself involved in a baffling mystery. The ranch is being haunted by a phantom horse and maliciously damaged by an unknown enemy. Local people believe that the ghostly animal is carrying out the curse of Dirk Valentine, the romantic outlaw who was killed many years ago at Shadow Ranch, where he had gone to fulfill a promise to his sweetheart.

Suspecting that a treasure hidden by Valentine may be at the root of the Shadow Ranch mystery, Nancy undertakes a challenging search, aided by her friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne. The first vital clue is found in an antique watch and sparks a series of clever deductions and dangerous developments. While seeking further clues, the girls' investigation in a ghost town ends in a near disaster when Nancy is trapped inside a building that is toppled by a rockslide - a rockslide which is deliberately caused. But the pretty titian-haired detective remains undaunted in her determination to solve the mystery.

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Title	:	The Secret of Shadow Ranch (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #5)
Author	:	Carolyn Keene
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 160 pages
Published	:	June 15th 1992 by Armada (first published 1931)
Categories	:	Mystery. Young Adult. Fiction. Childrens

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Thank the book gods for Little Free Libraries, whereupon I found this little treasure. I grew up loving Nancy Drew in every capacity. I would get these original mysteries after long walks to the library with my mother. I'd sit next to my older sister absolutely entranced by the video game adaptations, until eventually I was old enough to play them myself. This particular edition of Nancy's mysteries finds her and her best friends, Bess and George, in a beautifully atmospheric ranch. Shadow

First published 1931, but my copy must have come in for one of those 1960s rewrites, because man it was bland. No real thirties feel, except maybe the whole dude-ranch thing (which was also a trope in the Henry Reed novels written in the late fifties, so you can't go by that either.) Not sure why I found this one so dull except that even for a ND it seemed awfully superficial. I was surprised when told that Bess and George were invited to the ranch, and Nancy "easily convinced" them to invite

I would love to see another edition of this book. In the order of the series, this is number five, but Ned Nickerson, Nancy's longtime and long suffering boyfriend gets several mentions. Too bad he doesn't make his first appearance until book seven! I have the "purple" editions, the double editions that were published two books to each volume as a collectible set. The books have, over the years, gone through a lot of edits to "update" them. I'd love to know if this quirk is particular to a

Charles van BurenRead the original editionSeptember 7, 2019Format: HardcoverReview by Catherine, grade five. On Amazon it is really hard to tell which edition you are buying. I got the original. There were other editions in the 1960's that made Nancy more girly. I'm not a girly girl. Read the originals.One of my best friends lives on a horse ranch and riding school so I picked this book for AR at my school. It was a really good mystery and treasure hunt.

3.5 stars Bit of an old-style western feel to this one. Took me a bit to get into as well. It just didn't grab me very well. I felt that Nancy was sometimes too suspicious in some ways but missed other clues. Alice annoyed me a bit as well so that didn't help. Luckily the story does bit up and was actually a bit more involved than past books which was nice.

This was pretty lame. It could barely hold my attention.