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Country United States Publisher Grosset & Dunlap Originally published 1974 Page count 180 | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 1977 Genre Children's literature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Series Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Preceded by The Sky Phantom, Trail of Lies Followed by DON'T LOOK TWICE (NANCY DREW FILES 55): DON'T LOOK TWICE, Mystery of Crocodile Island Similar Carolyn Keene books, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories books, Mystery books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Strange Message in the Parchment is the fifty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1977 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.
A sheep farmer receives a mysterious telephone call shortly after he buys a series of pictures painted on parchment. "Decipher the message in the parchment and right a great wrong," the voice says. Puzzled, the owner asks Nancy to help. With Junie, his daughter, Nancy tracks down a kidnapper and a group of extortionists. Clues weave in and out of several puzzles, two of which are linked with Italy. Is there a connection between the message in the parchment and a boy artist on another farm? And who is responsible for the atmosphere of fear in the neighborhood? After several harrowing experiences, Nancy begins to tighten the net around a ruthless villain and calls on the assistance of her friends Ned, Burt, Dave, Bess and George to bring his nefarious schemes to a dead end.