She remembered the thrill she’d felt listening to Bent Fender and how she’d followed their rise from struggling performers to top stars.Īlan echoed Bess’s enthusiasm. Returning to the exhilaration of the moment, Nancy smiled. “I said that of course Alan’s my number one guitarist, but it is pretty incredible that we’re going to meet Barton Novak in a few seconds, isn’t it?” “Nancy Drew! Earth to Nancy!” Bess tapped the top of Nancy’s head. She could only hope they could put the past behind them. Since then, she had visited Ned once at Emerson College, and he had come to River Heights for a weekend, but things had been cooler than usual between them, and that hurt. And although it was over with him almost before it started, she couldn’t blame Ned for feeling miffed.
But then, it had been her own choice to get involved with Daryl Gray during her last mystery. Nancy found herself wishing for those days. They reminded her of the way things used to be between her and Ned Nickerson. In the few weeks since they’d met, Bess and Alan had been inseparable-joined at the lip, Nancy liked to joke. One guitarist is enough for me.” Bess stood on tiptoe and gave Alan a kiss. “Yeah, don’t go getting any ideas,” joked Alan, pulling Bess closer to him. “You’re not planning on doing anything to embarrass us in front of him and the rest of the band, are you?” “I should have figured.” George let out an exasperated sigh. “I wonder if he’s as gorgeous in real life as he is on MTV.” “The mystery in Barton Novak’s big green eyes,” she answered. “Yeah, what mystery do you want to solve?” Nancy asked.īess giggled. Unraveling mysteries scared her, and she was the first to admit it. George was always eager to jump right in and help her on a case, no matter how dangerous, but Bess usually had to be coaxed. “Since when are you into detective work?” “Well, maybe you need a break, Nan, but I can think of one mystery I wouldn’t mind solving,” Bess spoke up. Her most recent one, though, Secrets Can Kill, had started in a high school just a few miles from her hometown of River Heights. This detective needs a little break.”Īt eighteen, Nancy had already earned a reputation as one of the nation’s top young detectives, solving mysteries all across the country, and overseas as well. “The best,” Nancy declared, running a hand through her reddish-blond hair. “Well, you have to admit, this is going to be one incredible vacation,” George Fayne said, falling in step with the group. “I think your cousin has gone off the deep end.” “Oh, George, help me with these star-struck kids,” teased Nancy. “The hottest rock band around,” said Alan Wales, Bess’s latest boyfriend. “It’s all too much! New York City, Radio City Music Hall, the Bent Fender concert. “People are starting to stare.”īut Bess Marvin seemed not to hear her best friend’s voice. Drew his life.COME ON, BESS, cool it,” Nancy Drew whispered. If they don’t solve this mystery, it may cost Mr. Drew’s steps to figure out what went wrong or who might be out to do him harm. The hunt takes them across the US capital, retracing Mr. She’s pretty sure he left her a message on the home screen, if only she could figure out what it means. The girls scour the hotel for clues with little luck until Nancy finds her dad’s cell phone in the hotel basement. Worried, Nancy and the gang hop the next flight to DC to investigate. No one’s seen him since the night before, and he isn’t answering his phone. Her dad never showed up for his panel and he isn’t in his room. The girls are having a great time until Nancy gets a call from a number she doesn’t recognize. While Nancy’s dad is away at a conference in Washington, DC, she invites Bess and George over for a slumber party.
Nancy, Bess, and George look for Nancy’s missing father in the twenty-second book in the Nancy Drew Diaries series, a fresh approach to a classic series.
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