The Clue of the Broken Locket (Nancy Drew, Book 11)

Nancy Drew's sympathy for adopted twin babies leads her into a surprising mystery. Here is a reproduction of the original book, just as it was originally published in 1934. Illustrations.

Customer Reviews:

I Love the Nancy Drew books!

By Sarah Browne "Sarah Browne" - March 5, 2000

The Nancy Drew books are all really great. But this one really caught my eye. It's about Nancy, Bess, and George going to meet Cecily, and trying to solve a ghost mystery. They figure out more of Cecily's past and solve the mystery about the mysterious boat. If you want a really great book, read this one and Carolyn Keene's other fantastic Nancy Drew mysteries. (The old ones are better than the new ones, though. Bugt they are also really good.)

Great Book

By A Customer - June 12, 2000

The key of the broken locket is my favorite mystery book because there is so much suspence, which I love. I recomend this book to sixth graders, who love mysteries, mostly because it's amazing and surprising. I'm sure that anyone who reads this book will enjoy it, because it's really for any age. **Natalie**

A surprising twist

By Kevin Killian - August 20, 2004

Just when you think you've got this one figured out, Carolyn Keene pulls the carpet out from under your feet.

I write about the original version which was written seventy years ago. The other version just isn't that good.

Nancy tries to figure out who is responsible for giving birth to the two babies adopted by the Blairs, a wealthy couple very much involved in the arts (she is a famous actress adored by all her fans and everyone in River Heights is thrilled to death that she is living among them, while her husband is an erudite director on the model of Erich Von Stroheim). The babies though, were not only adopted but practically stolen from a young desperate mother of twins who took a locket and broke it in half to be able to prove the maternity of her two beloved babies. This book will shock you down to your soul with its revelations of the way some people just adopt babies for "show." I wonder if Joan Crawford had the chance to read this book in the 1930s... read more