It's A Clue

You thought Nancy was going to chill at a Moss Covered Mansion this week? PSYCH! She's going straight to NASA! We've got exploding oranges. We've got look-a-likes. We've got an illegal, poorly-fenced big cat preserve and a subterranean death lair. Bess has a run-in with an alligator because FLORIDA! If you loved Austin Powers, you're going to love Nancy's adventure to prevent a spaceship from being exploded. Also, we've officially turned on Ned. 

In other news, a railroad tycoon is actively trying to haunt Kelly out of her home. Karen wiped out while running so please be gentle with her feelings (and foot). 

Rating: 7 out of 12 exploding oranges

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It's Brass Bound Trunk o'clock, and (spoiler alert) we un-ironically LOVED this book. This week we have international cruises, random roommates, deadly meteors, skateboarding demon children, ping pong tournaments... What's not to love?! Kelly even shares a thoughtful literary analysis using classic plot devices from Friends, which will change lives.

Additionally, Karen confesses to a secret hobby, Kelly has gotten worse at pottery, and we all need to re-watch Titanic because it's constantly applicable in day-to-day life.

Rated 11 out of 12 life preservers.

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Whelp, it finally happened. We mistakenly read different versions of "The Clue of the Tapping Heels". Regardless of the (many and insane) divergences, both feature garage-fulls of titian-furred cats, midnight tapping, tap dancing, morse code taps, and a Tony-Award winning off-off -off Broadway production of "The Tapping Heels".  Join us as we discuss the two different iterations of this book, recap how chickens work, reveal how not to dismantle a bomb, and reminisce about our long-lost love John McBride. Nancy stars in a show, Karen is a weaver, and Kelly is waiting for pumpkin season.  

Rated 8 out of 12 cans of tuna.

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In Episode 23, we didn't want to read anything because it's hot out, so instead, we heated up our kitchens for 90 minutes and cooked a classic Nancy Drew / Hannah Gruen 1930s recipe: creamed (canned) chicken on burned (canned) bread. (Note: We added the burning all on our own.). 

In this poorly-done, unintentional ASMR episode, we burn our fingers, sister-splain measuring spoons, and play "What's that taste?" with a new-to-us pantry staple, tinned bread.  

For reference, this dish is served to Nancy and (RIP) Helen in "The Mystery at Lilac Inn" shortly after they capsize their canoe (#shocker) when they crash into a submerged creek submarine. Obvi. 

Join us as we cook a delicious but very beige plate of food. Or better yet, cook along with us! 

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This week, we talk about "Enola Holmes & The Case of the Missing Marquess". We absolutely fall in love with Enola  for being an amazing perditorian, a rebel in disguise, and a lover of lists and ciphers. Join us as we discuss:

1. our new favorite Holmes
2. alternate uses for bustles and hip amplifiers
3. corsets of the teeth
4. crafting and other unrelated hobbies

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Rated 10.5 out of 12 dress bustles.

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This week we chat about "Nancy Drew and the Haunted Bridge" which, spoiler alert, is completely not haunted even a little bit.  Karen ruins her life by seeking out haunted bridge tales, and Kelly wants a kidney-shaped pool in her survival bunker. We bemoan the ungodly amount of golf in this book, decide that our loyalty to Ned is about to be recalled, and watch in awe as George wins the entire book by "achieving the prize boo boo." 

***Trigger warning for discussions of hauntings and racially-motivated crimes.****

Rated 5 out of 12 autographed golf balls.

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This week, it's "Nancy Drew & the Whispering Statue". The Drew Clue takes a page out of the Scoobie Doo play book, we go deep undercover with saucy brunette Debbie Lynbrook, Ned's a casual insurance salesman, we're gonna start a rumor about Star Wars, Karen's going on the lam as newsie Papey Jones, and Kelly wants to see a P&L on these investigations. 

Rated 10.75 out of 12 fake statuettes.

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This week, we're still afraid of the ghost pets in our childhood home. Karen hunts for clams, Kelly is turning into Demi Moore, and what's up with Ouija boards? Nancy improves her criminal skill set and might be a skosh psychic. Plus, an abandoned circus house which very much rules. #savetheelephants

Rated 6.5 out of 12 broken mirrors.

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Join Kelly and Karen as they talk about "Truly Devious" by Maureen Johnson, Ellingham Academy (aka Muggle Hogwarts), scratch and sniff stickers, Dorothy Parker, and more rhyming riddle poems than you can even handle!  Also, Karen wants to write you a letter, and Kelly  wants to be a (cozy) mystery-solving master chef.  Hear all about theories, characters, dollhouse clues, and tons more random nonsense. Join along, but be warned - #spoilers. 

Plus, next month’s books are revealed!

Rated 9.5 out of 12 cut out magazine letters.

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Hypers, y’all!  In this episode all about “Nancy Drew & the Message in the Hollow Oak” Karen wants more jaunty poems, Kelly thinks Nancy gave up a little easily in the pirate cave, and Nancy gets trapped in an elevator for no reason. We also discover that we independently think our childhood home is haunted by ghost pets (no Newsies, thankfully). Why is Claire so damaged, why is Art displaying such toxic masculinity, and why is everything so snazzy?  Don’t forget to be the detective club you want to see in the world.

Rated 8 out of 12 whirlybirds!  

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