Nancy Drew 32: the Scarlet Slipper Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

Book Overview

Nancy meets Helene and Henri Fontaine, refugees from Centorvia who run a dancing school in River Heights. Strange circumstances have brought the brother and sister to the United States. When they... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448095327
• Release Date: January 1955
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

One of Nancy's Best!!!

How can you not love a Nancy Drew set in the world of ballet, painting and international politics? This case for the River Heights detective is one of her very best -- combining the plight of classically-trained ballet dancers with a gem-smuggling scheme that involves stolen paintings of -- you guessed it -- a dancer! (In fact, the paintings are painted by the male dancer, using his sister, the other dancer, as the model. Complicated enough for you?) All the Nancys give some information, however trivial, about different cultures, the arts, or other interesting topics. This one, which discusses the history of ballet (and some of its techniques!), painting and smuggling, is one of the most fun. Nancy, of course, is equal to it all -- not only taking only the running of a ballet school in town but even taking over a dance solo in a big charity show. Throughout, there's tension, excellent clues and wonderful (read: bad!) villains -- who sure do deserve what they get! Enjoy THE SCARLET SLIPPER MYSTERY ... if you love Nancy, you'll love this!

Emily Ann's Speacial Review

I gave this book a five because I liked the book. Well duh or i would have given it a lower star! Anyway this book had very good action in it. My faviourte part was when Nancy and her friends are in the farm house in Brandon. This part was the most exciting part. This was because they had just found a very important letter when, oh my gosh something happens. I guess you will just have to read the book to find out!!! Also I like Nancy Drew books because you never know what to expect! Well i guess thats why it is a mystery book. Like i said before Carolyn Keene uses very good description!! Claps for her yeah!!!!! Also if you like dance like ballet then you are in for a good one two of the maine charters are into ballet!!!! Thats the only reason I picked up this book, well also becasue I love Nancy Drew books!

scarlet slipper mystery

i was suprised to see what some people rated this!!!i loved this is a great action packed book.there are tons of exiting parts in this mystery!!this is about nancy trying to find the people responsible for sending the notes to henri and helene fontaine and later on to stop the jewel smuggling and to find mr.koffs brief case and figure out why a women stole the scarlet slippers on helenes desk in the place she works for dancing ballet.this is a really good book despite some of the reveiws i would reccomend that you could buy it or if they have it at the library you could check it out.

My All Time FAV!!!!

Sure Im a little old to be reading Nancy Drew books but who cares? Any way this one is my Favorite because Ned and Nancy pretend to be married and almost ask Nancy to marry Him (almost He hints) So thats why its my favorite because of the romance :-) If you want more mystery read Nancy's myst. letter!

Wonderful, action packed book!

In this episode, Nancy, George and Bess must capture the slick, sly criminals, and solve the mystery.