Nancy Clue and the Hardly Boys in a Ghost in the Closet

by Mabel Maney

Paperback, 1995

Status

Available

Call number

PS3563 .A466 N36 1995

Publication

Cleis Pr (1995), Edition: First Thus, 244 pages

Description

With their fearless crime-fighting, good manners, and manly fashion sense, the Hardly boys are the pride of Feyport, Illinois. In A Ghost in the Closet, dark-haired, muscular Frank and his lovable kid brother Joe return from a gay trip to Europe to find that their parents -- world-famous detective Fennel P. Hardly and his wife, Mrs. Hardly -- have been kidnapped! Even worse, so have six poodles from the Lake Merrimen Dog Show! Pals Nancy Clue, Cherry Aimless, R.N., and Police Detective Jackie Jones help the Hardly boys track down the criminals -- and in the meantime, pick up useful tips on fingerprinting, evidence retrieval, and the laundering of sporty twill slacks. Like her beloved camp classics, The Case of the Not-So-Nice Nurse and The Case of the Good-For-Nothing Girlfriend, Mabel Maney's A Ghost in the Closet brilliantly parodies 1950s boys and girls adventure series. Pull on a casual rayon shirt and join the queer caper!… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member simchaboston
Great fun, especially if you're familiar with Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys. More swiftly plotted than "Not-So-Nice Nurse," too.
LibraryThing member lisapaul
Seems very slightly racier than the previous two Cherry Aimless / Nancy Clue books. Also, the first with male main characters as well as female. I expected more of them, given the subtitle as a Hardly Boys mystery.
LibraryThing member TW_Spencer
A funny mystery. Full of fun and mystery.

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — Humor — 1995)

Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1995

Physical description

8.5 inches

ISBN

1573440124 / 9781573440127

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