Nancy Drew 43: the Mystery of the 99 Steps

by Carolyn Keene

Hardcover, 1965

Status

Available

Local notes

Fic Kee

Barcode

7325

Publication

Grosset & Dunlap (1965), Edition: Revised ed., 192 pages

Description

Nancy Drew must search for a flight of 99 steps to solve the mystery of a friend's weird dream. Her search leads her to France, but before she leaves the United States, an unknown person calling himself Monsieur Neuf warns the young sleuth not to pursue her mission. With her friends Bess and George, Nancy arrives in Paris to join her father who is working on another case: to find out what, or who, is frightening wealth financier Monsieur Leblanc into selling large amounts of securities. Startling discoveries convince the young detective that Mr. Drew's case and her own mystery are linked by the 99 steps, and that a mysterious man has a strong hold over Leblanc. Is it blackmail? Nancy's quest for further clues leads to the romantic chateau country in the Loire Valley, where a web of danger closes in tightly around the three girls.… (more)

Language

English

Original language

English

Original publication date

1966

Physical description

192 p.; 5 inches

User reviews

LibraryThing member Heather19

Another wonderful Nancy Drew book, this one has Nancy trying to track down the source of a woman's reaccuring nightmare in which she is standing blindfolded at the top of a mysterious flight of steps.

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LibraryThing member t1bclasslibrary

Nancy Drew travels to France to solve this mystery involving a few sparse clues- we know that there's a businessman who's selling everything in a panic, a strange dream, alchemy, and a man who calls himself Mr. Nine. Naturally all these things are connected together, and Nancy figures out how one

of these things leads to another one, and just what the mysterious dream is about. This book stands out from many others in the series in that the bad guy's wife is a good person who's just a little clueless (usually all the bad people are just lumped together).

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LibraryThing member justagirlwithabook

I absolutely loved Nancy Drew growing up. This was a series I latched on to for dear life and never let go. Anytime my mom and I would go to antique stores, we'd peruse the Nancy Drews and add them to the collection (oftentimes my mom had to make deals with me on how many I could buy). So, while I

don't remember the exact details of each and every one, the entire series was amazing and really fed my love for reading (especially novels full of suspense and mystery). Thank you, Carolyn Keene, for giving us an intelligent female character to fall in love with in Nancy Drew!

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