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The Haunted Bridge (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories 15) by Carolyn Keene
Reader Reviews Very Poorly Titled, July 6, 2003 Reviewer: jtthiel from Nova Scotia, Canada This review concerns the original 1937 edition as well as the edited revised 1972 edition. Nancy, Bess, George and Mr. Drew are staying at Deer Mountain Hotel/Lodge because Mr. Drew is working on a case concerning jewel thieves. He asks Nancy's help to look for a woman suspected of being a member of the gang and who is supposed to be in the vicinity of the hotel. The only clue to her identity is that she carries an expensive jewel case with the picture of a child in it (really now, like people are going to notice her jewel case and that it has a child's picture, but not be able to give even the slightest bit of a physical description of the woman, like her hair color????). Nancy also hears a story about a haunted bridge in the woods near the hotel and she enters a golf tournament. Zzzzzzzzz. This has to be one of the most inappropriately titled books in the series. There is a "haunted" bridge, but Nancy discovers the truth behind it on page 42 (in the original edition)! The book isn't 1/4 over at that point. What does the bridge really have to do with the rest of the mystery? The whole golf tournament part is rather boring and unsuspenseful. I'm not giving away some big secret by telling you that Nancy wins. Nancy always wins or is the best at everything she does. Frankly, I find it rather annoying. Just once I'd like to see Nancy be just alright at doing something or have Bess or George be better than her at something. The book isn't a complete waste of time, the mystery concerning the jewel thieves isn't that bad and kept me somewhat interested. This wasn't one of my favorites, but it was worth reading; although, anyone who reads it expecting a story about ghosts is going to be let down.
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