The Strange Message in the Parchment
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| Author | Carolyn Keene |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nancy Drew stories |
| Genre(s) | Detective, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Publication date | 1977 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-448-09554-8 |
| Preceded by | Nancy Drew: The Sky Phantom |
| Followed by | Nancy Drew: Mystery of Crocodile Island |
The Strange Message in the Parchment is the fifty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1977 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.
[edit] Plot summary
A sheep farmer receives a mysterious telephone call shortly after he buys a series of pictures painted on parchment. "Decipher the message in the parchment and right a great wrong", the voice says. Puzzled, the owner asks Nancy to help.
With Junie, his daughter, Nancy asks down a kidnapper and a group of extortionists. Clues weave in and out of several puzzles, two of which are linked with Italy. Is there a connection between the message in the parchment and a boy artist on another farm? And who is responsible for the atmosphere of fear in the neighborhood?
After several harrowing experiences, Nancy begins to tighten the net around a ruthless villain and calls on the assistance of her friends Ned, Burt, Dave, Bess and George to bring his nefarious schemes to a dead end.
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