The Best Detective

By Carolyn Keene

"I'm the best!" "No, I'm the best!" Who is the best detective of all?
Nancy Drew's special detective notebook is gone! And, boy, is she in trouble. Inside were three passes - for her, Bess, and George - to the most spectacular movie of all time, Star Quest 2. Sure, Nancy's friends will forgive her...maybe in a million years. Even worse, Jason Hutchings is looking for the notebook - just to prove how easy it is to be a detective. One thing's for sure: these days, it's not easy being Nancy Drew!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aladdin
• Release date: Jun 26, 2012
• ISBN: 9781442467644

Carolyn Keene

Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew books.

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I’M THE BEST!

NO I’M THE BEST!

WHO IS THE BEST

DETECTIVE OF ALL?

N ancy Drew’s special detective notebook is gone! And, boy, is she in trouble. Inside were three passes—for her, Bess, and George—to the most popular movie of all time, Star Quest 2.

Sure, Nancy’s friends will forgive her...maybe in a million years. Even worse, Jason Hutchings is looking for the notebook—just to prove how easy it is to be a detective. One thing’s for sure: these days, it’s not easy being Nancy Drew!

The Best Detective

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A Ready-for Chapters Book

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Cover photography by Michel LeGrou

Cover photo-illustration copyright © 1998

  by Joanie Schwarz

Ages 6–9

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The

Best Defective

If you’re all such great detectives, Jenny March said, "help me find another pass for Star Quest 2."

"So solve that if you’re such a super duper incredible detective, Jason Hutchings said to Nancy. Come on, you have ten seconds."

Nancy shrugged and held on to her blue detective notebook. I don’t need ten seconds because it’s not a mystery. You have to learn what a mystery is before you can be a detective.

I don’t need to learn anything, Jason said. I’d be the best detective if I could just get my hands on one thing.

What? Bess asked.

Nancy’s notebook! Jason yelled as he jerked it out of Nancy’s hands.

The Nancy Drew Notebooks

# 1 The Slumber Party Secret

# 2 The Lost Locket

# 3 The Secret Santa

# 4 Bad Day for Ballet

# 5 The Soccer Shoe Clue

# 6 The Ice Cream Scoop

# 7 Trouble at Camp Treehouse

# 8 The Best Detective

# 9 The Thanksgiving Surprise

#10 Not Nice on Ice

#11 The Pen Pal Puzzle

#12 The Puppy Problem

#13 The Wedding Gift Goof

#14 The Funny Face Fight

#15 The Crazy Key Clue

#16 The Ski Slope Mystery

#17 Whose Pet Is Best?

#18 The Stolen Unicorn

#19 The Lemonade Raid

#20 Hannah’s Secret

#21 Princess on Parade

#22 The Clue in the Glue

#23 Alien in the Classroom

#24 The Hidden Treasures

#25 Dare at the Fair

#26 The Lucky Horseshoes

#27 Trouble Takes the Cake

#28 Thrill on the Hill

#29 Lights! Camera! Clues!

#30 It’s No Joke!

#31 The Fine-Feathered Mystery

#32 The Black Velvet Mystery

#33 The Gumdrop Ghost

#34 Trash or Treasure?

#35 Third-Grade Reporter

#36 The Make-Believe Mystery

#37 Dude Ranch Detective

#38 Candy Is Dandy

#39 The Chinese New Year Mystery

#40 Dinosaur Alert!

#41 Flower Power

#42 Circus Act

#43 The Walkie-talkie Mystery

#44 The Purple Fingerprint

#45 The Dashing Dog Mystery

#46 The Snow Queen’s Surprise

#47 The Crook Who Took the Book

#48 The Crazy Carnival Case

#49 The Sand Castle Mystery

#50 The Scarytales Sleepover

#51 The Old-Fashioned Mystery

#52 Big Worry in Wonderland

#53 Recipe