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Nothing is ever built on his hurt feelings.

Ned does seem to catch an attitude about it eventually, but overall gives in and basically lets Nancy boss them around while they sit around waiting for instructions. He, Burt Eddleton, and Dave Evans come to spend time with the girls at Deer Mountain Hotel, only to be relegated to sitting with a sick man.

Getting the short end of the stick this time around is Nancy’s boyfriend, Ned Nickerson. So much time is spent on his character, and it seems sure that there will be a big payoff for him in the end. He seems to be quite the blowhard, and Nancy believes he is involved with the jewelry thefts and possibly forgery. However, along the way to solving these two mysteries, Nancy learns about parted lovers, a burned-down mansion, a mountain lion, a poor loser at golf, and a boorish man by the name of Martin Bartescue.īartescue is pursuing Nancy throughout The Haunted Bridge. There are some of the same people involved in both mysteries, but they basically have nothing to do with one another. This sparks Nancy’s curiosity, of course.įor the most part, The Haunted Bridge is a little different in that the two mysteries aren’t really related. Her caddy refuses to go look for the ball, saying that it’s haunted over there. She is playing a fantastic game of golf with friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne when she hits her autographed Jimmy Hammond ball into the woods. Now, exactly why a lawyer is trying to track jewel thieves and not the police or FBI is beyond me. Nancy is at the Deer Mountain Hotel with her father, attorney Carson Drew, trying to track some international jewel thieves. After reading just the first chapter, I know that Nancy will be winning a golf tournament. In The Haunted Bridge, you can add play golf like a pro to the list.

Of course, all of these things she does exceptionally well and wins awards for. I don’t understand how in between her school day and school work, she managed to fit in the time to become a scuba diver, sailing lessons, horseback riding, diving, flower arranging, and speak and read French. It seems there’s no end to the talents Nancy Drew, girl detective, holds.