Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock

I recently came across my old Nancy Drew set and couldn't resist rereading a couple of the books. My mom was a Nancy Drew fan when she was a child and she gave me her vintage set of about 25 books. These books are what helped instill a love of reading (and a love of detective stories) in me that continues to this day. I really did not expect to enjoy this as much as I did!The Secret of the Old Clock is the first in the series, and Nancy's later friends Bess and George and her boyfriend Ned have not made their appearance yet. Some of the characters and dialogue do seem simple and formulaic to me now as an adult, but the story was good enough to hold my interest. These books are a great choice for school age children just starting to read longer books. I remember first starting to read them when I was 8, and lending them to friends who were also Nancy Drew fans. Nice trip down memory lane.