Mandy Dru Mysteries
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4.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $2.99
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- $2.99
Publisher Description
Five short stories introducing Mandy Dru, whose mom really wanted to name her Nancy. Lawyer dad, concerned about copyright infringement, urged a different name for the daughter now on her way to becoming a savvy San Diego criminal investigator.
Mandy's adventures begin with a beach gift shop and a stolen brooch her ex-fiancée can't pronounce, and quickly expand to include a dance studio, a mysterious desert grave, the secret treasure hidden in a junk store and the strange intruder invading a million-dollar house overlooking a canyon. And a new boyfriend whose job as an FBI agent keeps him 150 miles away in Los Angeles. Mandy has her hands full, but like her quasi-namesake, Nancy Drew, she's loving every minute!
Customer Reviews
I couldn’t read just one...
I had to finish all of them. So much for sleep.
I suppose with a name like Mandy Dru, you have to have a strong sense of humour. This is a new voice for Ms. Padgett, and I enjoyed it greatly. I think I was able to muffle my snorts and chuckles well enough, because my husband didn’t seem to wake up, or complain at me come the dawn.
Of course, there is an internal order to the stories, and they are all set in or near San Diego. This was part of the joy for me, having lived there a great deal of my childhood. I knew the settings for the stories, I’d done a few of those things, and I knew what the views and terrains were. Such fun!
These were written on a dare—that she write some “cozy” mysteries, with no violence. There were at least two (can I go sleep now, please, body?) stories of something long missing, one story where the identity was allowed to remain unknown, and two stories where there was a chain of clues that Mandy and the reader were supposed to assemble.
I’ll take more, when you’re ready!