Nancy Drew

Fandom
Name:	Nancy Drew
Abbreviation(s):	ND
Creator:	Edward Stratemeyer / "Carolyn Keene" (ghostwriters)
Date(s):	1930 - present
Medium:	book series; film, TV, and video game adaptations
Country of Origin:	United States
External Links:	Nancy Drew at Wikipedia
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Nancy Drew is a series of mystery stories featuring the eponymous teenaged detective Nancy Drew. The original series, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, was published from 1930 to 2003, and was replaced in 2003 by a modernized series called Girl Detective.

There have also been a number of spin-off book series, as well as several film, TV, and video game adaptations.

Nancy Drew is often crossed-over with the Hardy Boys series, also created by Edward Stratemeyer and with which Nancy Drew shared a 1970s television series called The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries. The two series share a single category at FanFiction.Net.

HerInteractive Computer Games Fandom

After the first Nancy Drew computer game, Secrets Can Kill, was launched by HerInteractive in 1998, the largest and most vocal portion of Nancy Drew fandom has been for the game canon. This portion of fandom refers to itself as the Clue Crew. From 1998 until 2010, the Clue Crew was most active on the HerInteractive Official Message Boards, but thereafter a significant number of people moved to Tumblr, where there were fewer content and ratings rules in place. A common complaint of Clue Crew members on Tumblr is that the message board Crew members "were too Christian" or "too conservative," as they protested when the 33rd computer game, Sea of Darkness, included the Nancy Drew series' first canonically LGBT character, Dagny Silva. The release of the 34th game, Midnight in Salem, was delayed by over four years from the typical release schedule.

List of games

Nancy Drew Adventure

1. Secrets Can Kill (PC 1998) - Fandom Abbreviation: SCK
2. Stay Tuned for Danger (PC 1999) - Fandom Abbreviation: STFD
3. Message in a Haunted Mansion (PC 2000/GBA 2001) - Fandom Abbreviation: MHM
4. Treasure in the Royal Tower (PC 2001) - Fandom Abbreviation: TRT
5. The Final Scene (PC 2001) - Fandom Abbreviation: FIN
6. Secret of the Scarlet Hand (PC 2002) - Fandom Abbreviation: SSH
7. Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (PC 2002) - Fandom Abbreviation: DOG
8. The Haunted Carousel (PC 2003) - Fandom Abbreviation: CAR
9. Danger on Deception Island (PC 2003) - Fandom Abbreviation: DDI
10. The Secret of Shadow Ranch (PC 2004) - Fandom Abbreviation: SHA
11. Curse of Blackmoor Manor (PC 2004/DVD 2007) - Fandom Abbreviation: CUR
12. Secret of the Old Clock (PC 2005) - Fandom Abbreviation: CLK
13. Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (PC 2005) - Fandom Abbreviation: TRN
14. Danger by Design (PC 2006) - Fandom Abbreviation: DAN
15. The Creature of Kapu Cave (PC 2006) - Fandom Abbreviation: CRE
16. The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (PC 2007/Nintendo Wii 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: ICE
17. Legend of the Crystal Skull (PC 2007) - Fandom Abbreviation: CRY
18. The Phantom of Venice (PC 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: VEN
19. The Haunting of Castle Malloy (PC 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: HAU
20. Ransom of the Seven Ships (PC 2009) - Fandom Abbreviation: RAN
21. Warnings at Waverly Academy (PC 2009) - Fandom Abbreviation: WAC
22. Trail of the Twister (PC/Mac 2010) - Fandom Abbreviation: TOT
23. Secrets Can Kill Remastered (PC/Mac 2010) - Fandom Abbreviation: SCK
24. Shadow at the Water's Edge (PC/Mac 2010) - Fandom Abbreviation: SAW
25. The Captive Curse (PC/Mac 2011) - Fandom Abbreviation: CAP
26. Alibi in Ashes (PC/Mac 2011) - Fandom Abbreviation: ASH
27. Tomb of the Lost Queen (PC/Mac 2012) - Fandom Abbreviation: TMB
28. The Deadly Device (PC/Mac 2012) - Fandom Abbreviation: DED
29. Ghost of Thornton Hall (PC/Mac 2013, iPad/Android/Kindle Fire 2014) - Fandom Abbreviation: GTH
30. The Silent Spy (PC/Mac 2013) - Fandom Abbreviation: SPY
31. The Shattered Medallion (PC/Mac 2014) - Fandom Abbreviation: MED
32. Labyrinth of Lies (PC/Mac 2014) - Fandom Abbreviation: LIE
33. Sea of Darkness (PC/Mac 2015) - Fandom Abbreviation: SEA
34. Midnight in Salem (PC/Mac 2019) - Fandom Abbreviation: MID

Nancy Drew Dossier

1. Lights, Camera, Curses (PC 2008) - Fandom Abbreviation: LCC
2. Resorting to Danger (PC 2009) - Fandom Abbreviation: RTD
3. Ship of Shadows (cancelled) - Fandom Abbreviation: SOS

TV Series Fandom

Main article: Nancy Drew (CW)

Shipping

The most common pairing is the canonical het pairing Nancy Drew/Ned Nickerson. The Hardy Boys crossover pairing Nancy Drew/Frank Hardy is also popular, and there is a small following for the femslash pairing George Fayne/Bess Marvin.

Example Fanworks

Zines

• The Sleuth - A Nancy Drew anthology of fiction, trivia, articles and art, published by Jennifer Fisher (2002 [ezine]/2006 [print] - present)
• The Whispered Watchword - A newsletter for Nancy Drew and other girl-centric books (1988 - present)
• Susabella Passengers and Friends - A gen multifandom anthology for vintage juvenile series, including Nancy Drew

Links & Resources

• Nancy Drew - Carolyn Keene fanworks at AO3
• Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew fanfiction and crossovers at FanFiction.Net
• Nancy Drew mysteries at Yuletide
• The Nancy Drew Sleuth, a website mostly focused on collectible Nancy Drew books/items, which also sponsors conventions and a fan club
• nancydrewfic on LiveJournal
• Nancy Drew Wiki at Wikia