Nancy Keene Mysteries

Nancy Keene Mysteries is a series of cozy mystery novels inspired by the classic Nancy Drew series.

 Here are some key features of the series:

1. Protagonist: Nancy Keene, a teenage sleuth, is the main character of the series.

2. Genre: The series falls under the cozy mystery genre, which typically involves amateur sleuths, minimal violence, and a lighthearted tone.

3. Target Audience: The series is primarily written for women baby boomers who grew up reading and loving the Nancy Drew series.

4. Settings: Each book in the series takes place in a different travel destination, making them travelogues as well as mysteries.

5. Tone: The series is known for its humorous and PG-rated storytelling.

6. Standalone Stories: All five books in the series can be enjoyed as standalone stories.

The series currently consists of five books:

1. Ghost in the Plantation

2. Buried Treasure

3. The Stolen Masterpiece

4. The Stolen Mask

5. The Missing Bachelor Farmer

All the books in the series are available at Smashwords, Amazon, iTunes, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Google Play, and Kobo. 

Here is the Amazon link for the books in this series:

https://amzn.to/3ZVCKsb

 

Nancy Drew for Christmas

Thank you "The Sleuth: The Original Nancy Drew Fanzine" for featuring and reviewing my Nancy Keene Mysteries in a 6 page spread in the November/ December 2016 issue. 

Written as homages to the Nancy Drew books, these five humorous and PG-rated cozy mysteries star teenage sleuth, Nancy Keene, and especially target women baby boomers who grew up reading and loving the series. Gently poking fun at Nancy’s obscure knowledge, perfectionism, and need for control, these books take place in some of my favorite travel destinations.

Here are the titles in the Nancy Keene Mysteries:

The Buried Treasure on Route 66

The Ghost in the Plantation

The Stolen Mask

The Stolen Masterpiece

The Missing Bachelor Farmer

They are available online at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Google Play, Smashwords, and Kobo.

Some of them are also available as paperbacks at Amazon. 

Here are the buy links at your favorite online retailers: 

Amazon: https://amzn.to/343kcWE

Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/2PjoPGI

Smashwords: https://bit.ly/2LCXnmy

Google Play: https://bit.ly/2RynyP8

Kobo: https://bit.ly/2RwhN4g

Nancy Drew Parody

I was so pleased to see that my cozy mystery The Buried Treasure on Route 66 received Another Great Review.

Readers like her make all the difference in the world for writers.

Here's the review:

Do you remember the famous teenaged girl detective from the 1950s named Nancy Drew? If you do, then this book is definitely for you. Written in the same, smart , sassy style as the original Nancy Drew books, author Louise Hathaway pays homage to the super-sleuth Nancy Drew and her friends.

Our Nancy, whose last name is Keene, is a knockoff of the original. But with the same skills and inquisitiveness of her predecessor. Miss Keene is a high-school graduate who is on her way to college but finds herself caught up in the troubles of the elderly Mrs. Woods. Seems as though Mrs. Woods stands to lose everything she owns because of her ex-husbands stepsons who feel they are entitled to everything she owns. And when Nancy learns that there may have been a second will written just before the ex-husband’s death, she sets out to help the little old lady.

In true Nancy Drew (Nancy Keene) style the mystery of the buried treasure comes to a satisfactory conclusion while giving the reader a glimpse at the iconic Route 66. And as a nod to the Nancy Drew series, Nancy Keene’s father’s first name is Drew.

A fast paced story that will keep the reader interested. Not meant as a who-dun-it but rather a light-hearted look back in history at the forerunners of the mystery genre. Easily read in one or two sittings. Suitable for the entire family to enjoy.

Available for 99 cents at the following online bookstores.

Also available in paperback at Amazon.

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2ZtvnZr

Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/35sa9Pt

Apple: https://apple.co/3hjxOUB

Google Play: https://bit.ly/35va4KW

Smashwords: https://bit.ly/2ZtvOD3

Kobo: https://bit.ly/3hkvigz

Scribd: https://bit.ly/2DSBMpx

Nancy Drew-Inspired Cozy Mystery That Takes Place in Amsterdam

Here is a great reader review for this cozy mystery on Goodreads and in "The Sleuth: The Original Nancy Drew Fanzine:"

"The Stolen Masterpiece is book #5 of the Nancy Keene mystery series, a parody of Nancy Drew. It was by far my favorite story and most like Nancy Drew.

Nancy has delved into ancestry.com, after finding letters written by her great grandfather to family in Amsterdam and has discovered family living there: Dominique and his family- parents Hans and Veronique and sister Nortje. This is her mother’s family. When Mr. Keene has to travel to Amsterdam on business Nancy, Beth, and Hannah, who are on spring break, accompany him. We are treated to some history and descriptions of scenery. Nancy also knows quite a bit about famous paintings, especially by Vermeer and Van Gogh. At the art museum they meet Sophie, the curator, who seems interested in Mr. Keene. Nancy promotes the attraction between the two until they become mutually interested and then seems jealous.

Dominique, a cute guy her age, shows Nancy into a secret room they recently found that is full of old paintings. They have deduced that the Jewish people who lived in their house in the World War II era hid them away before being taken off to concentration camp. His family has tried to trace the family but they were all killed in the war. Nancy is sure that one of them is an unsigned Vermeer. Before they can do anything about it, the house is broken into and the painting stolen! Who knew about the secret room? The carpenters who fixed it when a wall was ruined with water? One guy at school who Dominique told? The kids set up a “sting” to trap the thief but before they execute it Nancy figures out who the thief is and recovers the painting. I don’t think the thief was ever punished. The Vermeer is donated to an art museum; the other paintings that are also worth much money will be sold and Hans and his family will make many euros.

At the book’s end Nancy and her chums appear on a TV show to promote genealogy."

Here is where you can purchase this fun cozy mystery for only 99 cents:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2XLUKFw

Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/2YfMa0I

Apple: https://apple.co/37aU9A6

Google Play Books: https://bit.ly/2MHMzDK

Smashwords: https://bit.ly/3h6AXYK

Kobo: https://bit.ly/37cJyEG

Nancy Drew Parodies

I found this fake cover for a Nancy Drew book funny.

I write Nancy Drew parodies and The Buried Treasure on Route 66 is the first Nancy Keene Mystery (out of five) that I've written. I hope you'll take a look:

Written as an homage to the Nancy Drew books, this humorous and PG-rated mystery about teenage sleuth, Nancy Keene, especially targets women baby boomers who grew up reading and loving the series. Gently poking fun at Nancy’s obscure knowledge, perfectionism, and need for control, this book concentrates and the relationship between Nancy and her father. Nancy has just turned 18, is in a serious relationship with her boyfriend, and is planning to move out of state to college. How will her father handle letting her go? Find out as Nancy, her father, and her boyfriend take a trip on Route 66, visiting several of its landmarks along the way, in search of a missing will. Not only is “The Buried Treasure on Route 66” a tip of the hat to the Nancy Drew books, it’s also a romance novel about both young love and rekindled old love.

Here's what reviewers are saying about this book:

"Besides being a sort of travelogue, the mystery is good, the solving of it fun, and the ending hilarious!"

"I could not get enough of this amazing story. I grew up reading every Nancy Drew book I could get my hands on. The author does not disappoint in paying homage as Nancy made me fall in love with teenage mysteries all over again. I loved the characters overprotective dad, friends Beth and Hannah, the cuteness of Nancy and Ned, Mrs Wood and mobster stepsons. I found myself wrapped up in the detailed storyline as Mrs Wood shares her story of lost love and who the stepsons are. I have always dreamed of driving down Route 66 and Hathaway made me feel I was there. Truly a nice escape for women baby boomers everywhere."

"I'd recommend this Nancy Keene series to anyone who read, reads, and loves Nancy Drew!"

Here are the links for The Buried Treasure on Route 66:

Amazon: https://amzn.to/2NlEuoi

Barnes and Noble: https://bit.ly/2BJV5wn

Apple: https://apple.co/2MMlXSN

Smashwords: https://bit.ly/2PlxsCl

Kobo Books: https://bit.ly/2BHwOHv

Google Play: https://bit.ly/2BONAnO