The Spider Sapphire Mystery by Carolyn KeeneMy rating: 0 of 5 stars
This is a story about an ancient sapphire gem belonging to a renowned Indian Shastri Tagore. This is a special kind of sapphire with a spider naturally embedded inside it. The gem is reported to be stolen and the blame of the theft is put on Dr. Ramsey who has produced an exactly similar gem but rather synthetically. Dr. Ramsey is also a dear friend of Nancy’s father, who is sure that his friend is totally honest in this regard. So, Nancy decides to unfold the mystery behind all of this. As a coincidence, the mystery appears to be connected to her venture safari trip to Africa with her friends and a group of Emerson college students are going to take. The mystery begins with the kidnapping of Nancy’s boyfriend Ned. Yet, the clueIn the end, a predictable yet highly dramatic scheme is unfolded behind the theft, which, the reader discovers in the ending chapters. Apart from finding the sapphire, she also discovers a lost jungle guide who is the brother of a Swahili singer Madame Bulawaya whom she had met in River Heights.
I have been reading the Nancy Drew series quite on repeat since the first time I started reading it during my school years. And I must say that some of the scenes depicted in this novel have stayed the very same with me each time, especially the chapter relating to the Baboon thief as well as their adventures in the treetop house. Also, I particularly loved the chapters which outline the detail of various animals they encounter during the safari.
Packed with thefts, warnings, and other obstacles, the mystery settles into Nancy unfolding the scheme behind the thievery, tracing the fabulous spider sapphire and catching the man who is the master mind behind all this. As always, it was absolutely entertaining to read the novel!
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