Evelyn's Mystery Books

A surprise gift!  I received a lovely surprise in the mail today: an eBay seller sent me this Nancy Drew Files book as a gift. I have ordered a few books from this seller, and I'm sure that I'll order more in future. I love the cover art on this book, and the book is set in Maryland, where my mother grew up and where I still have family. Here's a view of the back of the book: The back of the book. It sounds like a fun book! I don't have many of the files books. I haven't focused on finding them, but I'll slowly work on collecting them as they come up for sale at good prices. I actually only have three out of the 124 files books, so I have a ways to go with my collection! Here are the three books that I have: Three files books.

My gorgeous new set of Nancy Drew books! I recently received a beautiful set of Nancy Drew books from my new friend Todd. This set of 8 books was published in 2014 and 2015 with new cover artwork that is modern but reminiscent of 1930s Nancy Drew. The cover artwork is stunning -- I absolutely love it. These books were apparently for sale at Target, and only eight titles were published. I wish I'd bought them when they came out, but fortunately Todd had an extra set to send to me. Todd and I are trading books. He is sending me some books from America, and I am sending him some books from Australia, mostly UK edition Nancy Drew books. Here are some more pictures of this lovely set of books: The backs of the books. The spines of the books. Closer view #1. Closer view #2. Closer view #3. Closer view #4. What a beautiful set of books!

I haven't posted on this blog in awhile... the first few months of the year have been very busy! However, I have been buying some more great books (mostly online) recently, so I'll do a few posts over the next few weeks to share pictures of these books... and also of some of the other books in my collection. To start with, here's a lovely little book that arrived earlier this week: Front cover. Back cover. The book theme really appeals to me. I have fond memories of attending Renaissance fairs in the past. In particular, I remember visiting King Richard's Faire in Massachusetts with friends back when I was in graduate school. We used to dress up in costume and have great fun! I'm looking forward to reading this book. I'm still working my way through the Trixie Belden books, but I am taking breaks to read a few books in between. The cover art on this book is really lovely, too... I love the costumes the girls are wearing. 

A selection of newer Nancy Drew paperback books that I purchased recently. Recently, I decided to purchase a few newer (1980s to early 2000s) Nancy Drew paperback books. I'm mostly buying books that continue the original series (up to #175), but I couldn't resist buying one of the "Nancy Drew Files" books. I bought one with an intriguing cover and plot. I am mostly not interested in the files books. The silly romantic plots don't really appeal to me. However, I might read one here or there - and buy a few when the prices are good. I am interested in the newer paperback books that continue the original Nancy Drew series. I've read a few, and the stories can be quite good. These books are nostalgic for me. I remember buying some of them new in the 1990s and early 2000s. My mother would often buy me one of the books when we went to a bookshop that was located in the sane shopping centre where we did our grocery shopping. I will work on collecting the ...