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Only, things don't go exactly as planned. This grand showing coincides with River Heights' first annual Art Week and the grand opening of the new avant garde Slay Gallery, which is set to feature some new, up-and-coming artists - among them, the very unusual Sven Svenstein, a teacher's assistant in whom Bess has become enamored and is set to help him with one of his performances. It is said that the mansion showcased some priceless art, so everyone is excited about the opportunity to finally see it. The Duchess, as she calls herself, has not been seen since her husband died some years ago, and no one has been to her great house since. This time, Nancy and her friends find themselves, along with the rest of River Heights, invited to the mysterious mansion of the reclusive Duchess Strickland. The Vanishing Statue (gotta love the title!) centers around the art world, which is rather interesting, since the previous book ( Hidden Pictures) also featured a mystery involving art (photography instead of paintings and statuary). This latest Nancy Drew Diaries book, while having a couple of things I didn't care for (we'll get to that later.), is definitely one of the better ones in the series, that's for sure!
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The titles have been very reminiscent of the original Nancy Drew series, the covers provide painted (albeit digitally) scenes with Nancy, and the mysteries have begun to move away from the "sabotage" trope that seemed to be the plot of every single mystery Nancy has been solving for the past decade. The stories have been better written (for the most part - as with any series, there are some not-so-good ones), and gradually, the books have become longer and longer, allowing the stories and characters to be more fleshed out.
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While the Nancy Drew, Girl Detective series was what appeared to be a trial-and-error series (constantly trying different things within the series to see what works - first person, clip art covers, trilogies, model covers, forgetful Nancy, recurring characters, etc.), the current Nancy Drew Diaries series seems to have taken the best elements from the NDGD series and started working towards rebuilding Nancy Drew into the inspiring girl detective that she once was. I have to give Simon & Schuster credit - they are trying.