Another un-cracked mystery to be solved by everyone's favourite sleuth – Nancy Drew. This time involving Heather Simmons, the most likely and liked candidate for the upcoming election for role of mayor of River Heights. Heather's daughter, Leslie, has mysteriously disappeared days before her music examination. Leslie Simmons is River Height's teenage music-extraordinaire, so why would anyone want to stop her from achieving what she has worked for her whole life?

Nancy Drew is not only just a nosy teenager who likes to poke around in other peoples personal lives...No No No! That is way too much of an understatement. Nancy is a girl on a mission who would do ANYTHING for the lives of her friends and family. But is everyone her friend? And is everyone reliable?

Nancy and her friends Ned, Georgia and Bess are determined to find Leslie before her exam and the election. But things have proved harder than they seemed as no one, not even Leslie's parents are admitting that she is missing! Can Nancy's logic win through before it's too late? Will there be a happy ending for EVERYONE?

I have always enjoyed the Nancy Drew books because not only is she part of my favourite genre (detective and crime) she is also one of my main female heroines in books - combining brains and adventure. Unlike the fabulous Ruby Redfort, which has all sorts of codes in it and the villain is always Count Von Viscount, Nancy's mysteries are somewhat different. Not only does she have to find out who the villain (or several as the case may be) is, she has to find out why Leslie is missing and how she can help.

The Nancy Drew series is a well-known classic but the novels are quite difficult to find in shops. Although the books have modernised over time, Nancy still remains the same daring, heroic and witty sleuth in all the novels.

I would recommend this novel to children like me who enjoy reading books that keep them guessing how the plot might unfold. Personally, the suspense was my favourite part because you never know who or how many people are behind all this conspiracy involving Leslie. Nancy Drew has a similar appeal to other sleuth series like Sherlock Holmes or Agatha Christie – her charm can be appreciated over many books.

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