Troubled Waters (Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective Book 23)

Let me introduce myself. I’m
Nancy Drew.

My friends call me Nancy. My enemies call me a lot of other things, like “that girl who cooked my goose.” They actually sometimes speak like that, but what can you expect from criminals? See, I’m a detective. Well, not really. I mean, I don’t have a license or anything. I don’t carry a badge or a gun, in part because I wouldn’t touch a gun even if I could, and also because I’m just not old enough. But I
am
old enough to know when something isn’t right, when somebody’s getting an unfair deal, when someone’s done something they shouldn’t do. And I know how to stop them, catch them, and get them into the hands of the law, where they belong. I take those things seriously, and I’m almost never wrong.

My best friends, Bess and George, might not totally agree with me. They tell me I’m wrong a lot, and that they have to cover for me all of the time just to make me look good. Bess would tell you I dress badly. I call it casual. George would tell you I’m not focused. By that she’d mean that once again I forgot to fill my car with gas or bring enough money to buy lunch. But they both know I’m always focused when it comes to crime. Always.

Nancy Drew

In Deep Water . . .

“By mistake?” I repeated. “You think someone tracked down the water valve and took a wrench to it by
mistake
?”

“You’d be surprised,” Owen said, laughing. “This isn’t the first time an overeager volunteer did something they shouldn’t have and didn’t want to admit it.”

I didn’t say anything more. I mean, the guy had a lot more experience at construction work than I did. Still, I didn’t feel nearly as sure as Owen that the valve had been opened accidentally.

“Uh-oh. I know that look.” George raised an eyebrow at me. “What are you thinking, Nancy?”

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#1 Without a Trace

#2 A Race Against Time

#3 False Notes

#4 High Risk

#5 Lights, Camera . . .

#6 Action!

#7 The Stolen Relic

#8 The Scarlet Macaw Scandal

#9 Secret of the Spa

#10 Uncivil Acts

#11 Riverboat Ruse

#12 Stop the Clock

#13 Trade Wind Danger

#14 Bad Times, Big Crimes

#15 Framed

#16 Dangerous Plays

#17 En Garde

#18 Pit of Vipers

#19 Orchid Thief

#20 Getting Burned

#21 Close Encounters

#22 Dressed to Steal

#23 Troubled Waters

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This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real locales are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

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ISBN: 978-1-4424-6543-5(eBook)
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Library of Congress Control Number 2006924387
ISBN-13: 978-1-4169-2513-2
ISBN-10: 1-4169-2513-9

Chapter 1:
After the Flood

Chapter 2:
Rivals

Chapter 3:
Troubled Start

Chapter 4:
Waterlogged!

Chapter 5:
Getting Even

Chapter 6:
J.C. Go Home

Chapter 7:
Lies and Excuses

Chapter 8:
Night Chase

Chapter 9:
The Search for Secret Rooms

Chapter 10:
Friends—or Foes?

Chapter 11:
A Clue in the Night