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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In all of the different book series, Nancy has lived in River Heights her whole life along with Bess and George, while the Hardy Boys are from Bayport; how Nancy and the Hardys met varies between series. Here, ''all'' of them are originally childhood friends from Bayport, and only Nancy lives in River Heights at the beginning before returning to Bayport and reuniting with her friends there.

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* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In all of the different book series, Nancy has lived in River Heights her whole life along with Bess and George, while the Hardy Boys are from Bayport; how Nancy and the Hardys met varies between series. Here, ''all'' of them are originally childhood friends ChildhoodFriends from Bayport, and only Nancy lives is living in River Heights at the beginning (after having moved there seven years prior) before returning to Bayport and reuniting with her friends there.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Unlike the original all-ages book, the series takes a more Young Adult direction, complete with swears and suggestive situations and violence. The first arc revolves around the murders of young women and [[spoiler: a drug trade scheme.]]

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** The first volume--and maybe the series--ends with Nancy being arrested by the police for an unknown reason.
* DarkerAndEdgier: Unlike the original all-ages book, the series takes a more Young Adult direction, complete with swears and suggestive situations and violence. The first arc revolves around the murders of young women and [[spoiler: a drug trade scheme.]]



* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Nancy figures out [[spoiler:Blake Locke of the Locke Lobster is involved with the murders due to the fact that he inadvertently doesn't use the Mr./Mrs./Ms. honorfics for two employees, including Pete's mom Mariana and Katherine Nguyen, a woman they soon learn was another victim who was found dead at the same place, indicating that he did know them personally.]]
* INeverToldYouMyName: [[spoiler:Nancy is suspicious of Pete at first due to this; on the day that he first meets and helps Nancy and her friends at the cliffs, he says her name without anyone else saying it beforehand. She even points this out to him once she's sure he's not dangerous. He admits that he did know who she was, partially because he used to have an irrational resentment towards her.]]

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* HopeSpot: At the end of the volume, right after Nancy reaffirms how much she's missed her old best friends and decides to stay in Bayport, she gets arrested by the cops.
* IChooseToStay: Nancy decides to stick around in Bayport with her friends (old and new) after the case is solved. Shame that she gets arrested right after....
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Nancy figures out [[spoiler:Blake Blake Locke of the Locke Lobster is involved with the murders due to the fact that he inadvertently doesn't use the Mr./Mrs./Ms. honorfics for two employees, including Pete's mom Mariana and Katherine Nguyen, a woman they soon learn was another victim who was found dead at the same place, indicating that he did know them personally.]]
personally.
* INeverToldYouMyName: [[spoiler:Nancy Nancy is suspicious of Pete at first due to this; on the day that he first meets and helps Nancy and her friends at the cliffs, he says her name without anyone else saying it beforehand. She even points this out to him once she's sure he's not dangerous. He admits that he did know who she was, partially because he used to have an irrational resentment towards her.]]her.
* IWorkAlone: Downplayed since she doesn't work ''completely'' alone, but once Nancy reunites and begins working with her old friends, she admits that her River Heights friends act more as MissionControl for her as opposed to actually doing field work like Nancy has always done with her Bayport friends. She has to readjust to pooling all of her information with others (as opposed to keeping secrets to herself) and keeping them regularly informed on her status and whereabouts.



* LeftHanging: The first arc (and possibly the entire series) ends with [[spoiler:Nancy being arrested by a cop she suspects was involved with Locke's scheme.]] It's doubtful that the cliffhanger will be resolved (though murmurs that the series isn't ''completely'' dead pop up from time to time), so most fans of this series [[FanonDiscontinuity just pretend that it didn't happen]].[[invoked]]
* MissingMom: Nancy, natch as it's a part of her backstory. [[spoiler:Pete as well, his mother was murdered for stumbling into a drug running scheme.]]
* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler:Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time, due to the fact that Nancy's mother was white while Mariana, Pete's mom, was black.]]

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* LeftHanging: The first arc (and possibly the entire series) ends with [[spoiler:Nancy Nancy being arrested by a cop she suspects was involved with Locke's scheme.]] scheme. It's doubtful that the cliffhanger will be resolved (though murmurs that the series isn't ''completely'' dead pop up from time to time), so most fans of this series [[FanonDiscontinuity just pretend that it didn't happen]].[[invoked]]
* MissingMom: MissingMom:
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Nancy, natch as it's a part of her backstory. [[spoiler:Pete backstory.
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* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler:Pete Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time, due to the fact that Nancy's mother was white while Mariana, Pete's mom, was black.]]



* PoliceAreUseless: The police are dismissive of Nancy and her friends and [[spoiler:they let Mariana Vega's murder run cold for years. Naturally, Nancy solves it and exposes a drug running scheme in a weekend.]]

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* PoliceAreUseless: The police are dismissive of Nancy and her friends and [[spoiler:they they let Mariana Vega's murder run cold for years. Naturally, Nancy solves it and exposes a drug running scheme in a weekend.]]



* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler:This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]

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* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler:This This becomes not so funny when Nancy messing this up too many times causes her to leave Bess alone to meet up with George to avoid doing so again (resulting in Bess getting kidnapped), and again when she sees her texts from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]

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* AloneAmongTheCouples: It's not heavily focused on, but the main cast consists of seven characters. George Fayne and Danica are a couple, as are Joe Hardy and Bess Marvin, and by the end, Nancy is on her way to forming a relationship with Pete, leaving Frank Hardy as this.
* AmicableExes: Nancy refers to both Frank and Joe Hardy as "almost childhood paramours." Don't ask.

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* AloneAmongTheCouples: It's not heavily focused on, but the main cast consists of seven characters. George Fayne and Danica are a couple, as are Joe Hardy and Bess Marvin, and by the end, Nancy is on her way to forming a relationship with Pete, leaving Frank Hardy as this.
this. He does, at least, get a smooch from Deirdre at the Palace of Wisdom while looking for evidence.
* AmazonChaser: Joe gets some moments with Bess, flirting with her when she makes significant contributions to the case. Most significantly, when she rescues him and another would-be victim from a {{Mook}} (right after Joe had just finished rescuing ''her'', to boot) by knocking the man out, Joe comments "I am so totally in love with you" and starts making out with her.
* AmicableExes: Nancy refers to both Frank and Joe Hardy as "almost childhood paramours." Don't ask. In Frank's case, it may or may not be mixed with UnluckyChildhoodFriend, since there are a few hints that he might still have feelings for her and be a little jealous of her attraction to Pete, though if this is the case, he's subtle about it.



** Danica, George's girlfriend, is not based on any particular character from the books. She's not even given a last name.
* DamselInDistress / DistressedDude: Everyone in the main group gets at least one moment of this:
** On at least two different occasions, Nancy's friends ''think'' she's this because of her not answering their calls. They turn out to be false alarms; she's just really bad at keeping her phone charged and on her person.
** Bess gets kidnapped by the bad guys at the end of Chapter 4 because [[HeKnowsTooMuch she witnessed them]] holding another soon-to-be murder victim, Jennifer, hostage. Luckily, Nancy figures out where they're being held, and sends Joe to free them while the rest of the group deals with the crooks.
** After Joe cuts Bess and Jennifer free, he gets in on this when one of the {{Mook}}s corners him and Jennifer with a gun. Bess then gets her turn to rescue him by knocking the thug out with a paint can.
** The rest of the group--Nancy, Frank, George, Pete, and Danica--are cornered at gunpoint by Locke and his minions in the warehouse, and then seemingly engulfed in an explosion (much to Joe's and Bess's horror) before they're revealed to be safe.



* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Nancy figures out [[spoiler:Blake Locke of the Locke Lobster is involved with the murders due to the fact that he inadvertently doesn't use the Mr./Mrs./Ms. honorfics for two employees including Pete's mom Mariana - indicating that he did know them personally.]]

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* GetARoom: Bess to George and Danica at the beginning, when she and Nancy walk up to them making out in the car.
* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Nancy figures out [[spoiler:Blake Locke of the Locke Lobster is involved with the murders due to the fact that he inadvertently doesn't use the Mr./Mrs./Ms. honorfics for two employees employees, including Pete's mom Mariana - and Katherine Nguyen, a woman they soon learn was another victim who was found dead at the same place, indicating that he did know them personally.]]



* KidDetective: Nancy Drew, natch. The Hardy Boys are this as well, but it's not emphasized as much as with Nancy.

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* KidDetective: Nancy Drew, natch. The Hardy Boys are hinted to be this as well, but it's not emphasized as much as with Nancy.


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* MythologyGag:
** Nancy's address in River Heights is shown to be on "Stratemeyer Lane". The Stratemeyer Syndicate, and its leader Edward Stratemeyer, created the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys franchises, among others.
** Nancy is stated to have been "almost childhood paramours" with both Frank and Joe Hardy, and there are hints that Frank may still be attracted to her in the present day. Nancy and Frank have a long history of ShipTease throughout many different iterations of their crossover series, and while it's less so with Joe, there have been a couple of books where he shows attraction to her, too.
** Similarly, Joe and Bess, who are clearly massively into each other here and are either already dating or well on the way to it, have shown interest in each other in multiple different crossover series through the years.
** At the Palace of Wisdom, Frank is able to obtain the drugs they need (in order to prove their prime suspect is dirty) from a girl with short, dark hair named "Deirdre". This is likely a reference to Deirdre Shannon, a rival-of-sorts to Nancy from her ''Girl Detective'' book series, who is described there as having short dark hair. Deirdre also ends up making out with Frank; in the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys crossover book that she appears in, she likewise shows attraction to him.


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* ShutUpKiss: Bess gives one to Joe at one point to get his attention when he goes on a tangent.


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* VitriolicBestBuds:
** The five ChildhoodFriends in the group of main characters--Nancy Drew, Frank and Joe Hardy, Bess Marvin, and George Fayne--are all this with each other. By comparison, the two newcomers, Pete and Danica, have a much more polite relationship with the others, though not without their own moments of snark.
** It doesn't get a lot of emphasis, but apparently Frank and George are a particular example. When they're both frustrated with and yelling at Nancy for not answering her phone and worrying them for the ''second'' time, she notes that at least this situation got the two of them to actually agree on something.

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* CliffHanger: The first arc (possiblly entire series) ends with [[spoiler:Nancy being arrested by a cop she suspects was involved with Locke's scheme.]]


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* LeftHanging: The first arc (and possibly the entire series) ends with [[spoiler:Nancy being arrested by a cop she suspects was involved with Locke's scheme.]] It's doubtful that the cliffhanger will be resolved (though murmurs that the series isn't ''completely'' dead pop up from time to time), so most fans of this series [[FanonDiscontinuity just pretend that it didn't happen]].[[invoked]]
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* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler:Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time due to the back that Nancy's mother was white while Mariana, Pete's mom, was black.]]

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* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler:Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time time, due to the back fact that Nancy's mother was white while Mariana, Pete's mom, was black.]]
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* AdaptedOut: Ned Nickerson, Nancy's boyfriend in most works, is not shown or mentioned at all, and Nancy's LoveInterest here is Pete.

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* AdaptedOut: Ned Nickerson, Nancy's boyfriend in most works, is not shown or mentioned at all, and Nancy's LoveInterest here is Pete.Pete Vega.



** Pete, Nancy's LoveInterest, is another example, as is the connection between the deaths of each of their mothers. In the books, Nancy's boyfriend is Ned, and it's not specified how her mother died.

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** Pete, Pete Vega, Nancy's LoveInterest, is another example, as is the connection between the deaths of each of their mothers. In the books, Nancy's boyfriend is Ned, and it's not specified how her mother died.



* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Nancy figures out [[spoiler: Blake Locke of the Locke Lobster is involved with the murders due to the fact that he inadvertently doesn't use the Mr./Mrs./Ms. honorfics for two employees including Pete's mom Mariana - indicating that he did know them personally.]]
* INeverToldYouMyName: [[spoiler: Nancy was suspicious of Pete due to this; that day where he helped Nancy and her friends at the cliffs he said her name without anyone else saying it beforehand. She even points this out to him once she's sure he's not dangerous.]]
* KidDetective: Nancy Drew, natch.

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Nancy figures out [[spoiler: Blake [[spoiler:Blake Locke of the Locke Lobster is involved with the murders due to the fact that he inadvertently doesn't use the Mr./Mrs./Ms. honorfics for two employees including Pete's mom Mariana - indicating that he did know them personally.]]
* INeverToldYouMyName: [[spoiler: Nancy was [[spoiler:Nancy is suspicious of Pete at first due to this; on the day that day where he helped first meets and helps Nancy and her friends at the cliffs cliffs, he said says her name without anyone else saying it beforehand. She even points this out to him once she's sure he's not dangerous. He admits that he did know who she was, partially because he used to have an irrational resentment towards her.]]
* KidDetective: Nancy Drew, natch. The Hardy Boys are this as well, but it's not emphasized as much as with Nancy.



* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler:Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time due to the back that she was black.]]
* PoliceAreUseless: The police are dismissive of Nancy and her friends and [[spoiler: they let Mariana Vega's murder run cold for years. Naturally, Nancy solves it and exposes a drug running scheme in a weekend.]]

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* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler:Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time due to the back that she Nancy's mother was white while Mariana, Pete's mom, was black.]]
* PoliceAreUseless: The police are dismissive of Nancy and her friends and [[spoiler: they [[spoiler:they let Mariana Vega's murder run cold for years. Naturally, Nancy solves it and exposes a drug running scheme in a weekend.]]
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* BetaCouple: Bess and Joe, and George and Danica, are both this next to the budding relationship of Nancy and Pete.

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* BetaCouple: Bess Bess/Joe and Joe, and George and Danica, George/Danica are both this next to the budding relationship of Nancy and Pete.

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* CanonForeigner: Noah Jessup and Mia Hudson, who essentially replace Bess and George as Nancy's two best friends from River Heights. This is a byproduct of the fact that, in this version, Nancy, Bess, and George are not from River Heights originally, with the former having moved there from Bayport, where the latter two still live.

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* CanonForeigner: CanonForeigner:
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Noah Jessup and Mia Hudson, who essentially replace Bess and George as Nancy's two best friends from River Heights. This is a byproduct of the fact that, in this version, Nancy, Bess, and George are not from River Heights originally, with the former having moved there from Bayport, where the latter two still live.live.
** Pete, Nancy's LoveInterest, is another example, as is the connection between the deaths of each of their mothers. In the books, Nancy's boyfriend is Ned, and it's not specified how her mother died.

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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Several instances, due to this series being DarkerAndEdgier. The death of Nancy's mother weighs far more heavily on her than in the books; there's more tension and awkwardness than usual between Nancy and her best friends since they haven't seen each other in years; and it's stated that the Hardy Boys' parents are divorced, another deviation from the novels.
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In all of the different book series, Nancy has lived in River Heights her whole life along with Bess and George, while the Hardy Boys are from Bayport; how Nancy and the Hardys met varies between series. Here, ''all'' of them are originally childhood friends from Bayport, and only Nancy lives in River Heights at the beginning before returning to Bayport and reuniting with her friends there.



* AdaptedOut: Ned Nickerson, Nancy's boyfriend in most works, is not shown or mentioned at all, and Nancy's LoveInterest here is Pete.
* AloneAmongTheCouples: It's not heavily focused on, but the main cast consists of seven characters. George Fayne and Danica are a couple, as are Joe Hardy and Bess Marvin, and by the end, Nancy is on her way to forming a relationship with Pete, leaving Frank Hardy as this.



* BetaCouple: Bess and Joe Hardy, next to the budding relationship of Nancy and Pete.

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* BetaCouple: Bess and Joe Hardy, Joe, and George and Danica, are both this next to the budding relationship of Nancy and Pete.



* CanonForeigner: Noah Jessup and Mia Hudson, who essentially replace Bess and George as Nancy's two best friends from River Heights. This is a byproduct of the fact that, in this version, Nancy, Bess, and George are not from River Heights originally, with the former having moved there from Bayport, where the latter two still live.



* MissingMom: Nancy, natch as it's a part of her backstory. [[spoiler: Pete as well, his mother was murdered for stumbling into a drug running scheme.]]
* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler: Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time due to the back that she was black.]]

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* MissingMom: Nancy, natch as it's a part of her backstory. [[spoiler: Pete [[spoiler:Pete as well, his mother was murdered for stumbling into a drug running scheme.]]
* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler: Pete [[spoiler:Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time due to the back that she was black.]]



* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler: This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]

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** BlondBrunetteRedhead: Bess, George, and Nancy respectively, also like the original books.
* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler: This [[spoiler:This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]



* {{Tsundere}}: George is has a harsh and gruff exterior but is fiercely overprotective of her friends and has a softer side, according to her girlfriend.

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* {{Tsundere}}: George is has a harsh and gruff exterior but is fiercely overprotective of her friends and has a softer side, according to her girlfriend.
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The series is written by Creator/KellyThompson (of ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop'' fame) and penciled by Jenn St-Onge. Unlike most Nancy Drew media, the series skews more YoungAdult but still keeps the spirit of the original novels.

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The series is written by Creator/KellyThompson (of ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop'' fame) and penciled by Jenn St-Onge.Creator/JennStOnge. Unlike most Nancy Drew media, the series skews more YoungAdult but still keeps the spirit of the original novels.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The police of dismissive of Nancy and her friends and [[spoiler: they let Mariana Vega's murder run cold for years. Naturally, Nancy solves it and exposes a drug running scheme in a weekend.]]

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* PoliceAreUseless: The police of are dismissive of Nancy and her friends and [[spoiler: they let Mariana Vega's murder run cold for years. Naturally, Nancy solves it and exposes a drug running scheme in a weekend.]]
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The series is written by Kelly Thompson (of ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop'' fame) and penciled by Jenn St-Onge. Unlike most Nancy Drew media, the series skews more YoungAdult but still keeps the spirit of the original novels.

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The series is written by Kelly Thompson Creator/KellyThompson (of ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop'' fame) and penciled by Jenn St-Onge. Unlike most Nancy Drew media, the series skews more YoungAdult but still keeps the spirit of the original novels.
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''Nancy Drew: The Case of The Cold Case'' (renamed ''The Palace of Wisdom'' for the trade paperback release because Dynamite felt the name was too confusing)is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Creator/DynamiteComics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys, and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get -- getting close to the truth may end in her death.

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''Nancy Drew: The Case of The Cold Case'' (renamed ''The Palace of Wisdom'' for the trade paperback release because Dynamite felt the name was too confusing)is confusing) is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Creator/DynamiteComics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys, and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get -- getting close to the truth may end in her death.
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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Creator/DynamiteComics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys, and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get -- getting close to the truth may end in her death.

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''Nancy Drew'' is Drew: The Case of The Cold Case'' (renamed ''The Palace of Wisdom'' for the trade paperback release because Dynamite felt the name was too confusing)is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Creator/DynamiteComics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys, and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get -- getting close to the truth may end in her death.



The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019. As of 2019, the series is on indefinite hiatus, due to the writer's exclusive contract with Creator/MarvelComics.

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The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019. As of 2019, the series is on indefinite hiatus, due to the writer's Thompson's exclusive contract with Creator/MarvelComics.
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The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019. As of 2019, the series is on indefinite hiatus.

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The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019. As of 2019, the series is on indefinite hiatus.hiatus, due to the writer's exclusive contract with Creator/MarvelComics.



* CliffHanger: The first arc ends with [[spoiler:Nancy being arrested by a cop she suspects was involved with Locke's scheme.]]

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* CliffHanger: The first arc (possiblly entire series) ends with [[spoiler:Nancy being arrested by a cop she suspects was involved with Locke's scheme.]]
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* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler: This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts too late from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]

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* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler: This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts too late from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]
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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Creator/DynamiteComics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys, and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.

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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Creator/DynamiteComics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys, and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - -- getting close to the truth may end in her death.
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The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019.

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The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019. As of 2019, the series is on indefinite hiatus.

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* {{Bookends}}: The first issue opens and closes with Nancy climbing down a height and falling when her rope snaps.



* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler: This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts to late from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]

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* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler: This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts to too late from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]
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* CliffHanger: The first arc ends with [[spoiler:Nancy being arrested by a cop she suspects was involved with Locke's scheme.]]
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The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019, with more issues to follow.

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* INeverSaidItWasPoison: Nancy figures out [[spoiler: Blake Locke of the Locke Lobster is involved with the murders due to the fact that he inadvertently doesn't use the Mr./Mrs./Ms. honorfics for two employees including Pete's mom Mariana - indicating that he did know them personally.]]
* INeverToldYouMyName: [[spoiler: Nancy was suspicious of Pete due to this; that day where he helped Nancy and her friends at the cliffs he said her name without anyone else saying it beforehand. She even points this out to him once she's sure he's not dangerous.]]
* KidDetective: Nancy Drew, natch.



* PoliceAreUseless: The police of dismissive of Nancy and her friends and [[spoiler: they let Mariana Vega's murder run cold for years. Naturally, Nancy solves it and exposes a drug running scheme in a weekend.]]



** FreudianTrio: The passionate and airhead Bess is the Id, the analytical and aloof Nancy is the Superego and George is the Ego, usually being rational but hiding her emotional side.

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** FreudianTrio: The passionate and airhead airheaded Bess is the Id, TheMcCoy, the analytical and aloof Nancy is the Superego TheSpock and George is the Ego, TheKirk, usually being rational but hiding her emotional side.
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* MissingWhiteWomanSyndrome: Part of the reason why [[spoiler: Pete was irrationally upset with Nancy; when Nancy's mother died in an accident, her death got way more attention than his mother being murdered around the same time due to the back that she was black.]]
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* MissingMom: Nancy, natch as it's a part of her backstory. [[spoiler: Pete as well, his mother was murdered for stumbling into a drug running scheme.]]
* PowerTrio: Nancy, Bess, and George, much like in the original books.
** FreudianTrio: The passionate and airhead Bess is the Id, the analytical and aloof Nancy is the Superego and George is the Ego, usually being rational but hiding her emotional side.
* RunningGag: Nancy forgets to use her phone and keep in touch with her friends at several times. [[spoiler: This becomes not so funny when Nancy sees her texts to late from her team in River Heights too late to avoid being arrested.]]

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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Dynamite Comics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.

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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Dynamite Comics.Creator/DynamiteComics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys Literature/TheHardyBoys, and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.



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* {{Tsundere}}: George is has a harsh and gruff exterior but is fiercely overprotective of her friends and has a softer side, according to her girlfriend.

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* {{Tsundere}}: George is has a harsh and gruff exterior but is fiercely overprotective of her friends and has a softer side, according to her girlfriend.girlfriend.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Unlike the original all-ages book, the series takes a more Young Adult direction, complete with swears and suggestive situations and violence. The first arc revolves around the murders of young women and [[spoiler: a drug trade scheme.]]
* TheDitz: Bess isn't dumb at all, but she is flighty and highly emotional.



* TeamMom: George, who chides Nancy for getting herself into dangerous situations along with being overprotective of her and the rest of her friends.

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* TeamMom: George, who chides Nancy for getting herself into dangerous situations along with being overprotective of her and the rest of her friends.friends.
* {{Tsundere}}: George is has a harsh and gruff exterior but is fiercely overprotective of her friends and has a softer side, according to her girlfriend.
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* StrangerInAFamiliarLand: Nancy returns to Bayport seven years after her mother's death.

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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Dynamite Comics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.

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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Dynamite Comics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown of Bayport after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Literature/TheHardyBoys and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.



The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019, with more issues to follow.

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* AdaptationalSexuality: George is re-imagined as a lesbian in this series, and she has a girlfriend.
* AmicableExes: Nancy refers to both Frank and Joe Hardy as "almost childhood paramours." Don't ask.
* AwesomeByAnalysis: Nancy, natch. Shown off in issue #2 where she examines a scene within seconds. It drives her friends crazy sometimes.
* BetaCouple: Bess and Joe Hardy, next to the budding relationship of Nancy and Pete.
* TeamMom: George, who chides Nancy for getting herself into dangerous situations along with being overprotective of her and the rest of her friends.
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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Dynamite Comics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Franchise/TheHardyBoys and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.

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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Dynamite Comics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Franchise/TheHardyBoys Literature/TheHardyBoys and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.
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''Nancy Drew'' is the second comic book adaptation starring Franchise/NancyDrew, published by Dynamite Comics. The series is a SettingUpdate of the original series that sees Nancy return to her hometown after getting a threatening letter. Once home, she reunites with her two best friends Bess and George, along with Franchise/TheHardyBoys and ends up unearthing a decades-long mystery. Solving the case will take the help of her friends and a mysterious newcomer, and she'll need all the help she can get - getting close to the truth may end in her death.

The series is written by Kelly Thompson (of ''ComicBook/HawkeyeKateBishop'' fame) and penciled by Jenn St-Onge. Unlike most Nancy Drew media, the series skews more YoungAdult but still keeps the spirit of the original novels.

The first five issues were released through 2018 and collected in trade in 2019, with more issues to follow.

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