BRAZIL

EDITORIAL VERBO - São Paulo - published 1984-1989 Os inqueritos de Nancy These books are in Portuguese (the national language in Brazil), and, although they are also available in Portugal, it is my understanding that they were created for the Brazilian market, and that is where I acquired them. The series is entitled "Os inqueritos de Nancy" - literally the inquests (or probes!!) of Nancy. There are a few internals by Júlio Gil and the text is translated by Maria Selene Santos. I think the word "Nancy" on the cover looks a lot like the lettering of the Armada UK Format C&D books. In the March 1995 volume of The Whispered Watchword, Melanie Knight outlines several of the series offered by Verbo, and gives the following translation of the teaser on the back of these books: Nancy Drew is a youth who likes to help her father, a well-known lawyer of the American city of River Heights. But, he doesn't limit himself with turning in documents at trials. "In love" with mysteries, he investigates and makes inquiries for himself. A series which led rapidly to the celebrity of its author, Carolyn Keene. That almost makes it sound like Carson is the central protagonist and Nancy is just along for the ride!

Digest size paperback - 7 1/2" H x 5 1/4" W; white spine with author, title, "Nancy" logo all aligned bottom to top (tilt your head to the left to read it - opposite from traditional American orientation), volume # and Verbo at base of spine.

Intriga a Bordo (Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk). Artwork by Augusto Trigo; copyright © 1989 by Editorial Verbo.

Portuguese Title	U.S. Title	Year
O segredo do velho relógio	Old Clock	1986
A escada misteriosa	Hidden Staircase	1987
O mistério do bangaló	Bungalow
O mistério da estalagem	Lilac Inn
O segredo de rancho das sombras	Shadow Ranch
A quinta do portão vermelho	Red Gate Farm
O mistério do diário	Clue in Diary
A carta misteriosa	Mysterious Letter	1984
O sinal das velas	Twisted Candles
A senha dos raptores	Larkspur Lane
A pista do medalhão quebrado	Broken Locket
A mensagem no carvalho oco	Hollow Oak	1986
O mistério do amuleto de marfim	Ivory Charm	1986
A estátua murmurante	Whispering Statue	1987
A ponte assombrada	Haunted Bridge	1987
A casa des gatos persas	Tapping Heels	1988
Intriga a bordo	Brass Bound Trunk	1989
O mistério da torre abondonada	Moss Covered Mansion RT	never released?

© 1998, Lea Shangraw Fox