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The Twin Dilemma |
Plot: Eloise Drew is co-chair for a fashion show benefit where the key model, Jacqueline Henri is a no-show. Nancy steps in to replace Jacqueline; during the show Reese’s fashions are stolen. Copies of the clothes also show up in catalogs by Millington and Chalmers, before the clothes have ever been intriduced to the public. Ted Henri is working on the story of the dress smuggling ring and hopes to distract Nancy by sending her on a wild goose chase of fraud at an auction house.
Setting |
New York City |
Recurring Characters |
Bess Marvin, George Fayne, Carson Drew, Eloise Drew |
Characters and Suspects |
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Culprits |
Motivation: Rosalind’s revenge on Reese for firing Paula Jenner |
Resolution |
The smugglers are tracked to Gramercy Park, where Nancy
hops into the back their van filled with smuggled dresses;
they go to
their warehouse on the docks. Bess & George are
able
to trace Nancy to the warehouse and their cab driver calls
the
police. Three girls plus Rosalind are almost trapped
in the
warehouse when Woody and Frank try to set the building on
fire. |
Nancy's Mis-adventures |
locked in office at Millington -
blackout capsizes cabinet of buttons B&G locked in closet - Bess’s weight breaks down door |
Key clues |
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Nancy's outfits |
elegant ivory gown with skirt that fell in a mass of folds (Reese original) |
Bess Shops |
makeover |
Nancy's talents | models top designer dresses like a pro |
Meaning of the title |
page 91 - two sets of imposters, Chavez and Kaiser |
Reward/memento |
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items of interest |
pg 88
“You’ve never worked for anybody in your whole
life, other than your father” George says to Nancy |
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Wanderer "Arch" cover by Ruth Sanderson: page 149 - Rosalind in window in house at Gramercy Park (cloak is accurate) |
Wanderer "Checkerboard" cover by Hector Garrido: page 181 - escaping from the burning warehouse; should be Bess, George and Rosalind should be with Nancy; boxes clothes in the background are accurate |
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Minstrel cover by Glen Hastings: pg 147 - at the fashionable Crystal Party in Reese's gown, observing Ted and Alan; no disco ball mentioned, only dainty snowflakes and crystal stars; gown wrong? (can you tell this was painted during the 80s?) |
Scholastic cover by Kinuko Craft: same scene as Garrido above - 2 girls still missing |
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Hachette (France) Format "F" and Format "O" cover by Philippe Daure: Nancy in the design studio. This artwork also appears on the Format "K" and "L" covers | Hachette (France) Format "P" cover by Marguerite Sauvage: Nancy in the design studio |
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Forlagshuset (Norwegian) cover by unknown artist: same scene as Sanderson above |
Angus & Robertson (Australia) cover by Peter Archer: same scene as Garrido above - still one girl (probably Rosalind) missing |
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Indira
(Indonesian) cover - recycles Ruth Sanderson artwork
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FOREIGN TITLES
Language |
Foreign Title |
Title's translation |
French |
Alice chez le grand coutourier |
Nancy visits the great designer |
Norwegian |
Detektiv Nancy Drew og modellsvindelen |
Nancy and the design fraud |
Finnish |
Neiti etsivä ja mannekiinin salaisuus |
Nancy and the secret of the mannequin |
Indonesian | Teka teki ganda | The dual puzzle |
The Twin Dilemma, artwork by Ruth Sanderson © 1981 by Simon & Schuster, New York.
The Twin Dilemma, artwork by Hector Garrido © 1986 by Simon & Schuster, New York.
The Twin Dilemma, artwork by Glen Hastings © 1988 by Simon & Schuster, New York.
The Twin Dilemma, artwork by Kinuko Craft © by Scholastic Book Services, New York.
The Twin Dilemma, artwork by Peter Archer © 1982 by Angus & Robertson, Sydney.
The Twin Dilemma, artwork unattributed © 1983 by Fontana Paperbacks, London.
Alice chez le grand coutourier, artwork by Philippe Daure © 1986 by Hachette, Paris.
Alice chez le grand coutourier, artwork by Margeurite Sauvage © 2008 by Hachette, Paris.
Detektiv Nancy Drew og modellsvindelen, artwork unattributed © by Forlagshuset A/S, Oslo.
Neiti etsivä ja mannekiinin salaisuus, artwork unattributed © 1983 by Tammi, Helsinki.
Teke teki ganda, artwork by Ruth Sanderson © 1981 by Simon & Schuster, New York.
© 2002, 2008, 2016 Lea Shangraw Fox