Going soft on Nancy Drew softcovers

Quick post here: I've just started reading a Nancy Drew paperback! As I mentioned to fellow members of the Nancy Drew Book Fans online group, it took me about half a year to be open to the possibility of reading anything beyond vol. 56 -- The Thirteenth Pearl -- of the original, matte yellow series. And, practically a year passed before I developed enough interest in the paperback Digests to want to read them and actually look for copies online. And I came across two which I snapped up at bargain price (always a cause of excitement for me!).

The books arrived a couple of days ago. And right now I'm in chapter 6 of one of them. I must say, I am enjoying it -- much more than expected!

I'm getting a kick out of retro elements in The Clue in the Camera, vol. 82. Check these out:

These are changes in the mysteries that I welcome, primarily because not only am I familiar with the elements featured in the story. I was in my youth during these times. Cassette tapes? I mastered the rewind-fast forward routine that I could eventually get to the start of a song pretty much simply by estimates.

Film cameras? Heading to the camera shop to either have a roll developed or have copies made from the negatives was the norm for years. 

It suffices to say that I feel quite at home poring over these pages of a mystery involving Nancy, George and Hannah Gruen exploring San Francisco (Bess couldn't come along for the adventure), together with Hannah's good friend, the professional photographer Emily. 

So, now I shall pick up where I left off last night and join the detective from River Heights in tailing criminals and pursuing clues to solve yet another mystery! 

The Clue in the Camera by Carolyn Keene (New York: Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1988)