The Broken Anchor

The Broken Anchor

Author	Carolyn Keene
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Nancy Drew stories
Genre	Detective, Mystery novel
Publisher	Grosset & Dunlap
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by	Nancy Drew: Clue in the Ancient Disguise
Followed by	Nancy Drew: The Silver Cobweb

The Broken Anchor is the 70th volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series. The PC adventure game, Ransom of the Seven Ships, is based on this book.

Plot summary

Nancy receives an invitation to the Sweet Spring Resort on Anchor island, Bahamas. Her father calls upon her assistance and she sends Bess and George down to Ancho Island to investigate why someone sent her (Nancy) plane tickets. Her father, Carson, is in Miami and is investigating an abandoned boat. They discover inside the boat are newspaper clippings of Nancy's former investigations.

Characters

INA version

Nancy Drew
Carson Drew : Nancy's father
Hannah Gruen : Nancy's family housekeeper
Bess Marvin : Nancy's best friend
George Fayne : Nancy's best friend
Jeff de Foe : Sweet Spring Resorts owner
Lenna de Foe : Jeff de Foe's wife
Penny de Foe : Jeff de Foe's Grandniece
Sheriff Boyd
Avery Yates : Carson Drew's friend
Tom : Villain
Jack : Villain
Perkins : Plane passenger
Ben Graves : Plane passenger

Nancy Drew

The series and novels

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

1930s	The Secret of the Old Clock (1930) The Hidden Staircase (1930) The Bungalow Mystery (1930) The Mystery at Lilac Inn (1931) The Secret at Shadow Ranch (1931) The Secret of Red Gate Farm (1931) The Clue in the Diary (1932) Nancy's Mysterious Letter (1932) The Sign of the Twisted Candles (1933) The Password to Larkspur Lane (1933) The Clue of the Broken Locket (1934) The Message in the Hollow Oak (1935) The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1936) The Whispering Statue (1937) The Haunted Bridge (1937) The Clue of the Tapping Heels (1939)

1940s	The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (1940) The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion (1941) The Quest of the Missing Map (1942) The Clue in the Jewel Box (1943) The Secret in the Old Attic (1944) The Clue in the Crumbling Wall (1945) The Mystery of the Tolling Bell (1946) The Clue in the Old Album (1947) The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (1948) The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (1949)

1950s	The Secret of the Wooden Lady (1950) The Clue of the Black Keys (1951) The Mystery at the Ski Jump (1952) The Clue of the Velvet Mask (1953) The Ringmaster's Secret (1953) The Scarlet Slipper Mystery (1954) The Witch Tree Symbol (1955) The Hidden Window Mystery (1956) The Haunted Showboat (1957) The Secret of the Golden Pavilion (1959)

1960s	The Clue in the Old Stagecoach (1960) The Mystery of the Fire Dragon (1961) The Clue of the Dancing Puppet (1962) The Moonstone Castle Mystery (1963) The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes (1964) The Phantom of Pine Hill (1965) The Mystery of the 99 Steps (1966) The Clue in the Crossword Cipher (1967) The Spider Sapphire Mystery (1968) The Invisible Intruder (1969)

1970s	The Mysterious Mannequin (1970) The Crooked Banister (1971) The Secret of Mirror Bay (1972) The Double Jinx Mystery (1973) Mystery of the Glowing Eye (1974) The Secret of the Forgotten City (1975) The Sky Phantom (1976) The Strange Message in the Parchment (1977) Mystery of Crocodile Island (1978) The Thirteenth Pearl (1979) The Triple Hoax (1979)

1980s	The Flying Saucer Mystery (1980) The Secret in the Old Lace (1980) The Greek Symbol Mystery (1980) The Swami's Ring (1981) The Kachina Doll Mystery (1981) The Twin Dilemma (1981) Captive Witness (1981) Race Against Time (1982) The Broken Anchor (1983) The Mardi Gras Mystery (1988) The Case of the Rising Stars (1988)

1990s	The Mystery of the Masked Rider (1992) The Treasure in the Royal Tower (1995) The Wedding Day Mystery (1997) The E-mail Mystery (1998)

2000s	Whispers In the Fog (2000) The Legend of the Emerald Lady (2000) Mystery By Moonlight (2002) The Bike Tour Mystery (2002) The Mistletoe Mystery (2002) No Strings Attached (2003) The Riding Club Crime (2003) Danger on the Great Lakes (2003) Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland (2003)

The Nancy Drew Files

Secrets Can Kill (1986)
Stay Tuned for Danger (1987)
Death by Design (1988)
The Final Scene (1989)
The Suspect Next Door (1989)

The Nancy Drew Notebooks

The Slumber Party Secret, etc.

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew

Sleepover Sleuths, etc.

Nancy Drew On Campus

New Lives, New Loves, etc.

Nancy Drew, Girl Detective

Without a Trace (2004)
A Race Against Time (2004)
False Notes (2004)
High Risk (2004)

Hardy Boys crossovers

Video games

Adventure series	Secrets Can Kill (1998) (Remastered) Stay Tuned for Danger (1999) Message in a Haunted Mansion (2000) Treasure in the Royal Tower (2001) The Final Scene (2001) Secret of the Scarlet Hand (2002) Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake (2002) The Haunted Carousel (2003) Danger on Deception Island (2003) The Secret of Shadow Ranch (2004) Curse of Blackmoor Manor (2004) Secret of the Old Clock (2005) Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon (2005) Danger By Design (2006) The Creature of Kapu Cave (2006) The White Wolf of Icicle Creek (2007) Legend of the Crystal Skull (2007) The Phantom of Venice (2008) The Haunting of Castle Malloy (2008) Ransom of the Seven Ships (2009) Warnings at Waverly Academy (2009) Trail of the Twister (2010) Shadow at the Water's Edge (2010) The Captive Curse (2011) Alibi in Ashes (2011) Tomb of the Lost Queen (2012) The Deadly Device (2012) Ghost of Thornton Hall (2013) The Silent Spy (2013) The Shattered Medallion (2014) Labyrinth of Lies (2014) Sea of Darkness (2015) Midnight in Salem (2016)

Dossier series	Lights, Camera, Curses (2008) Resorting to Danger (2009)

Other works

Nancy Drew... Detective (1938)
Nancy Drew... Reporter (1939)
Nancy Drew... Trouble Shooter (1939)
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939)
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
Nancy Drew (1995 TV series)
Nancy Drew (2002 TV movie)
Nancy Drew (2007 film)

Characters

Nancy Drew
George Fayne
Bess Marvin
Ned Nickerson
Helen Corning
Carson Drew
Hannah Gruen
Eloise Drew
Togo

Writers