num_pages: 180
description: A sheep farmer receives a mysterious telephone call shortly after he buys a series of pictures painted on parchment. "Decipher the message in the parchment and right a great wrong," the voice says. Puzzled, the owner asks Nancy to help. With Junie, his daughter, Nancy tracks down a kidnapper and a group of extortionists. Clues weave in and out of several puzzles, two of which are linked with Italy. Is there a connection between the message in the parchment and a boy artist on another farm? And who is responsible for the atmosphere of fear in the neighborhood? After several harrowing experiences, Nancy begins to tighten the net around a ruthless villain and calls on the assistance of her friends Ned, Burt, Dave, Bess and George to bring his nefarious schemes to a dead end.
language: English
title: The Strange Message in the Parchment
titlecomplete: The Strange Message in the Parchment (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #54)
characters: Junie Flockhart, Nancy Drew
genres: Classics, Adventure, Mystery, Childrens, Juvenile, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Detective, Fiction, Mystery Thriller
ratings_count: 3637
series: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.