Nancy Drew and her friend Bess search for suspects when the director of an arts colony, housed at the grand old Pennington estate, receives a disturbing threat.
Nancy, Bess and George witness the explosion and burning of a country mansion and help to rescue the occupants. They must then discover whether the fire was an accident or arson.
When Nancy, Bess, and George choose ice cream as the topic for their class science project, Nancy must use her detective skills to solve a mystery at the Double Dip ice cream parlor.
When a corporation is suing Evaline Waters for her land, Nancy tries to help Evaline by searching for the missing documentation of River Heights' zoning laws.
When Heather Simmons is a leading candidate for mayor of River Heights, Nancy discovers that Heather's daughter has been kidnapped, but no one will even admit that the case exists.
