Nancy Drew: Twisted Candles and Larkspur Lane

My thoughts will be brief on the ninth and tenth Nancy Drew books, The Sign of the Twisted Candles and The Password to Larkspur Lane.

Near the end of the revised text story for Twisted Candles, I felt that it was not at all logical for all of the relatives to come to the inn late at night. The original text was more logical since Sidney and Boonton were already at the inn, so it was not as much of a stretch for the other relatives to come.

I have always favored the revised text Twisted Candles since a little more time is devoted to Nancy hunting for hidden objects secreted behind the Sign of the Twisted candles. Upon this reading, that part of the revised text did not stand out as much for me, probably because the revised text is so short.

This time, I favored the original text.
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I enjoyed both the original and revised texts of Larkspur Lane. The primary difference between the two stories is that the revised text introduces a subplot with the villains attempting to coerce Morgan into stealing the crystal from the Cornings. I like the subplot with Morgan and thought I would miss it in the original text. I found that the original text is just as good, even with that part missing.

In both versions, Nancy drives her brand-new car into the middle of the woods, hiding it behind bushes. I cannot fathom why Nancy would drive a new car into the woods. The car would likely have been scratched!

In the original text, Nancy sends a message of "S. O. S." via carrier pigeon. In the revised text, the message is changed to "SP at once," which is said to mean "Sailplane at once" and also "Send police at once." Mmm, okay... What was wrong with "S. O. S."? Some revisions make no sense.

While I enjoyed both texts of Larkspur Lane, I favored the original text.