Captive Witness

Captive Witness is the 64th volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series.[3] It was originally published in 1981 by Simon & Schuster. Scholastic also released a version of the book, titled as Captive Witness Mystery.[4]

Captive Witness
First edition
AuthorCarolyn Keene
Cover artistRuth Sanderson[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesNancy Drew stories
GenreDetective, Mystery novel
PublishedNovember 11, 1981[2]
PublisherWanderer Books
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages186
Preceded byThe Twin Dilemma 
Followed byMystery of the Winged Lion 

Plot summary

While traveling to Austria, Nancy Drew and her friends become entangled into a plot to smuggle ten refugee children trapped in communist Hungary across the border. Meanwhile, Nancy is also asked by her father to find a film stolen from the Vienna International Film Festival, which contained footage smuggled out of Eastern Europe.

Background

Captive Witness was ghostwritten by Richard Ballard. Due to its primary plot of pre-Glasnost international intrigue, many have theorized the title was originally written to be a part of The Hardy Boys series.

In 2005, Simon & Schuster allowed Captive Witness and the seven titles before it to be republished by Grosset & Dunlap in hardcover for the first time. The reasoning behind it was for the 75th anniversary of the Nancy Drew character, and the 100th anniversary of the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

Adaptation

The 24th installment in the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure game series by Her Interactive, named Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse, is loosely based on the novel.

References
  1. Captive Witness at Nancy Drew World
  2. "Captive witness / by Carolyn Keene [pseud.] ; illustrated by Paul Frame". United States Copyright Catalog. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  3. Captive Witness at WorldCat
  4. Original edition at WorldCat


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