The Broken Anchor

The Broken Anchor

First edition
Author	Carolyn Keene
Language	English
Series	Nancy Drew stories
Genre	Detective, mystery
Publisher	Grosset & Dunlap
Publication place	United States
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.

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

Adaptation

The 20th installment in the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure game series by Her Interactive, named Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships, is loosely based on the novel.