Ah, Nancy Drew, the titian-haired teenage detective that has captured the interest of many, many a girl (and woman) from her appearance in 1930 to this current day. Nancy Drew is a smart, sophisticated, all-American girl who always finds a mystery to solve, many of which involve the cases of her widowed father, Carson Drew, a highly respected and successful attorney in the fictional town of River Heights.  The success of Nancy Drew has brought us over 500 books, interactive PC games, TV dramas, and movies.