BRAZIL

EDITORIAL VERBO - São Paulo - published 1984-1989 Os inquéritos de Nancy These books are in Portuguese (the national language in Brazil), and, although they are also available in Portugal, they are printed in Brazil and that's where I acquired them, so I am categorizing them as such.   The series is entitled "Os inqueritos de Nancy" - literally the inquests (or probes!) of Nancy.  The white spine editions appear to have been in print during the 1990s. There are a few internals by Júlio Gil and the text is translated by Maria Selene Santos. I think the word "Nancy" on the cover looks a lot like the lettering of the Armada UK Format C&D books. In the March 1995 volume of The Whispered Watchword, Melanie Knight outlines several of the series offered by Verbo, and gives the following translation of the teaser on the back of these books: Nancy Drew is a youth who likes to help her father, a well-known lawyer of the American city of River Heights. But, he doesn't limit himself with turning in documents at trials. "In love" with mysteries, he investigates and makes inquiries for himself. A series which led rapidly to the celebrity of its author, Carolyn Keene. That almost makes it sound like Carson is the central protagonist and Nancy is just along for the ride!
Digest size paperback - 7 1/2" H x 5 1/4" W; white spine with author, title, "Nancy" logo all aligned bottom to top (tilt your head to the left to read it - opposite from traditional American orientation), volume # and Verbo at base of spine; sometimes there is a club on the spine.	Intriga a Bordo (Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk). Artwork by Augusto Trigo; copyright © 1989 by Editorial Verbo.
The books with the white spine appear to be the more common variety, but I did locate one rare edition which recycled the Rudy Nappi artwork from the 1970s.  It is possible that Old Clock was the only book released in this format.  As you can see, this book has a yellow spine instead of white.  But it is still published by Verbo, so is a legitimate publication and not a bootleg copy.  The illustrations appear to be by a different artist (i.e., not Julio Gil).
	O Segredo do Velho Relógio (The Secret of the Old Clock). Artwork by Rudy Nappi; copyright © 1966 by Grosset & Dunlap.

Portuguese Title	U.S. Title	Year
O segredo do velho relógio	Old Clock	1984, 1986
A escada misteriosa	Hidden Staircase	1987
O mistério do bangaló	Bungalow	1983
O mistério da estalagem	Lilac Inn	1985
O segredo de rancho das sombras	Shadow Ranch
A quinta do portão vermelho	Red Gate Farm
O mistério do diário	Clue in Diary
A carta misteriosa	Mysterious Letter	1984
O sinal das velas	Twisted Candles
A senha dos raptores	Larkspur Lane	1985
A pista do medalhão quebrado	Broken Locket	1985
A mensagem no carvalho oco	Hollow Oak	1986
O mistério do amuleto de marfim	Ivory Charm	1986
A estátua murmurante	Whispering Statue	1987
A ponte assombrada	Haunted Bridge	1987
A casa des gatos persas	Tapping Heels	1988
Intriga a bordo	Brass Bound Trunk	1989
O mistério da torre abondonada	Moss Covered Mansion RT	never released?

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