Girl Detective - Main Characters

Main Characters

• Nancy Drew is an 18-year-old girl who lives with her father in River Heights. When she was only 3-years-old, her mother died, something with which she has had trouble coming to terms. She and her two best friends Bess and George and boyfriend Ned Nickerson solve mysteries in River Heights and places they visit. Nancy is confident, determined (which her dad calls a 'stubborn streak'), and sometimes forgetful when thinking about a case, but her friends help her out so she stays on track. Nancy has shoulder-length, strawberry blond hair, blue eyes, and is said to be 5'8". She thinks style is okay but prefers comfort.
• Carson Drew, Nancy's father, is a lawyer. He is famous in River Heights for being good at solving crimes, a gift he passed down to his daughter.
• Georgia "George" Fayne, is one of Nancy's best friends. She is an athletic tomboy who is really good with modern technology. She has brown eyes, short brown hair and is tall and thin and doesn't care about fashion at all.
• Bess Marvin is Nancy's other best friend and George's cousin, though they don't have much in common except their friendship to Nancy. Bess is flirty and, according to Nancy, seems perfect in every way. She has blue eyes, blond hair, and curves, unlike her cousin George, who has brown eyes, short, brown hair, and is skinny.
• Ned Nickerson is Nancy's boyfriend. He sometimes comes along with Nancy on her cases. Ned is in college and tends to be casual. He works for his father's newspaper, River Heights Bugle.
• Deirdre Shannon is Nancy's arch nemesis and former classmate. Deirdre's grade school nickname was Dee-Dee. If she is called Dee-Dee, she becomes irritated. Deirdre and Nancy's dislike for each other began when they were in first grade. Deirdre's father, like Nancy's, is also a lawyer in River Heights. She has a big crush on Ned Nickerson even though he is dating Nancy. Sometimes Deirdre tries hard to be as obnoxious as possible, and is very competitive with Nancy. With her black hair, green eyes and pale skin, she looks like a Cruella De Vil Jr. It is hinted that she is jealous because sometimes when Deirdre sees Nancy, she says, "Well, if it isn't the famous Nancy Drew!".
• Harold Safer is Nancy's neighbor. He owns the town's cheese shop and likes sunsets and Broadway musicals. In the first book, Without a Trace, Harold is accused of smashing a zucchini patch. Nancy and her friends help him prove his innocence.
• Hannah Gruen has been living with the Drew family ever since Nancy's mother died. Hannah is their housekeeper and is like a member of the family. She is protective of Nancy, sometimes even when she is working on a case.
• Chief McGinnis is the local police chief. Unlike the old Nancy Drew stories, in which he and Nancy had a friendly relationship, their relationship is more antagonistic in the new series. Nancy beats him to crime scenes and solves mysteries before him, so he is jealous of her success.
• Charlie Adams works at Carr's Garage and half of the time he doesn't even charge Nancy because he is in love with her.
• Luther Eldridge is an expert on River Heights history and he often helps Nancy on her cases. Nancy likes spending time with Luther because she can learn interesting things from him. She was a friend of his daughter but Luther's entire family died (in a car accident when Nancy was still young.
• Mrs. Mahoney is the wealthiest person in River Heights and the owner of Rackham Industries. Her husband's ancestors were the Rackham Gang. The Rackham Gang was part of the great River Heights Heist and escaped with the money on the Muskoka River (As explained in Book # 6)
• Jake Perrault is a young, extremely handsome movie star who is the son of famous mystery writer Hazel Perrault. All girls swoon over him but he is in love with Nancy who ignores him.