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The title of the book I read is "Nancy Drew: The Demon of River Heights" written by Stefan Petrucha. The main character of the book is Nancy Drew; the girl detective, she was the first one to be introduced in the book. Most of the characters of the book were introduced in the beginning of the story, but some were presented in the middle. In this story, Nancy was starring in her friends Ben and Quentin's movie to make her acting debut. During this, a mysterious accident occurred when Ben and Quentin suddenly disappeared. Nancy decided to investigate and while investigating, she discovered that there were others involved with the disappearance of Ben and Quentin.
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