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Nancy Drew 27: The Deadly Device Hints
What should I be doing with the bookcase?
1 of 8: It's a strange collection of books, none of which you can read in the game. You don't need to do anything at all with it until you run across something that refers to it.
3 of 8: -- go check out Ellie's desk at night while she's gone. What do you see that wasn't there before?
4 of 8: There's a piece of paper on the right that's new. And it contains --
5 of 8: -- a rather odd list titled, "Curl up with some good books." Well, since this is the only collection of books in the game that you can look closely at, there must be some connection.
6 of 8: This list clearly refers to some books, but not by name. You'll need to figure out which book each one refers to.
7 of 8: Once you know all the books, click on them in the order given. If you got them all right and in the right order, a panel opens nearby with some very interesting items --
8 of 8: -- another sound card with part of Niko's journal, and a notebook with some very odd stuff in it.