Books like The Mystery of the Jade Tiger

My first Nancy Drew book and I must say that I'm not all that impressed since the story seemed simplified and just plain silly to me.I wonder if I had liked the book more if I had started with the Nancy Drew series a bit earlier - both age-wise, for instance, had I been 10 years old, I would've probably liked it better, and also had I started with the 14th book in the series instead of the 104th, the characters would've maybe made more sense to me and maybe I could've gotten the humour behind it all too. The way it was now, the story just felt too simple and simplified for my likes. I didn't understand all that well who all those side characters were and to be honest, I may or may not have mixed a few of them up a couple of times.But would I recommend the book? Maybe to people who like their mystery stories short and really simple, otherwise stick to the classics such as Agatha Christie.