Nancy Drew mystery stories

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 1

Publisher

Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group

Pub. Date

2002

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Nancy Drew's keen mind is tested when she searches for a missing will. After aiding an injured child, Nancy accidentally stumbles upon the mystery of Josiah Crowley's missing will. While several of Crowley's impoverished relatives claim that he had included them in his will, his arrogant relatives, seem to possess the only copy, which leaves them in total possession of the deceased man's fortune. Nancy is intrigued by the situation and begins

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2) The Hidden Staircase: The Hidden Staircase

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 2

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Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase hits the big screen in March of 2019! Read the classic book that inspired the movie!
After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery. Helen's Aunt Rosemary has been living with her mother at the old family mansion, and they have noticed many strange things. They have heard music, thumps, and creaking noises at night, and seen eerie shadows on...

3) The Bungalow Mystery: The Bungalow Mystery

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 3

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While driving a motorboat around the Twin Lakes, Nancy and her friend Helen get caught in a dangerous storm. Luckily, they are rescued by another teenage girl in a rowboat. They soon learn that their rescuer is Laura Pendleton, whose mother has recently having passed away. Laura has come to meet up with her new guardians, but something isn't quite right about them. Nancy investigates the situation, and soon she stumbles upon a shocking surprise in...

4) The Mystery at Lilac Inn: The Mystery at Lilac Inn

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 4

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Nancy and her friend Helen visit their friend Emily Willouby at the Lilac Inn, which Emily now owns, to help her plan her wedding. Emily plans on selling inherited diamonds in order to help fix up the Lilac Inn. However, Nancy soon learns that someone has been impersonating her and making expensive purchases under her name. Soon after, Emily's diamonds are stolen! Can Nancy find the thieves and recover the missing diamonds?

5) The Secret of Shadow Ranch: The Secret of Shadow Ranch

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 5

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Nancy Drew arrives in Phoenix, Arizona, eagerly looking forward to a fun-filled vacation at Shadow Ranch, but abruptly finds herself involved in a baffling mystery. The ranch is being haunted by an unknown enemy. Local people believe that the ghostly animal is carrying out the curse of Dirk Valentine, the romantic outlaw who was killed many years ago at Shadow Ranch, where he had gone to fulfill a promise to his sweetheart. Aided by her friends Bess...

6) The Secret of Red Gate Farm: The Secret of Red Gate Farm: Nancy Drew Series, Book 6

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 6

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Nancy and her friends, Bess and George, meet Joanne Byrd on a train ride home. Joanne lives at Red Gate Farm with her grandmother, but if they do not raise enough money to pay the mortgage, they will soon lose the farm! Nancy, Bess, and George decide to stay at Red Gate for a week as paying customers. Soon, they learn about the strange group of people who rent a cave on the property. They describe themselves as a nature cult called the Black Snake...

7) The Clue in the Diary: The Clue in the Diary

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 7

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Nancy and her friends, George and Bess, are returning from a country carnival when they witness the explosion and burning of a beautiful country mansion. Fearing its occupants may be trapped in the blazing building, they rush to the rescue - and unexpectedly fund themselves confronted with a mystery that seems to be insoluble. The first clue, an anonymous diary, includes not only indecipherable handwriting, but puzzling technical drawings and chemical...

8) Nancy's Mysterious Letter: Nancy's Mysterious Letter: Nancy Drew Series, Book 8

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 8

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By mistake Nancy Drew receives a letter from England intended for an heiress, also named Nancy Drew. When Nancy undertakes a search for the missing young woman, it becomes obvious that a ruthless, dangerous man is determined to prevent her from finding the heiress or himself. Clues that Nancy unearths lead her to believe that the villainous Edgar Nixon plans to marry the heiress and then steal her inheritance.

9) The Sign of the Twisted Candles: The Sign of the Twisted Candles: Nancy Drew Series, Book 9

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 9

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Another exciting mystery begins for the young detective when her friends Bess and George ask her to investigate a rumor that their wealthy great-granduncle, Asa Sidney, is virtually a prisoner in his own mansion. But solving the mystery and befriending Carol Wipple, the sixteen-year-old foster daughter of the caretakers of the old mansion, nearly costs Nancy the friendship of Bess and George. It takes all of Nancy's sleuthing ability as well...

10) Password to Larkspur Lane: Password to Larkspur Lane

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 10

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Blue bells will be singing horses! This strange message, attached to the leg of a wounded homing pigeon, involves Nancy Drew in a dangerous mission. Somewhere an elderly woman is being held prisoner in a mansion, and Nancy is determined to find and free her. Meanwhile, the young detective’s close friend, Helen, begs her to solve a second mystery. Helen’s grandparents, the Cornings, are frightened by a sinister wheel of blue fire...

11) The clue of the broken locket / (bk. 11 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 11

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c1993

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12) The message in the hollow oak / (bk. 12 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 12

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1972]

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Nancy Drew tackles a mystery professional detectives failed to solve--finding a valuable centuries-old message in a hollow oak tree in Illinois.

13) Mystery of the ivory charm / (bk. 13 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 13

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c1974

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Nancy Drew determines whether an ivory elephant charm really protects its wearer from harm when she investigates the involvement of a member of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show in a mysterious scheme.

14) The whispering statue / (bk. 14 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 14

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[c1970]

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Nancy and her friends establish headquarters in a seaside yacht club to investigate strange happenings in a book store and the disappearance of a marble statue.

15) The haunted bridge / (bk. 15 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 15

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1972]

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Nancy Drew becomes involved in a double mystery concerning a haunted bridge and jewel thieves.

16) The clue of the tapping heels / (bk. 16 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 16

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c1997 (2000 printing)

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17) Mystery of the brass-bound trunk / (bk. 17 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 17

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c1976

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A brass-bound trunk mistakenly delivered to Nancy's cabin on a New York-bound ocean liner becomes the first clue leading her to suspect that international jewel thieves are aboard.

18) Mystery of the moss-covered mansion / (bk. 18 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 18

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1971]

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Nancy Drew sets out to prove that her father's client was unjustly accused of trying to sabotage the United States space program.

19) The quest of the missing map , Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 19

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Keene, Carolyn

20) The clue in the jewel box / (bk. 20 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 20

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1972, c1943]

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Nancy and her friends help a woman search for her missing grandson.

21) The secret in the old attic , Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 21

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Keene, Carolyn

22) The clue in the crumbling wall / (bk. 22 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 22

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1973]

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While trying to locate a missing dancer who is about to gain a large inheritance, Nancy Drew finds a clue leading to the solution of yet another mystery.

23) Mystery of the tolling bell / (bk. 23 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 23

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1973]

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Nancy Drew and her two friends help uncover a gang of swindlers while vacationing in a seaside town.

24) The clue in the old album / (bk. 24 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 24

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1977]

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At a doll collector's request for help, a young sleuth searches for an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsy violinist. A stolen purse leads Nancy Drew into an exciting mystery involving gypsies and stolen jewels.

25) The ghost of Blackwood Hall / (bk. 25 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 25

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1967]

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A search for stolen jewelry takes Nancy to New Orleans where she uncovers a swindling racket in which a medium uses her trade to relieve victims of their valuables.

26) The clue of the leaning chimney / (bk. 26 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 26

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c1995

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A rare Chinese vase is stolen from a pottery shop. Nancy and the owner of the shop feel that locating "the leaning chimney" will provide the clue to the vase and other stolen articles.

27) The secret of the wooden lady / (bk. 27 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 27

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1967]

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28) The clue of the black keys , Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 28

Author

Keene, Carolyn

29) Mystery at the ski jump / (bk. 29 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 29

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

[1996]

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When a well-dressed swindler uses Nancy's name, she becomes determined to expose the fake to save her reputation.

30) The clue of the velvet mask / (bk. 30 Nancy Drew)

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Nancy Drew mystery stories Book 30

Publisher

Grosset & Dunlap

Pub. Date

c1997

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