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  • Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk

    Carolyn Keene

    eBook (Grosset & Dunlap, Feb. 1, 1940)
    From the moment Nancy Drew boards an ocean liner leaving for New York, she becomes involved in a new and dangerous mystery. A man on the pier gestures to someone on board in sign language. BEWARE OF NANCY DREW AND NE, he signals. Who is NE? Can it be Nelda Detweiler, a young woman who shares a cabin with Nancy, Bess, and George? Mystery and intrigue follow the girls across the ocean; but with her usual ingenuity Nancy solves the mystery and defeats her enemies before the ship reaches New York.
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  • Nancy Drew 32: the Scarlet Slipper Mystery

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1955)
    Nancy meets Helene and Henri Fontaine, refugees from Centorvia who run a dancing school in River Heights. Strange circumstances have brought the brother and sister to the United States. When they receive an anonymous note threatening their lives, Nancy offers her help, but she encounters nothing but puzzles. Are the Fontaines involved with the Centrovian underground? Have they been threatened by their own countrymen? When the Fontaines disappear, Nancy and her friends pursue the trail, even though danger lurks around every corner.
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  • Mystery at the Ski Jump

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Aug. 16, 1980)
    When Nancy learns that the Drews’ housekeeper has been duped by an elegantly dressed woman into buying a stolen fur piece, the young detective starts a search for the clever swindler. To Nancy’s astonishment, she discovers that the woman is using the name Nancy Drew. The dishonest acts of the impostor point the finger of suspicion at Nancy herself and result in her being questioned by the police. Join Nancy in this thrilling mystery as she solves the mystery and clears her name.
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  • Deadly Doubles

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grey Castle Pr, March 1, 1988)
    Nancy is abducted by terrorists when she poses as a government courier to deliver a document vital to top-secret negotiations with a country on the brink of revolution.
  • Nancy Drew 47: the Mysterious Mannequin

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1970)
    The strange disappearance of a young Turkish client of Mr. Drew’s and the gift of an Oriental rug with a coded message woven into its decorative border start Nancy on a difficult search for a missing mannequin. What happened to the attractive figure that Farouk Tahmasp used in the display window of this rug shop? Who is trying to keep Nancy from finding it – and why?Tracking down the intricate trail of clues takes Nancy and her friends Bess and George, Ned, Burt, and Dave to Turkey. Their sleuthing leads them to the Grand Bazaar in the exotic city of Istanbul, where Bess mysteriously disappears. Suspense mounts when Nancy encounters a vengeful enemy at an ancient underground reservoir.Events move swiftly as Nancy and her friends try to solve this challenging mystery!
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  • The Sign in the Smoke

    Carolyn Keene

    Paperback (Aladdin, May 10, 2016)
    Nancy and her friends are faced with another chilling mystery in this twelfth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series.When Bess asks Nancy and George to be counselors at her old camp, they’re a little wary. After all, running around after a bunch of little kids doesn’t exactly sound like fun! But Bess promises that the girls will get to enjoy nature, relax by the lake, and play some sports. Plus, it will give Nancy a much-needed break from solving mysteries. But trouble always finds Nancy Drew! After hearing the disturbing tale about a camper who had drowned in the lake years ago, Nancy dismisses it as a ghost story. But then something pulls her under water during a swim lesson—something eerily human, with long, silvery hair. And the next night her entire cabin's sleeping bags disappear—only to show up at the lake, soaked. Now Nancy isn’t so sure if she believes in ghosts! All she knows is she has to do everything within her power to make sure her campers—and her friends—are safe. Which means she’d better get to the bottom of what’s happening at Camp Cedarbark.
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  • Nancy Drew Set - Books 11-20

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Penguin US, )
    The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Collection is the perfect gift for aspiring detectives, or long time fans of the series! This collectible set contains books 11-20 in the the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Series. Recommended Ages: 8+ Titles: The Clue of the Broken Locket The Message in the Hollow Oak The Mystery of the Ivory Charm The Whispering Statue The Haunted Bridge The Clue of the Tapping Heels The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion The Quest of the Missing Map The Clue in the Jewel Box
  • The Clue of the Tapping Heels

    Carolyn Keene

    Hardcover (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1939)
    Challenging questions confront Nancy Drew when she attempts to solve the mystery of the strange tapping sounds in the house of a retired actress. Who is the tapper? How does he gain access to Miss Carter’s house, despite securely locked doors and windows? Why do the tapping sounds come in Morse code? Is there a sinister motive behind the prowler’s actions? While trying to learn the answers to these and other puzzling questions, Nancy finds her investigations complicated by the dishonest administrator of a will and by a thief who steals the actress’s prize Persian cats.
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  • Rendezvous in Rome

    Carolyn Keene

    Paperback (Simon Pulse, July 1, 1992)
    An innocent shopping spree in Rome leads to danger for Nancy, Bess, and George when Bess innocently purchases a piece of actual Etruscan jewelry from a jewel thief. Original.
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  • Without a Trace

    Carolyn Keene

    language (Aladdin, April 24, 2012)
    Hi, I'm Nancy Drew, and I've got a case to crack. Actually make that two cases. First a gorgeous Fabergé egg has been stolen. Who would have the heart to snatch such a precious family heirloom from someone new to town? Some housewarming that is!And if this isn't enough to keep me busy, someone's running through gardens and stomping on all the zucchinis. Needless to say, it's a big mess -- in more ways than one. Especially for Mr. Safer, who is suspected of squishing the squash. I'm pretty sure Mr. Safer's innocent. But who's the real vegetable vandal?
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  • Playing With Fire

    Carolyn Keene

    Mass Market Paperback (Simon Pulse, Aug. 6, 1988)
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  • Nancy Drew 27: The Secret of the Wooden Lady

    Carolyn Keene

    eBook (Grosset & Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1950)
    Adventure abounds on the Bonny Scot in Boston Harbor as Nancy Drew helps Captain Easterly uncover the mystery of his ghostly visitors. From the moment the clever young detective and her friends, Bess and George, take up residence on the old clipper ship they are confronted with fire, theft, and other dangerous situations. Nancy faces an additional challenge: to find a clue to the clipper’s missing figurehead. If she is successful, it will help her lawyer father to trace the history of the Bonny Scot and establish a clear title to the ship for Captain Easterly. But strangely there are no records of the Bonny Scot’s past. Why? And why has the prime suspect in the recent robbery at Bess Marvin’s home followed the three girls to Boston?
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