Nancy Drew Mystery StoriesBooks in Order

Carolyn Keene

While staying at a ranch in Arizona, Nancy Drew becomes involved in a mystery surrounding a mistreated child.

Carolyn Keene

Nancy uses a lost diary to exonerate an innocent prisoner.

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew tries to find a clue to the strange tapping sounds in the house of a retired actress.

Carolyn Keene

First published in 1944, this mystery finds Nancy searching for some unpublished musical manuscripts which she believes are hidden in the dark, cluttered attic of a rundown mansion.

Carolyn Keene

When a gang that uses parties as a cover for robberies victimizes a masquerade party Nancy is attending, the teen-age detective switches identity with her girl friend to solve the case.

Carolyn Keene

An unusual hex sign leads Nancy Drew to Pennsylvania Dutch country in pursuit of a thief who stops at nothing to get rid of her.

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew, her lovely blue eyes sparkling with excitement, stared in fascination from the cabin of a private helicopter. The craft was headed for the River Heights airport, a few miles beyond. Below, the rooftops of the town stood out clearly in the moonlight. - Chapter 1, The Secret of The Golden Pavilion.

Carolyn Keene

Nancy travels with her father and two close friends to visit her great-grandmother in Scotland and discovers the mystery of a missing family hierloom.

Carolyn Keene

While helping the police find the owner of a mysterious house with a crooked staircase and an unpredictable robot, Nancy Drew, girl detective, also helps capture a swindler.

Carolyn Keene

Nancy and her friends become involved in a search for lost treasure.

Carolyn Keene

While trying to recover a set of stolen parchment paintings, Nancy Drew becomes involved in tracking a kidnapper and extortionist.

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While in Belgium investigating the mystery surrounding an antique cross, Nancy and her friends learn that her entry in a short story contest may somehow be involved.

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While in Chicago for the Mystery Lovers of America convention, Nancy and her friends look forward to meeting two popular television stars. The two stars soon turn up missing and only Nancy can save them.

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On the rugged California coast, Nancy embarks on a deadly voyage!

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When merchandise starts to disappear, Nancy takes a job putting up Christmas decorations at Albemarle's department store to look for the thief.

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"Diamonds are a girl's best friend--or are they? There's more excitement on this cruise ship than Nancy bargained for!"

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Their efforts to recover a stolen ancient chess piece lead the Hardy brothers to Hong Kong where they help smash an international criminal organization.

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The eighteen-year-old girl detective must find a man who has been missing for years in order to locate the other half of a treasure map.

Carolyn Keene

Nancy investigates a thirty-year-old mystery involving the bizarre death of Mayor John Harrington.

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew and her friends visit an old clipper ship in Boston harbor and help Captain Easterly uncover a mystery.

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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.

Carolyn Keene

Frank and Joe, the Hardy boys, solve a mystery involving a magician, American secret agents, and international spy ring, and a Scottish castle.

Carolyn Keene

A magazine article offering a large reward to anyone who can find a missing medieval stained-glass window intrigues Nancy Drew. She asks Bess and George to join her on a search in Charlottesville, Virginia. Before the three friends leave River Heights, their adversary tries to get them to postpone the trip. But no luck. Nancy is determined to carry through her plans.

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Nancy Drew investigates a series of mysterious incidents aboard a Mississippi River showboat.

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A weekend on the slopes is just what Nancy and Ned need to rekindle their romance. Joined by Bess and George, they head for the mountains—and run straight into deadly peril. First, Nancy’s towline breaks, then she and Ned careen toward cliff’s edge in an out-of-control Jeep! Among the suspects is a good-looking ski instructor who’s already got George falling for him. Nancy’s got to move fast—before an avalanche of murder buries them all!

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When Nancy Drew receives a valuable moonstone as a gift from an unknown person, she is amazed and puzzled. But it is only the first of several startling events in this complex mystery that challenge the ingenuity of the pretty sleuth. Why are the Bowens--a missionary couple who recently returned to the United States--having so much trouble finding their missing seventeen-year-old granddaughter?

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"Despite warnings from a stranger, Nancy, Bess, and George travel to France to search for a flight of 99 steps to solve the mystery of a friend's strange dream. During her search, she must contend with the sinister Monsieur Neuf and help her father uncover who is frightening a wealthy financier into selling large amounts of securities."

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew's latest involvement in a mystery begins in her home town and concerns a synthetic sapphire with a spider embedded in it, and the strange disappearance of Ned Nickerson.

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Nancy Drew and her friends go on a ghost hunting expedition and become involved with a gang of thieves who concentrate their activities on collectors of valuable shells.

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The gift of an oriental rug with a coded message woven into its border and the disappearance of a Turkish client start Nancy Drew on a new search for a missing mannequin.

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When Nancy Drew and her friends go to a lake in New York to investigate reports of a woman gliding over water, they discover a treasure underwater.

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When their peregrine falcon brings down a homing pigeon carrying rubies, the Hardy brothers find themselves involved with kidnappers.

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While vacationing in the Midwest with her friends, Nancy Drew investigates a mysterious magnetic cloud, searches for a hijacked plane, and hunts a horse thief.

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Asked to locate a stolen necklace of unusual value, Nancy soon discovers that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft.

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Nancy Drew and friends Bess and George track a group of swindlers and kidnappers from New York to Mexico City to Los Angeles where they finally solve the mystery of the Triple Hoax.

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When Nancy turns down Ned's marriage proposal, she is shocked when the very next day he announces his engagement to another girl! Nancy knows the other girl is up to no good and she is determined to find out what she is up to.

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Nancy travels to Canada to stop a blackmailer. All sorts of successful people are being blackmailed from the same social circles. As Nancy gets deeper in to the case, she senses a master criminal—someone as smart as she is—but on the wrong side of the law.

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Her friends Bess and George accompany Nancy to Greece where there are two mysteries they want to solve.

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When an amnesia victim appears in River Heights with a royal Hindu ring in his possession, Nancy Drew is called in to help learn his identity.

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When Nancy arrives at the McGuire's fitness ranch in Arizona, she discovers that the future of the ranch is being threatened by unexplained accidents. Teaming up with a ghost, Nancy begins her search for a precious collection of ancient Kachina dolls and hunts for her elusive adversary, who is determined to prevent the ranch from operating.

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When a model disappears, Nancy takes her place in a benefit fashion show and helps to track down a dress thief.

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The Dean of Emerson College enlists Nancy to investigate the thefts of a valuable substance being used in a top-secret experiment. But when Nancy discovers that the experiment involves biological mutations, she knows she must find the culprit before the lives of everyone on campus are endangered.

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Nancy goes to the Kentucky Derby -- where death is the dark horse. When Carson Drew invests in a Derby entry called Pied Piper, Nancy and Bess fly to the big event. The favorite is Toot Sweet, but during a workout an accident nearly takes the horse's jockey out of the running. Later, while racing, the jockey takes a nasty spill, and Nancy is sure the real cause is foul play. The teen sleuth sets out to track a treacherous opponent at the world-famous Run for the Roses -- only to find she's a sure thing to hit the finish line dead last.

Carolyn Keene

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Nancy tracks down the thief responsible for stealing the million-dollar Raja diamond during a gala ballet performance.

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Notorious Washington gossip columnist Beverly Bishop has written the ultimate tell-all book, including information Senator Marilyn Kilpatrick does not want published. But when Bishop is found shot with a gun belonging to the senator, Nancy must help Kilpatrick clear her name!

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A mysterious man with murder on his mind is using newspaper personal ads to attract unsuspecting women, and Nancy Drew is determined to track him down before it is too late.

Carolyn Keene

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Nancy spends a winter weekend on campus--and finds that crime is on the curriculum. Ned invites Nancy, Bess, and George to Emerson College's Winter Carnival for four days of nonstop skiing, skating, and sleigh riding. But a jewel heist on campus puts a big chill on the weekend, and the police believe they have their man--Rob Harper--one of Ned's best friends. Convinced of Rob's innocence, Nancy undertakes an investigation of her own. But the action on ice proves more slippery than she expected. Someone at Emerson is out to teach Nancy a lesson and show her just how dangerous winter sports can be. When it comes to jewelry, some like it hot--and the carnival of crime is heating up.

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Nancy and her pals have come to the rustic Oakwood Inn to indulge in a chocolate festival fantasy. Add a dash of Brock Sawyer, celebrity taster and one of TV’s hottest stars, and you have the makings of a perfect weekend. But the sweet dream turns sour when Brock is rushed to the hospital—poisoned! So Nancy gets to work to find out who would want Brock dead.

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Nancy exposes the truth behind a frightening masked horseman, revealing a very real crime hiding behind a dramatic disguise.

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Nancy becomes involved in a mystery surrounding an old tower rumored to contain a long-lost royal treasure.

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Nancy becomes involved when a wedding is threatened by a series of strange mishaps and alarming incidents.

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"Nancy uncovers intrigue on the internet and the password is danger"--Cover.

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Nancy, Bess and George are vacationing in Big Sur on the California coastline. Soon after they check in, their cottage is ransacked and Nancy discovers the tourist retreat is a hotbed of deception and crime.

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Nancy can hardly believe it. While visiting an amusement park owned by the world-famous Royal Chocolates Company, her friend Bess tears open a million-dollar candy wrapper in a contest. But when they go to collect, they're told that someone else has won. And then they're accused of tampering with the winning wrapper! Something is rotten in chocolatetown. The proof comes when Nancy and her friends are treated to a near-death experience in the park's animal safari. Someone's pulling a million-dollar swindle, and getting Nancy and her friends out of the way seems to be the icing on the cake.

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Nancy's curiosity is aroused when she discovers traces of intruders at Sugar Moon, the nineteenth-century plantation, and comes across a faded love letter with clues to the hiding place of a long-dead priate's precious gift-- a fabulous emerald necklace.

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Superstar Jesse Slade has been missing for three years, until Nancy spots a clue on the videotape of Slade's last concert. Posing as a VJ at a rock TV station, Nancy uncovers the answer in a deadly sound studio that pumps out killer music.