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The Mystery at Lilac Inn
by Carolyn Keene
Part 4 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
The Mystery at Lilac Inn byCarolyn Keene is the fourth novel in the classic Nancy Drew mystery series, blending suspense, adventure, and youthful determination. The story follows teenage detective Nancy Drew as she visits the Lilac Inn expecting a peaceful stay, only to discover that a series of robberies and suspicious events have turned the quiet place into the center of a complex investigation.
Nancy soon becomes involved in clearing the name of Emily Crandall, a young woman wrongly accused of stealing valuable jewelry from the inn. As Nancy gathers clues, she encounters disguises, hidden identities, and carefully planned deceptions. The mystery deepens when Nancy herself is framed for a crime, forcing her to rely even more on her intelligence, courage, and sharp powers of observation.
The novel moves at a brisk pace, filled with secret passages, unexpected confrontations, and clever traps set by Nancy to reveal the truth. The Lilac Inn, meant to be a symbol of rest and hospitality, becomes instead a stage for tension and intrigue, highlighting the contrast between appearance and reality.
Written under the collective pseudonym Carolyn Keene, the book reinforces the central appeal of the Nancy Drew series: a resourceful and independent heroine who solves problems through logic, persistence, and a strong sense of justice, turning ordinary settings into exciting adventures
"Carolyn Keene" is a pseudonym used by several writers who created and developed the Nancy Drew series, beginning in 1930. The Secret of the Old Clock established the model for countless detective stories for young readers, combining mystery, adventure, and a capable female protagonist who would become one of the most enduring characters in popular literature.
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The Bluebeard Room
by Carolyn Keene
Part 77 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Romance and adventure await Nancy on the craggy coast of Cornwall, England. There to help a friend who could be in danger, Nancy finds more than she bargained for!
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The Phantom of Venice
by Carolyn Keene
Part 78 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
In this thrilling adventure rife with romance and danger, Nancy travels to Venice to investigate the kidnapping of a famous glassblower and the disappearance of an artist.
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The Double Horror of Fenley Place
by Carolyn Keene
Part 79 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy visits a movie set and finds terror on location!
World-famous director Hank Steinberg is filming a horror flick in Nancy's hometown of River Heights. The movie tells a spine-tingling story about a haunted house. Most shocking of all, though, is what's going on across the street at an old Victorian mansion called Fenley Place.
Whatever happens on the movie set is mysteriously duplicated in the mansion: red smoke billows from the chimney, a ghostly figure appears in the window, and blood oozes from the walls. The special effects are a real scream, but Nancy must find out who is behind them before the movie -- and the mansion -- reach the final, horrifying climax!
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The Case of the Vanishing Veil
by Carolyn Keene
Part 83 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
A Boston Wedding...
A Veiled Threat...
A Dangerous Environment...
When Nancy attends a wedding in Boston, she encounters a marriage marred by mischief. The groom may have stolen the bride's heart, but a thief has made off with her antique lace veil!
From a mansion in Cape Cod to a museum of witchcraft in Salem, Nancy, Bess, and George follow a trail of intrigue and deceit across the New England countryside. They uncover the shocking story behind the wedding-day prank -- and a $60 million mystery behind the vanishing veil!
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The Secret of Shady Glen
by Carolyn Keene
Part 85 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
A cemetery of dark secrets...
and Nancy's in the middle of it!
Shady Glen was no different from any other cemetery -- maybe a little spooky, but harmless nonetheless. At least that's what Nancy thought until she stumbled onto a treasure map...and stumbled into a world of trouble.
The map leads Nancy into a network of underground passageways, where she uncovers a series of clues to a recent outbreak of robberies and the location of a long-lost fortune in gold. She follows the hidden tunnels into the cold, dark heart of the cemetery and comes face-to-face with the chilling secret of Shady Glen!
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The Case of the Rising Star
by Carolyn Keene
Part 87 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy, Bess, and George are in Chicago for the Mystery Lovers convention-and two of the two stars scheduled to appear have been kidnapped! Some think it's just a ratings ploy, but Nancy uncovers the truth. Can she save the missing stars before someone in the TV ratings war makes a killing?
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The Puzzle at Pineview School
by Carolyn Keene
Part 90 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
The Pineview girls' soccer team attempts to raise money by selling a pair of brooches, but a thief who substitutes phonies may bring disgrace on the school if Nancy cannot solve the case in this high-stakes high school caper.
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The Picture-Perfect Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Part 94 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
When artist and gallery owner Lila Cramer is conned into selling all her paintings for the price of one, Nancy Drew agrees to investigate-and discovers that there are many people who would like to see disagreeable Lila lose her business.
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The Case of the Photo Finish
by Carolyn Keene
Part 96 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy tries to find out who is trying to sabotage the International High School Track and Field Games before it is too late.
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A Secret in Time
by Carolyn Keene
Part 100 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
The famous clock from the first Nancy Drew mystery returns in this thrilling adventure.
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The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess
by Carolyn Keene
Part 101 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy goes undercover at a girls' prep school to find a movie star's missing daughter.
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The Secret in the Dark
by Carolyn Keene
Part 102 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy investigates a classic case of musical mystery and suspense. Violinist Deirdre Thompson is vying for top honors in Seattle's most prestigious musical competition, but Nancy finds that something about the contest strikes the wrong chord. The concert hall is the focus of a criminal conspiracy, and Deirdre, who is blind, is the first to sense trouble-and the first to face danger! Nancy vows to discover who wants Deirdre out of the contest and out of the picture.
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Stranger in the Shadows
by Carolyn Keene
Part 103 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
When Paula DeJagger, an exchange student staying with one of Nancy's friends, begins acting strangely, Nancy investigates and discovers that Paula and other exchange students are being blackmailed to commit crimes.
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The Clue in the Antique Trunk
by Carolyn Keene
Part 105 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
In a town as pretty as a picture postcard, Nancy seeks the key to a picture-perfect crime!
Nancy has come to White Falls, Massachusetts, to visit her former neighbor, Vera Alexander. The town is rich in history, and Vera wants to preserve a piece of its past. But her plan to convert the old Caulder Cutlery factory into a museum turns suddenly ominous when someone threatens her life.
Why was Vera's antique trunk stolen? What dark secrets has she unwittingly disturbed? The answers are hidden in the past. Fifty years ago the owner of Caulder Cutlery was killed by his own knife -- and Nancy knows that before she can solve the present-day case, she must first uncover the haunting truth behind an old-fashioned murder.
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The Nutcracker Ballet Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Part 110 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
An evening of ballet leads Nancy into a dance with danger! Madame Dugrand's Dance Academy is in rehearsal for The Nutcracker Ballet, and it could be a huge hit this year. Shana Edwards, a recent graduate who has made a big splash in New York, is returning to River Heights to star in the show. But the closer the dancers get to showtime, the clearer it becomes that the stage is set for disaster.
Someone is determined to bring the production down before the curtain goes up. Theft and arson threaten to darken the theater and doom the dance. And Nancy will have to conduct her investigation with extreme precision and agility: one false step, one wrong move, and The Nutcracker could come to a swift and bitter end.
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The Secret at Solaire
by Carolyn Keene
Part 111 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
While staying at the exclusive Spa Solaire outside Tucson, Arizona, Nancy and her friends witness a series of strange events, beginning with sabotage and ending with a kidnapping.
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Crime in the Queen's Court
by Carolyn Keene
Part 112 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy joins an Elizabethan troupe as a lady to the queen's court. There are performances and feasts, but the true drama unfolds when Nancy learns that she, the queen, and the entire festival have been targeted for sabotage.
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The Search for the Silver Persian
by Carolyn Keene
Part 114 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
When her friend's cat, Purrfect, is kidnapped after entering a River Heights cat show, Nancy Drew investigates the case of the missing feline and uncovers a devious scam.
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The Case of the Twin Teddy Bears
by Carolyn Keene
Part 116 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
On the trail of a teddy bear thief, Nancy unwraps double-dealing and double crosses! Bess is working during the Christmas rush at Beary Wonderful, a toy and teddy bear shop, when the holiday season takes a sudden scary turn. The owner's prized collection of antique teddy bears-cute, cuddly, and worth a bundle-has been ripped off. But the break-in is only the beginning of a much bigger and more brazen teddy bear caper.
The attempted theft of Bess's own bear-a replica of one of the antiques-leads Nancy to believe that more is at stake than a couple of burgled bears. For Nancy knows that even something as innocent as a teddy bear can be stuffed with intrigue!
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The Message in the Haunted Mansion
by Carolyn Keene
Part 122 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy Finds Mischief, Mystery, and Danger -- All Under One Roof!
Nancy, Bess, and George have joined the Drews' housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, on a trip to San Francisco. They have come at the invitation of Hannah's friend Rose Green, who has asked their help in renovating a charming old Victorian mansion. But there may be other, uninvited guests as well: visitors from the past...spirits who want the place all to themselves.
Nancy suspects that there is another force at work -- greed. According to legend, a fortune in long-lost gold is hidden on the property, and someone is determined to take it. But in a house full of trapdoors and secret tunnels, falling glass and suspicious fires, finding the truth won't be easy. One misstep, and Nancy won't stand a ghost of a chance!
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The Secret of the Scarlet Hand
by Carolyn Keene
Part 124 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Visiting the nation's capital for a sightseeing vacation, Nancy is alarmed when a priceless Mayan artifact disappears from the Beech Hill museum and finds her only clue in a strange note containing a red handprint.
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The Treasure in the Royal Tower
by Carolyn Keene
Part 128 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
On a winter vacation in Wisconsin, Nancy and her friends stay in a two-hundred-year-old castle where there is the rumor of a hidden treasure.
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The Mystery at the Crystal Palace
by Carolyn Keene
Part 133 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy has come to Minneapolis in the dead of winter to investigate a robbery. An old friend, Alison MacDonald, has inherited from her uncle the Crystal Palace, a state-of-the-art skating arena. But a large portion of the money he also left her has disappeared, and if Nancy doesn't find it, Alison will lose the Palace!
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The Case of Capital Intrigue
by Carolyn Keene
Part 142 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy's going to the White House, where George is interning as a photographer's assistant. On the day of her arrival, a photo session of a priceless solid-gold statue is under way. But something is wrong with this picture-Nancy gets knocked out cold and now the statue is missing.
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Mystery on Maui
by Carolyn Keene
Part 143 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Nancy, Bess, and George are on Maui to check out a major international surfing competition. But there's trouble in paradise-big money is at stake in the contest, and someone's playing a dirty game.
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The Missing Horse Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Part 145 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
A SEARCH FOR A MISSING HORSE LEADS NANCY TO A DARK DISCOVERY!
Nancy's attending the Midwest Grand Prix Dressage Championships, where many of the world's best riders and finest horses compete. But more than blue ribbons is at stake. As Nancy quickly learns, these horses generate big money, turning a friendly competition into a very nasty business.
Discovering a fire in the stables, Nancy barely averts a terrible tragedy. But now she faces a new danger: a valuable horse has vanished, and it's up to Nancy to save it. She pursues the truth down a trail of greed, deception, and sinister secrets...only to find herself in jeopardy!
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The Chocolate-Covered Contest
by Carolyn Keene
Part 151 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
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. If Nancy isn't careful, she just might learn the real meaning of "Death by Chocolate."
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The Key in the Satin Pocket
by Carolyn Keene
Part 152 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
When Nancy tries on an old brocade jacket in a vintage clothing store with Bess and George, she finds an old safe-deposit box receipt in the pocket and a key sewn into the lining. Soon the girls are tracing items from an old estate scattered in antiques shops across town-and are immersed in a mystery involving long-lost relatives, a missing will, and a hidden fortune.
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The Legend of the Emerald Lady
by Carolyn Keene
Part 154 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
ON THE EXOTIC ISLAND OF ST. ANN, NANCY SEARCHES FOR SECRETS BURIED IN THE PAST!
Swimming, sailing, and snorkeling are all that Nancy, Bess, and Ned expect when they visit old friends at their nineteenth-century plantation, Sugar Moon. But when a strange man appears, brandishing a cutlass, and Nancy discovers traces of intruders, her curiosity is aroused. Soon she comes across a faded love letter with clues to the hiding place of a long-dead pirate's precious gift -- a fabulous emerald necklace.
Many colorful island characters have a serious stake in finding the treasure, and Nancy barely escapes from their traps, on land and at sea. Then, just as Nancy locates the necklace, it's about to slip from her grasp forever!
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The Clue on the Crystal Dove
by Carolyn Keene
Part 160 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
A cunning thief is desperate to wreck the opening of a historic landmark -- and Nancy is his target!
On Gramercy Park in New York City, the magnificent Van Hoogstraten mansion with its priceless collection of glass birds is about to open to the public. Nancy, Bess, and George are invited, but a series of sinister events puts everything in chaos. When the centerpiece of the collection, a beautiful crystal bird, is stolen, Nancy gets on the case.
From family members with motives to keep the house, to an antiques dealer with a personal grudge, suspects abound. And when Nancy goes to the family's abandoned camp in the Adirondack forest, she zeroes in on the truth. In a violent nighttime thunderstorm on a solitary lake, Nancy confronts the culprit. The case is solved -- if she can get to shore alive!
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The Case of the Lost Song
by Carolyn Keene
Part 162 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
AT A TRAVELING ANTIQUES SHOW, NANCY'S APPRAISING BURGLARIES, FRAUD, AND A GREEDY THIEF!
While visiting Chicago, Nancy, Bess, and George bring some items to the Old Can Be Gold show to see what they're worth, just for fun. In George's old tape recorder, a dealer finds a rare early tape by a famous rock group. But before George can get it insured, it's stolen -- like many other items brought to the show!
From a luxury condo on Lake Shore Drive to a hot blues club, Nancy discovers a mix of suspects. There's a seedy dealer, an ambitious publicist with access to the show's database, a talented singer in need of money, and drop-dead gorgeous twin brothers, one a top appraiser and the other a gifted photographer. Nancy's got to wind up the case -- before a desperate con artist erases her for good!
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The Case of the Creative Crime
by Carolyn Keene
Part 166 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
At River Arts, Nancy's perfecting her performance-under cover!
Set high above the river, the grand old Pennington estate is the perfect place for an arts colony. College students can work with established artists, and the owner, elderly Marianna Pennington, gets to keep her home. But when Rhoda Benton, the colony's director, gets a disturbing threat, Nancy and Bess start hunting for an elusive suspect.
From the owner's nephew who wants to build condos on the property to a handsome young artist determined to break all the rules, there's no lack of candidates. But Nancy's best lead comes from someone who wants to remain anonymous-someone she'll have to meet at midnight at the edge of a cliff…
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Bike Tour Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Part 168 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Riding uphill is hard-but going down can send you over the edge!
Nancy, Bass, and George are all geared up for a bike tour in Ireland. They're looking forward to spectacular scenery, romantic ruins, local entertainment, and, at the end of the day, cozy inns to welcome them. But it isn't long before the three friends realize that they're riding with danger.
From the moment they arrive at the airport, someone seems to be targeting the tour members, especially the two teen sisters from Australia. Even worse, not all the cyclists are what they appear to be. As the group bikes along sheep-filled roads and steep seaside cliffs, the menace mounts. Nancy knows that if she makes one wrong turn she'll be on a detour to disaster!
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Mistletoe Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Part 169 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
DOESN'T PROVE THE IDENTITY
OF CRAFTY THIEVES!
Nancy's friend Bess has been hired by Special Effects, a River Heights company, to decorate Albemarle's department store for the holidays. When Bess discovers that her friend Ali Marie is now working at the store, she's thrilled -- the two of them can have lunch and try on clothes for fun! But when some dresses are swiped, Ali is accused of stealing, and the party's over.
Sure of her friend's innocence, Bess calls in Nancy to help find the real thief. With all the suspects and misleading clues, Nancy and her friends are running in circles -- and the holiday shopping rush isn't helping! Can they figure out the identity of a clothes-hungry kleptomaniac before the holiday season turns sour?
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A Taste of Danger
by Carolyn Keene
Part 174 of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
This resort has the recipe for disaster!
Nancy's thrilled that she, Bess, George, and Hannah will be attending the grand opening of the newly renovated Gourmet Getaway. Not only will they be able to eat four-star meals prepared by master chefs, they'll get to take cooking classes with them, too. But before the table's even set, problems start plaguing the resort, both in and out of the kitchen. Nancy can't believe it's just bad luck, but who's causing all the problems?
Nancy puts her cooking on the back burner so she can devote her attention to solving the mystery. Can she manage to find out who's behind the trouble before more sabotage is served?
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The Mystery at Lilac Inn
by Carolyn Keene
Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
Brilliant teen sleuth Nancy Drew investigates missing diamonds and her own stolen identity in this classic mystery for young readers.
Emily Willoughby should be excited. She's engaged to be married. Plus, she recently purchased the Lilac Inn with her fiancé and plans to use inherited diamonds to fix the place up. But when her friends Nancy Drew and Helen Corning arrive at the hotel to help plan Emily's wedding, they find the soon-to-be bride in poor spirits.
Everything was running smoothly until a few days ago. A waitress quit, claiming the place is haunted. A beautiful lilac tree vanished off the grounds. And somehow music mysteriously began playing in the recreation room at midnight. Emily feels the venue might be cursed.
Nancy's concerned for her friend but has troubles of her own to deal with when someone uses her identity and makes expensive purchases in her name. Then Emily's diamonds are stolen! Can Nancy recover the missing jewels and bring the thieves to justice?
Originally published in 1930, The Mystery at Lilac Inn is Nancy's fourth adventure.
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The Secret of the Old Clock
by Carolyn Keene
Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
The first outing of America's favorite teenaged sleuth finds her racing to locate a missing will in this classic mystery for young readers.
Teenager Nancy Drew was raised by her father, acclaimed attorney Carson Drew, to think for herself. From time to time, her inquisitive mind latches onto strange and baffling cases. She is always drawn to a mystery and cannot rest until it's solved . . .
Nearly everyone in River Heights thinks the wealthy Topham family is snobbish and arrogant, including Nancy. She finds it odd that Josiah Crowley would leave his fortune to them. They're not related to him, and they treated him terribly. When Nancy learns there's potentially a second will that would give Crowley's fortune to his rightful heirs, she begins a thrilling adventure to obtain it before all hope is lost . . .
Originally published in 1930.
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The Hidden Staircase
by Carolyn Keene
Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
The intrepid teen detective investigates the haunted home of two elderly twin sisters in this classic mystery for young readers.
Nancy Drew is checking up on a friend when she meets Rosemary Turnbull. The elderly woman has been living peacefully with her twin sister, Floretta, in the family mansion for thirty years-until recently. In the last few weeks, the Turnbull twins have noticed many peculiar things-strange noises and music at night, shadows all over the walls. . . . And items are vanishing. Rosemary isn't easily frightened, but she is getting annoyed. Floretta, on the other hand, thinks the house is haunted and wants to sell it. Rosemary would prefer to stay and heartily accepts when Nancy offers to look into their troubles. But when the young sleuth arrives at the old manor, Nancy wonders if it's really haunted or if something more sinister awaits her inside . . .
Originally published in 1930, The Hidden Staircase is Nancy's second adventure. It was adapted for the 1939 and 2019 films of the same name, Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase.
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The Bungalow Mystery
by Carolyn Keene
Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series
The resourceful teen detective investigates a suspicious couple after they take in an orphaned girl in this classic mystery for young readers.
It's not looking good for Nancy and her friend, Helen Corning, when a thunderstorm overtakes their motorboat on the Twin Lakes and angry waves knock them overboard. Fortunately, they are swiftly saved by Laura Pendleton and her rowboat.
Befriending their rescuer, the girls learn that Laura's mother has recently passed away. She has come to the area to meet her new guardians, but something about them seems off. Compelled to inspect Laura's situation further, Nancy follows a series of strange clues to the cellar of a lakeside bungalow where she makes a startling discovery . . .
Originally published in 1930, The Bungalow Mystery is Nancy Drew's third adventure.
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