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  1930
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NANCY DREW by Carolyn Keene

Titles in The Nancy Drew Mystery Series:

Several of the first 56 Nancy Drew books have been updated and reissued over the years. If you want to savor the original version of these mysteries, you'll probably have to do some searching to find them, but here's a helpful hint: Try your grandmother's attic!

1. THE SECRET OF THE OLD CLOCK
2. THE HIDDEN STAIRCASE
3. THE BUNGALOW MYSTERY
4. THE MYSTERY AT LILAC INN
5. THE SECRET OF SHADOW RANCH
6. THE SECRET OF RED GATE FARM
7. THE CLUE IN THE DIARY
8. NANCY'S MYSTERIOUS LETTER
9. THE SIGN OF THE TWISTED CANDLES
10. THE PASSWORD TO LARKSPUR LANE
11. THE CLUE OF THE BROKEN LOCKET
12. THE MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK
13. THE MYSTERY OF THE IVORY CHARM
14. THE WHISPERING STATUE
15. THE HAUNTED BRIDGE
16. THE CLUE OF THE TAPPING HEELS
17. THE MYSTERY OF THE BRASS-BOUND TRUNK
18. THE MYSTERY OF THE MOSS-COVERED MANSION
19. THE QUEST OF THE MISSING MAP
20. THE CLUE IN THE JEWEL BOX
21. THE SECRET IN THE OLD ATTIC
22. THE CLUE IN THE CRUMBLING WALL
23. THE MYSTERY OF THE TOLLING BELL
24. THE CLUE IN THE OLD ALBUM
25. GHOST OF BLACKWOOD HALL
26. THE CLUE OF THE LEANING CHIMNEY
27. THE SECRET OF THE WOODEN LADY
28. THE CLUE OF THE BLACK KEYS
29. THE MYSTERY AT THE SKI JUMP
30. THE CLUE OF THE VELVET MASK
31. THE RINGMASTER'S SECRET
32. THE SCARLET SLIPPER MYSTERY
33. THE WITCH TREE SYMBOL
34. THE HIDDEN WINDOW MYSTERY
35. THE HAUNTED SHOWBOAT
36. THE SECRET OF THE GOLDEN PAVILION
37. THE CLUE IN THE OLD STAGECOACH
38. THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRE DRAGON
39. THE CLUE OF THE DANCING PUPPET
40. THE MOONSTONE CASTLE MYSTERY
41. THE CLUE OF THE WHISTLING BAGPIPES
42. THE PHANTOM OF PINE HILL
43. THE MYSTERY OF THE 99 STEPS
44. THE CLUE IN THE CROSSWORD CIPHER
45. THE SPIDER SAPPHIRE MYSTERY
46. THE INVISIBLE INTRUDER
47. THE MYSTERIOUS MANNEQUIN
48. THE CROOKED BANISTER
49. THE SECRET OF MIRROR BAY
50. THE DOUBLE JINX MYSTERY
51. MYSTERY OF THE GLOWING EYE
52. THE SECRET OF THE FORGOTTEN CITY
53. THE SKY PHANTOM
54. STRANGE MESSAGE IN THE PARCHMENT
55. MYSTERY OF CROCODILE ISLAND
56. THE THIRTEENTH PEARL
57. THE TRIPLE HOAX
58. THE FLYING SAUCER MYSTERY
59. THE SECRET IN THE OLD LACE
60. THE GREEK SYMBOL MYSTERY
61. THE SWAMI'S RING
62. THE KACHINA DOLL MYSTERY
63. THE TWIN DILEMMA
64. CAPTIVE WITNESS
65. MYSTERY OF THE WINGED LION
66. RACE AGAINST TIME
67. THE SINISTER OMEN
68. THE ELUSIVE HEIRESS
69. CLUE IN THE ANCIENT DISGUISE
70. THE BROKEN ANCHOR
71. THE SILVER COBWEB
72. THE HAUNTED CAROUSEL
73. ENEMY MATCH
74. THE MYSTERIOUS IMAGE
75. THE EMERALD-EYED CAT
76. THE ESKIMO'S SECRET
77. THE BLUEBEARD ROOM
78. THE PHANTOM OF VENICE
79. THE DOUBLE HORROR OF FENLEY PLACE
80. THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING DIAMONDS
81. MARDI GRAS MYSTERY
82. THE CLUE IN THE CAMERA
83. THE CASE OF THE VANISHING VEIL
84. THE JOKER'S REVENGE
85. THE SECRET OF SHADY GLEN
86. THE MYSTERY OF MISTY CANYON
87. THE CASE OF THE RISING STARS
88. THE SEARCH FOR CINDY AUSTIN
89. THE CASE OF THE DISAPPEARING DEEJAY
90. THE PUZZLE AT PINEVIEW SCHOOL
91. THE GIRL WHO COULDN'T REMEMBER
92. THE GHOST OF CRAVEN COVE
93. THE CASE OF THE SAFECRACKER'S SECRET
94. THE PICTURE-PERFECT MYSTERY
95. THE SILENT SUSPECT
96. THE CASE OF THE PHOTO FINISH
97. THE MYSTERY AT MAGNOLIA MANSION
98. THE HAUNTING OF HORSE ISLAND
99. THE SECRET AT SEVEN ROCKS
100. A SECRET IN TIME: NANCY DREW'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
101. THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MILLIONAIRES
102. THE SECRET IN THE DARK
103. THE STRANGER IN THE SHADOWS
104. THE MYSTERY OF THE JADE TIGER
105. THE CLUE IN THE ANTIQUE TRUNK
106. THE CASE OF THE ARTFUL CRIME
107. THE LEGEND OF MINER'S CREEK
108. THE SECRET OF THE TIBETAN TREASURE
109. THE MYSTERY OF THE MASKED RIDER
110. THE NUTCRACKER BALLET MYSTERY
111. THE SECRET AT SOLAIRE
112. CRIME IN THE QUEEN'S COURT
113. THE SECRET LOST AT SEA
114. THE SEARCH FOR THE SILVER PERSIAN
115. THE SUSPECT IN THE SMOKE
116. THE CASE OF THE TWIN TEDDY BEARS
117. MYSTERY ON THE MENU
118. TROUBLE AT LAKE TAHOE
119. THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING MASCOT
120. THE CASE OF THE FLOATING CRIME
121. THE FORTUNE-TELLER'S SECRET
122. THE MESSAGE IN THE HAUNTED MANSION
123. THE CLUE ON THE SILVER SCREEN
124. THE SECRET OF THE SCARLET HAND
125. THE TEEN MODEL MYSTERY
126. THE RIDDLE IN THE RARE BOOK
127. THE CASE OF THE DANGEROUS SOLUTION
128. THE TREASURE IN THE ROYAL TOWER
129. THE BABY-SITTER BURGLARIES
130. THE SIGN OF THE FALCON
131. THE HIDDEN INHERITANCE
132. THE FOX HUNT MYSTERY
133. THE MYSTERY AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE
134. THE SECRET OF THE FORGOTTEN CAVE
135. THE RIDDLE OF THE RUBY GAZELLE
136. THE WEDDING DAY MYSTERY
137. IN SEARCH OF THE BLACK ROSE
138. LEGEND OF THE LOST GOLD
139. THE SECRET OF CANDLELIGHT INN
140. THE DOOR-TO-DOOR DECEPTION
141. THE WILD CAT CRIME
142. THE CASE OF CAPITAL INTRIGUE
143. MYSTERY ON MAUI
144. THE E-MAIL MYSTERY
145. THE MISSING HORSE MYSTERY
146. THE GHOST OF LANTERN LADY
147. THE CASE OF THE CAPTURED QUEEN
148. ON THE TRAIL OF TROUBLE
149. THE CLUE OF THE GOLD DOUBLOONS
150. MYSTERY AT MOORSEA MANOR
151. THE CHOCOLATE-COVERED CONTEST
152. THE KEY IN THE SATIN POCKET
153. WHISPERS IN THE FOG
154. THE LEGEND OF THE EMERALD LADY
155. THE MYSTERY IN TORNADO ALLEY
156. THE SECRET IN THE STARS
157. THE MUSIC FESTIVAL MYSTERY
158. THE CURSE OF THE BLACK CAT
159. THE SECRET OF THE FIERY CHAMBER
160. THE CLUE ON THE CRYSTAL DOVE
161. LOST IN THE EVERGLADES

162. THE CASE OF THE LOST SONG
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743406885
Ages 9-12
160 pages

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!


163. THE CLUES CHALLENGE
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743406893
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Nancy and her friend George are visiting Emerson College, courtesy of Nancy's boyfriend, Ned. His fraternity is eager to win the Clues Challenge, an athletic treasure hunt sponsored by a local sporting goods store, so the girls join Ned's team. But accidents, dirty tricks, and computer warnings threaten to shut down the whole event.


164. THE MYSTERY OF THE MOTHER WOLF
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743437438
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Nancy, Bess, and George are staying at a rustic lodge in Wyoming, looking forward to fun winter sports like skiing and dogsledding. But their vacation plunges into mystery when Rainbow, the lodge's pet tame wolf, suddenly disappears, leaving her five newborn pups motherless.


165. THE CRIME LAB CASE
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743437446
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Nancy gets Bess, George, and Ned to help out with a special program for high school students, a "chemystery" camp. They'll visit a forensics lab, a drug company, and a university to see how science is used to solve crimes. Then they'll use what they've learned to work on a made-up case.


166. THE CASE OF THE CREATIVE CRIME
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743437489
Ages 9-12
160 pages

The grand old Pennington estate is the perfect spot for an arts colony for college students. But when Rhoda Benton, the director, starts receiving threats, she turns to her old mentor, Carson Drew, for help. The Pennington estate may be beautiful, but all is not harmonious among the artists. When a shadowy figure smashes one of Rhoda's sculptures with a sledgehammer, Nanacy is offered assistance from an anonymous source-if she'll meet at the edge of a cliff.


167. MYSTERY BY MOONLIGHT
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743437624
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Although Nancy's friend Bess is convinced that their lakeside cottage is haunted, it's the living inhabitants who are giving them grief. A pair of bird-watching photographers set dangerous traps in the woods, a summer camp director tries to run them off his property, and the assistant curator of the Native American museum warns them to stay away from the ancient burial ground.


168. THE BIKE TOUR MYSTERY
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743437632
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Nancy, Bess, 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 soon the three friends realize that they're riding with danger. Someone seems to be targeting the tour members, especially the two teen sisters from Australia. Nancy knows that if she makes one wrong turn, she'll be on a detour to disaster!


169. THE MISTLETOE MYSTERY
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0743437659
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Nancy's friend Bess helps out at a local department store at holiday time, working for a company that provides special festive displays. The problem is, expensive merchandise is leaving the store-without being paid for. Whoever is dressing up the store may also be stripping it down-in a very creative way.


170. NO STRINGS ATTACHED
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0689855591
Ages 9-12
144 pages

Nancy and her friends go to Paris in search of some R&R. The girls can't resist a good mystery though, and one turns out to be brewing right under their noses! Someone is trying to ruin their ground-floor neighbor Mimi Loiseau's puppet business. When Nancy and her friends step in to help, they find themselves becoming the targets of dangerous activity. Can Nancy help save Mimi's business-and make sure she and her friends get home in one piece?


171. INTRIGUE AT THE GRAND OPERA
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0689855605
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Someone is sabotaging the American Grand Opera's latest productions in River Heights. When a falling sandbag from the scenery catwalk nearly misses the company's two leading ladies in their first duet, it becomes clear that there will be more intrigue and drama on this stage than River Heights opera fans expected! Can Nancy figure out which singer is in trouble…and with whom?


172. THE RIDING CLUB CRIME
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0689861451
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Elsa, a friend of Nancy and George's and a counselor at Green Spring Pony Club's summer camp, invites the girls for a ride one afternoon. Along the way, Elsa gushes about how a team of campers will compete in a regional pony club rally. If they win, they'll go to the national competition! But Elsa's excitement quickly fades when Nancy's horse falls into a ditch, and it's clearly a case of sabotage. Elsa then proceeds to tell Nancy about some sinister happenings on the camp's grounds. Is someone trying to hurt the campers -- or the camp?

Disguised as a counselor, Nancy tries to figure out who is behind the vicious accidents. And as they become more devastating, Nancy realizes she needs to move quickly. Will her sleuthing skills be enough to keep this camp's horses and their riders on track?


173. DANGER ON THE GREAT LAKES
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 068986146X
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Nancy, Bess and George are going on a cruise around the Great Lakes for a fantastic end-of-summer vacation. As soon as the girls set foot on the ship, though, they smell something fishy. Their new friend Amber is upset because her boyfriend, Craig, is neglecting her. After a little investigating on her friend's behalf, Nancy learns that Craig is actually a detective. He's been busy hunting for a mastermind diamond thief who may well be on the ship. And it turns out that Craig can use some help.

Soon Nancy is hunting for clues on land and offshore. Where there's stolen diamonds, though, there's danger --- and Nancy and her friends are soon caught in the thick of it. Will Nancy be able to crack this case before her ship is sunk?


174. A TASTE OF DANGER
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0689861540
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Nancy is 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 also be taking cooking classes with them. But before the table is even set, problems start plaguing the resort, both in and out of the kitchen. Nancy can't believe that it's just bad luck, but who is 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?


175. WEREWOLF IN A WINTER WONDERLAND
by Carolyn Keene
Aladdin
ISBN: 0689861826
Ages 9-12
160 pages

Things are hairy in River Heights this holiday season. Two wolves have disappeared from WildWolf, the federal wolf preserve just outside of town. Local farmers think the missing wolves are killing their sheep, but there are also rumors of werewolf sightings nearby. At the same time, the annual River Heights Winter Carnival is set to begin. When the first two days of the outdoor festival are full of tragic disasters, Nancy can't help but wonder if there is a link between the carnival's trouble and the missing wolves.

After the carnival's beautiful ice palace is destroyed, Nancy is sure there is a wolf at River Heights's door. But is the leader of this pack of crimes human, or beast?


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