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The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...

series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap

Grosset & Dunlap

Grosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898.The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of the British publishing conglomerate, Pearson PLC through its American subsidiary Penguin Group....

, but with #57 (1979) publication switched to Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster

Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...

. Most people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the Simon & Schuster series to be an entirely different series. The first 56 are considered to be the "classic" Nancy Drew books. In 2003, the series was discontinued, and a new, more contemporary series (Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective
Girl Detective
Girl Detective is a series replacing the long-running Nancy Drew mysteries series, which had been running since 1930, first from Grosset & Dunlap and latterly from Simon & Schuster...

) was created in its place.

Grosset & Dunlap

The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories were first published in the United States in 1930 by Grosset & Dunlap in a series of hardbacks. Revision of all titles through volume 34 began in 1959.

Simon & Schuster

In 1979, after a court battle between the Stratemeyer Syndicate

Stratemeyer Syndicate

The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of mystery series for children, including Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others.- History :...

and Grosset & Dunlap

Grosset & Dunlap

, the original publishers (in hardback) of the first 56 Nancy Drew

Nancy Drew

titles, publication rights to new stories were granted to Simon & Schuster. Titles from #57, The Triple Hoax
The Triple Hoax
The Triple Hoax is the 57th book in the series of Nancy Drew. It was the first paperback Nancy Drew produced by Simon & Schuster under the Wanderer imprint. In 2005, Grosset & Dunlap reprinted it in the yellow hardback format.-Plot summary:...

(1979) were thereafter published primarily in paperback

Books #57-78 were initially printed under Simon & Schuster's Children's imprint Wanderer as digest size

Digest size

Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 5½ x 8¼ inches, but can also be 5⅜ x 8⅜ inches and 5½ x 7½ inches. These sizes have evolved from the printing press operation end...

d paperbacks (although some were also later published in the regular paperback format, which was also the format of choice for some foreign editions, especially the UK Armada releases). Limited numbers of hardback editions are also known to have been produced, mostly for libraries.

The titles were initially presented in set cover format referred to as the "Arch" design, with most covers drawn by Ruth Sanderson

Ruth Sanderson

Ruth Sanderson is an illustrator of many books for children and young adults.-Biography:Sanderson graduated from the Paier College of Art in Connecticut in 1974. Since then, she has illustrated many books for children and young adults...

. The twenty-two titles were also reprinted under the Wanderer imprint in a new "checkerboard" design before the series moved, from #79 on, to the new Minstrel imprint, whereupon they received still newer covers in the "checkerboard" design. The series ultimately moved again to Simon & Schuster's Aladdin Paperbacks

Aladdin Paperbacks

Aladdin Paperbacks is one of several children's-book imprints owned by Simon & Schuster.It was established by Jean E. Karl at Atheneum Books where she was the founding director of the children's department . Atheneum merged with or was acquired by Scribner's in 1978, then MacMillan in 1984, before...

imprint, undergoing two further cover revamps, "White" and "Paint".

Titles

Titles, authorship, and publication dates
#	Title	Published	Outline	Manuscript	Editor/s	Revised	Revised by
1	The Secret of the Old Clock The Secret of the Old Clock The Secret of the Old Clock is the first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. It was first published in April, 1930. Nancy Drew is a eighteen-year-old recent high school graduate, and her father, Carson Drew, is well-known criminal defense...	1930	E. Stratemeyer	M. Wirt	E. Stratemeyer	1959	H.S. Adams
2	The Hidden Staircase The Hidden Staircase The Hidden Staircase is the second volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, and published in 1930...	1930	E. Stratemeyer	M. Wirt	E. Stratemeyer	1959	H.S. Adams
3	The Bungalow Mystery The Bungalow Mystery The Bungalow Mystery is the third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. It was the last of three books in the "breeder set" trilogy, released in 1930, to test-market the series...	1930	E. Stratemeyer	M. Wirt	E. Stratemeyer	1960	Patricia Doll
4	The Mystery at Lilac Inn The Mystery at Lilac Inn The Mystery At Lilac Inn is the fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1931 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Mildred Wirt Benson was the ghostwriter for the 1931 edition...	1930	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H. Elp	1961	Patricia Doll
5	The Secret at Shadow Ranch The Secret at Shadow Ranch The Secret of Shadow Ranch is the fifth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1931 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, and was ghostwritten by Mildred Wirt Benson...	1931	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1965	Grace Grote
6	The Secret of Red Gate Farm The Secret of Red Gate Farm The Secret of Red Gate Farm is the sixth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, It was first published in 1931.-Front Flyleaf:...	1931	E. Squier	M. Wirt/H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1961	Lynn Ealer
7	The Clue in the Diary The Clue in the Diary The Clue in the Diary is the seventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, and was first published in 1932 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Its text was revised in 1962.This is the last manuscript Mildred Wirt Benson wrote in her initial run...	1932	E. Squier	M. Wirt/H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1962	H.S. Adams
8	Nancy's Mysterious Letter Nancy's Mysterious Letter Nancy's Mysterious Letter is the eighth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1932, and was penned by Walter Karig, a replacement writer for Mildred Wirt Benson...	1932	E. Squier	W. Karig/Kiley Luckel	H.S. Adams	1968	H.S. Adams
9	The Sign of the Twisted Candles The Sign of the Twisted Candles The Sign of the Twisted Candles is the ninth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1933 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.-Plot summary:...	1933	H.S. Adams	W. Karig/H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1968	Patricia Doll
10	The Password to Larkspur Lane The Password to Larkspur Lane The Password to Larkspur Lane is the tenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1933 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Walter Karig.-Plot summary - 1933 edition:...	1933	H.S. Adams	W. Karig	H.S. Adams	1966	Patricia Doll
11	The Clue of the Broken Locket The Clue of the Broken Locket The Clue of the Broken Locket is the eleventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1934, and was written by Mildred Benson under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.-Plot summary -1934 edition:...	1934	E. Squier	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1965	H.S. Adams/Grace Grote
12	The Message in the Hollow Oak The Message in the Hollow Oak The Message in the Hollow Oak is the twelfth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene and first published in 1935.-Plot summary - 1935 edition:...	1935	E. Squier	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1972	Grace Grote
13	The Mystery of the Ivory Charm The Mystery of the Ivory Charm The Mystery of the Ivory Charm is the thirteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1936 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson....	1936	E. Squier	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1974	Priscilla Baker-Carr
14	The Whispering Statue The Whispering Statue The Whispering Statue is the fourteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1937...	1937	E. Squier	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1970	H.S. Adams
15	The Haunted Bridge The Haunted Bridge The Haunted Bridge is the fifteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was originally published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1937.-Plot summary:...	1937	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1972	P. Baker-Carr
16	The Clue of the Tapping Heels The Clue of the Tapping Heels The Clue of the Tapping Heels is the sixteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1939. An updated, revised, and largely different story was published under the same title in 1970. The 1939 version is published as a facsimile edition by Applewood Books...	1939	E. Squier	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1969	H.S. Adams
17	The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk	1940	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1976	H.S. Adams
18	The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion is the eighteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series published by Grossett & Dunlap, and was first published in 1941. The original text was written by ghostwriter, "Mildred Wirt Benson" based upon a plot outline from Stratemeyer Syndicate...	1941	E. Squier	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1971	H.S. Adams
19	The Quest of the Missing Map The Quest of the Missing Map The Quest of the Missing Map is the nineteenth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1942 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson....	1942	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1969	P. Baker-Carr
20	The Clue in the Jewel Box The Clue in the Jewel Box The Clue in the Jewel Box is the twentieth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1943 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson....	1943	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1972	P. Baker-Carr
21	The Secret in the Old Attic The Secret in the Old Attic The Secret in the Old Attic is the twenty-first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1944 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson.- Plot summary - 1944 edition :...	1944	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1970	P. Baker-Carr
22	The Clue in the Crumbling Wall The Clue in the Crumbling Wall The Clue in the Crumbling Wall is the twenty-second volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1945 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene...	1945	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1973	P. Baker-Carr
23	The Mystery of the Tolling Bell The Mystery of the Tolling Bell The Mystery of the Tolling Bell is the twenty-third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1946 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson....	1946	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1973	P. Baker-Carr
24	The Clue in the Old Album The Clue in the Old Album At a doll collector's request for help, Nancy Drew searches for an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsy violinist. The Clue in the Old Album is the twenty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1947 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual...	1947	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1977	P. Baker-Carr
25	The Ghost of Blackwood Hall The Ghost of Blackwood Hall The Ghost of Blackwood Hall is the twenty-fifth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1948 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson....	1948	H.S. Adams	M. Wirt	H.S. Adams	1967	P. Baker-Carr
26	The Clue of the Leaning Chimney The Clue of the Leaning Chimney The Clue of the Leaning Chimney is the twenty-sixth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1949 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual authors were ghostwriters George Waller, Jr. and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1949	H.S. Adams	G. Waller/H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1967	P. Baker-Carr
27	The Secret of the Wooden Lady The Secret of the Wooden Lady The Secret of the Wooden Lady is the twenty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1950 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Margaret Scherf....	1950	H.S. Adams	M. Scherf	H.S. Adams	1967	P. Baker-Carr
28	The Clue of the Black Keys The Clue of the Black Keys The Clue of the Black Keys is the twenty-eighth volume in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1951 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene...	1951	H.S. Adams	W. Rankin/H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1968	P. Baker-Carr
29	The Mystery at the Ski Jump The Mystery at the Ski Jump The Mystery at the Ski Jump is the twenty-ninth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1952 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Alma Sasse....	1952	H.S. Adams	A. Sasse	H.S. Adams	1968	Ann Shultes
30	The Clue of the Velvet Mask The Clue of the Velvet Mask The Clue of the Velvet Mask is the thirtieth volume in the original Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was Mildred Benson's final ghostwrite for the series, which was subject to major revision prior to publication...	1953	A. Svenson	M. Wirt/H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1969	P. Baker-Carr
31	The Ringmaster's Secret The Ringmaster's Secret The Ringmaster's Secret is the thirty-first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1953 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1953	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1974	June Dunn
32	The Scarlet Slipper Mystery The Scarlet Slipper Mystery The Scarlet Slipper Mystery is the thirty-second volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was published in 1954 by Grosset & Dunlap under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene....	1954	H.S. Adams	C. Strong	H.S. Adams	1974	Ann Shultes
33	The Witch Tree Symbol The Witch Tree Symbol The Witch Tree Symbol is the thirty-third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1955 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.-Plot summary:...	1955	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1975	Ann Shultes
34	The Hidden Window Mystery The Hidden Window Mystery The Hidden Window Mystery is the thirty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1956 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1956	P. Doll/H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	1975	Mary Fisher
35	The Haunted Showboat The Haunted Showboat The Haunted Showboat is the thirty-fifth book in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1957 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. It's Mardi Gras and Nancy is searching for a buried treasure with her friends, Bess and...	1957	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	J. Dunn/J. Sanderson
36	The Secret of the Golden Pavilion The Secret of the Golden Pavilion The Secret of the Golden Pavilion is the thirty-sixth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1959 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. The story takes Nancy to Hawaii, where she follows a series of clues...	1959	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	J. Dunn/J. Sanderson
37	The Clue in the Old Stagecoach The Clue in the Old Stagecoach The Clue in the Old Stagecoach is the thirty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1960 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.-Plot summary:...	1960	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
38	The Mystery of the Fire Dragon The Mystery of the Fire Dragon The Mystery of the Fire Dragon is the thirty-eighth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene, and was first published in 1961.-Plot summary:...	1961	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
39	The Clue of the Dancing Puppet The Clue of the Dancing Puppet The Clue of the Dancing Puppet is the thirty-ninth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1962 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1962	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
40	The Moonstone Castle Mystery The Moonstone Castle Mystery The Moonstone Castle Mystery is the fortieth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1963 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1963	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
41	The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes is the forty-first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1964 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1964	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
42	The Phantom of Pine Hill The Phantom of Pine Hill The Phantom of Pine Hill is the forty-second volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1965 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1965	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
43	The Mystery of the 99 Steps The Mystery of the 99 Steps The Mystery of the 99 Steps is the forty-third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. Book contains over 200 pages. It was first published in 1966 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1966	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
44	The Clue in the Crossword Cipher The Clue in the Crossword Cipher The Clue in the Crossword Cipher is the forty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1967 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1967	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
45	The Spider Sapphire Mystery The Spider Sapphire Mystery The Spider Sapphire Mystery is the forty-fifth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1968 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1968	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
46	The Invisible Intruder The Invisible Intruder The Invisible Intruder is the 46th volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1969 under Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1969	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
47	The Mysterious Mannequin The Mysterious Mannequin The Mysterious Mannequin is the forty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1970 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1970	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
48	The Crooked Banister The Crooked Banister The Crooked Banister is the forty-eighth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1971 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1971	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
49	The Secret of Mirror Bay The Secret of Mirror Bay The Secret of Mirror Bay is the forty-ninth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, published in 1972 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene....	1972	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
50	The Double Jinx Mystery The Double Jinx Mystery The Double Jinx Mystery is the fiftieth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1973 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1973	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
51	Mystery of the Glowing Eye Mystery of the Glowing Eye Mystery of the Glowing Eye is the fifty-first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1974 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1974	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
52	The Secret of the Forgotten City The Secret of the Forgotten City The Secret of the Forgotten City is the fifty-second volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1975 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.- Plot :...	1975	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
53	The Sky Phantom The Sky Phantom The Sky Phantom is the fifty-third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1976 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.-Plot summary:...	1976	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
54	The Strange Message in the Parchment The Strange Message in the Parchment The Strange Message in the Parchment is the fifty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1977 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1977	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
55	Mystery of Crocodile Island Mystery of Crocodile Island Mystery of Crocodile Island is the fifty-fifth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1978 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams....	1978	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
56	The Thirteenth Pearl The Thirteenth Pearl The Thirteenth Pearl is the fifty-sixth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1979 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. Although other volumes follow this one, "The Thirteenth Pearl" is the end of the...	1979	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams
57	The Triple Hoax The Triple Hoax The Triple Hoax is the 57th book in the series of Nancy Drew. It was the first paperback Nancy Drew produced by Simon & Schuster under the Wanderer imprint. In 2005, Grosset & Dunlap reprinted it in the yellow hardback format.-Plot summary:...	1979	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams/Lilo Wuenn
58	The Flying Saucer Mystery The Flying Saucer Mystery The Flying Saucer Mystery is the fifty-eighth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.-Trivia:...	1980	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams	Nancy Axelrad
59	The Secret in the Old Lace The Secret in the Old Lace The Secret in the Old Lace is the fifty-ninth volume in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1980 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene....	1980	H.S. Adams	H.S. Adams/Nancy Axelrad
60	The Greek Symbol Mystery The Greek Symbol Mystery The Greek Symbol Mystery is the 60th volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series.-Places:Some real places mentioned in this book are* Loutraki* Monastiraki* Flea Market* Skyros Hotel* The Harbour of Piraeus...	1980	H.S. Adams/Nancy Axelrad	Nancy Axelrad
61	The Swami's Ring The Swami's Ring The Swami's Ring is the 61st volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series....	1981	H.S. Adams/Nancy Axelrad	Nancy Axelrad
62	The Kachina Doll Mystery The Kachina Doll Mystery The Kachina Doll Mystery is the sixty-second volume in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1981 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.-Plot:...	1981	Sharon Wagner	Sharon Wagner	Nancy Axelrad
63	The Twin Dilemma The Twin Dilemma (novel) The Twin Dilemma is the 63rd volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series.When a star model disappears, Aunt Eloise insists that Nancy replace the model in a fashion show...	1981	Nancy Axelrad	Nancy Axelrad	Lilo Wuenn
64	Captive Witness Captive Witness Captive Witness is the 64th volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series. Nancy travels to Austria to solve a mystery. Its about stolen film and 10 refugee children trapped in Hungary....	1981	Richard Ballad	Richard Ballad	Nancy Axelrad
65	Mystery of the Winged Lion	1982	Nancy Axelrad	Nancy Axelrad	Lilo Wuenn
66	Race Against Time Race Against Time (Nancy Drew) Race Against Time is the 66 novel in the Nancy Drew mystery series by Carolyn Keene. It was published by Simon & Schuster, Inc. in 1982. It has 20 chapters and over 200 pages.It is also a title in the Nancy Drew Girl Detective series.-Plot summary:...	1982	James Duncan Lawrence	James Duncan Lawrence	Nancy Axelrad
67	The Sinister Omen	1982	Richard Ballad	Richard Ballad	Nancy Axelrad
68	The Elusive Heiress	1982	Sharon Wagner	Sharon Wagner	Nancy Axelrad
69	Clue in the Ancient Disguise	1982	James Duncan Lawrence	James Duncan Lawrence	Nancy Axelrad
70	The Broken Anchor The Broken Anchor The Broken Anchor is the 70th volume in the Nancy Drew Stories series. The PC adventure game, Ransom of the Seven Ships, is based on this book.- Plot summary :Nancy receives an invitation to the Sweet Spring Resort on Anchor island, Bahamas....	1983	Sharon Wagner	Sharon Wagner	Nancy Axelrad
71	The Silver Cobweb	1983	James Duncan Lawrence	James Duncan Lawrence	Nancy Axelrad
72	The Haunted Carousel	1983	James Duncan Lawrence	James Duncan Lawrence	Nancy Axelrad
73	Enemy Match	1984	Unknown
74	The Mysterious Image	1984	Unknown
75	The Emerald-Eyed Cat Mystery	1984	Unknown
76	The Eskimo's Secret	1985	Sharon Wagner	Sharon Wagner
77	The Bluebeard Room	1985	James Duncan Lawrence	James Duncan Lawrence
78	The Phantom of Venice	1985	James Duncan Lawrence	James Duncan Lawrence
79	The Double Horror of Fenley Place	1987
80	The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds is a World in Action documentary film which reported on how billions of pounds-worth of gem diamonds were stripped from South West Africa over a 20-year period by the world's largest diamond mining company...	1987
81	The Mardi Gras Mystery The Mardi Gras Mystery The Mardi Gras Mystery is the 81st book in the Nancy Drew series. Set in New Orleans at Mardi Gras, it concerns a mysterious art theft.- Characters :Nancy Drew - the young detectiveNed Nickerson - Nancy's boyfriend*Bess Marvin - Nancy's friend...	1988
82	The Clue in the Camera	1988
83	The Case of the Vanishing Veil	1988
84	The Joker's Revenge	1988
85	The Secret of Shady Glen	1988
86	The Mystery of Misty Canyon	1988
87	The Case of the Rising Stars The Case of the Rising Stars The Case of the Rising Stars is the eighty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1988 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene....	1988
88	The Search for Cindy Austin	1988
89	The Case of the Disappearing Deejay	1989
90	The Puzzle at Pineview School	1989
91	The Girl Who Couldn't Remember	1989
92	The Ghost of Craven Cove	1989
93	The Case of the Safecracker's Secret	1990
94	The Picture-Perfect Mystery	1990
95	The Silent Suspect	1990
96	The Case of the Photo Finish	1990
97	The Mystery of Magnolia Mansion	1990		Anne Greenberg
98	The Haunting of Horse Island	1990
99	The Secret at Seven Rocks	1991
100	A Secret in Time	1991
101	The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess	1991
102	The Secret in the Dark	1991
103	The Stranger in the Shadows	1991
104	The Mystery of the Jade Tiger	1991
105	The Clue in the Antique Trunk	1992
106	The Case of the Artful Crime	1992
107	The Legend of Miner's Creek	1992
108	The Secret of the Tibetan Treasure	1992
109	The Mystery of the Masked Rider The Mystery of the Masked Rider The Mystery of Masked Rider is a book of the Nancy Drew series about the teenage girl-detective.-Plot summary:Nancy is going to visit one of her best friends, Colleen. Colleen is horse crazy and has her own horses. With one of them, Nightingale, she is going to race and win money at the Worrington...
110	The Nutcracker Ballet Mystery
111	The Secret at Solaire
112	Crime in the Queen's Court	1993
113	The Secret Lost at Sea
114	The Search for the Silver Persian
115	The Suspect in the Smoke	1993
116	The Case of the Twin Teddy Bears
117	Mystery on the Menu	1993
118	Trouble At Lake Tahoe	1994
119	The Mystery of the Missing Mascot	1994
120	The Case of the Floating Crime	1994
121	The Fortune Teller's Secret	1995
122	The Message in the Haunted Mansion	1995
123	The Clue on the Silver Screen	1995
124	The Secret of the Scarlet Hand	1995
125	The Teen Model Mystery	1995
126	The Riddle in the Rare Book	1995
127	The Case of the Dangerous Solution	1995
128	Treasure in the Royal Tower The Treasure in the Royal Tower (novel) Treasure in the Royal Tower is a young adult novel by Carolyn Keene in the Nancy Drew stories.-Plot summary:Nancy takes a vacation in Wisconsin when the library of the place she is vacationing at is vandalized...	1995
129	The Baby-Sitter Burglaries	1996
130	The Sign of the Falcon	1996
131	The Hidden Inheritance	1996
132	The Fox Hunt Mystery	1996
133	The Mystery at the Crystal Palace	1996
134	The Secret of the Forgotten Cave	1996
135	The Riddle of the Ruby Gazelle	1997
136	The Wedding Day Mystery The Wedding Day Mystery The Wedding Day Mystery is the 136th of the Nancy Drew mystery stories published by Simon and Schuster.- Plot summary :The plot revolves around the happenings taking place at Heights House,a Victorian mansion on the outskirts of River Heights. It was hired by Happily Ever After, Inc., a wedding...	1997
137	In Search of the Black Rose	1997
138	The Legend of the Lost Gold	1997
139	The Secret of Candlelight Inn	1997
140	The Door-to-Door Deception	1997
141	The Wild Cat Crime	1998
142	The Case of Capital Intrigue	1998
143	Mystery on Maui	1998
144	The E-mail Mystery The E-mail Mystery The E-mail Mystery is the 144th book in the Nancy Drew series....	1998
145	The Missing Horse Mystery	1998
146	The Ghost of the Lantern Lady	1998
147	The Case of the Captured Queen	1998
148	On the Trail of Trouble	1999
149	The Clue of the Gold Doubloons	1999
150	Mystery at Moorsea Manor	1999
151	The Chocolate-Covered Contest	1999
152	The Key in the Satin Pocket	1999
153	Whispers In the Fog	1999
154	The Legend of the Emerald Lady The Legend of the Emerald Lady The Legend of the Emerald Lady is a book in the Nancy Drew mystery series by Carolyn Keene. It was released in paperback on May 1, 2000....	2000
155	The Mystery in Tornado Alley
156	The Secret in the Stars
157	The Music Festival Mystery	2000
158	The Curse of the Black Cat	2000
159	The Secret of the Fiery Chamber	2000
160	The Clue on the Crystal Dove	2000
161	Lost in the Everglades	2000
162	The Case of the Lost Song	2000
163	The Clues Challenge	2000
164	The Mystery of the Mother Wolf	2000
165	The Crime Lab Case	2000
166	The Case of the Creative Crime	2002
167	Mystery By Moonlight	2002
168	The Bike Tour Mystery The Bike Tour Mystery The Bike Tour Mystery is the 168th volume in the now ended Nancy Drew Mystery Stories.When Nancy and her chums Bess and George sign up for a Bike Tour around Ireland they didn't expect to have to be in mystery mode...	2002
169	The Mistletoe Mystery The Mistletoe Mystery The Mistletoe Mystery is the 169th volume of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series.-Synopsis:This story begins when Nancy and George go to meet Nancy's friend and George's cousin, Bess who has been hired by Special Effects to decorate Albemarle's Department store for the Christmas holidays.The...	2002
170	No Strings Attached No Strings Attached (novel) No Strings Attached is the 170th volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Series.-Plot summary:The sleuthing friends travel to Paris . George has organized some tennis matches there, and Nancy and Bess tag along in hopes of enjoying the sightseeing...	2003
171	Intrigue at the Grand Opera	2003
172	The Riding Club Crime The Riding Club Crime The Riding Club Crime is the 172nd volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series of books. It was released in 2003.-Plot summary:Nancy, George and Elsa are enjoying a horse ride, when Nancy's horse falls into a hole while attempting a jump over a post-and-rail, four-foot jump. Elsa is a...	2003
173	Danger on the Great Lakes Danger on the Great Lakes Danger on the Great Lakes is the 173rd volume of the Nancy Drew Mystery Series.Nancy's father Carson gave Nancy three cruise tickets. The cruise passed through Chicago and Toronto. While shopping they make a new friend, Amber who is also going on the Great Lakes cruise...	2003
174	A Taste of Danger	2003
175	Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland	2003

UK

The Nancy Drew Mystery Series was published in a series of hardbacks and paperbacks in the UK, starting in 1971 and 1973. The English publisher was Collins Publishing, and its paperback imprint Armada Books (which also published the Hardy Boys and Three Investigators

Three Investigators

The Three Investigators is an American juvenile detective book series first published as "Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators" but also expanded in Germany. It was created by Robert Arthur, Jr., who believed using a famous figure such as movie director Hitchcock would attract attention....

, among other series'). When the Nancy Drew series was published in England, the order was changed significantly and the titles' numbering was revised from the American standard.

Thus, the original 56 American Grosset & Dunlap

Grosset & Dunlap

-published titles become the first fifty UK titles, with #57-78 being published as #51-72. Collins, therefore, had a deal in place with both American publishers and, indeed, were obliged "for contractual reasons" to publish some of the later Simon & Schuster titles before some of the Grosset & Dunlap ones. Collins/Armada published the twenty-two Simon & Schuster/Wanderer titles in sequence, albeit off by six, and then finished publishing the six "missing" Grosset & Dunlap titles (including the first, The Secret of the Old Clock
The Secret of the Old Clock
The Secret of the Old Clock is the first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. It was first published in April, 1930. Nancy Drew is a eighteen-year-old recent high school graduate, and her father, Carson Drew, is well-known criminal defense...

).

The twenty-two (US) Wanderer-imprint titles were produced between 1979 and 1985, after which the main "Nancy Drew Mystery Stories" went on a short hiatus. During this time, Simon & Schuster began publishing The Nancy Drew Files

The Nancy Drew Files

The Nancy Drew Files, or the Nancy Drew Case Files, is a detective fiction series started in 1986 and released by Simon & Schuster, New York. It is a spin-off of the original series of novels featuring Nancy Drew, with a greater emphasis on adventure, malice and romance. All the books have been...

series for older teenagers, and subsequently re-aligned the 'main' series, moving it to a new imprint in 1987, with The Double Horror of Fenley Place, the first Nancy Drew title published under the American Minstrel imprint. Accordingly, after publishing 22 Wanderer (and 78 overall) titles in the main Nancy Drew series, the Collins/Armada licence terminated in June 1992. The following month, Simon & Schuster itself began publishing the more recent Minstrel-imprint US titles under their Pocket Books

Pocket Books

Pocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...

UK imprint, starting with the now numerically aligned volume #79. For contractual reasons, Armada was "obliged to publish No. 51 onwards before publishing Nos. 41-50".

The Reader's Club or Cameo editions

Nancy Drew was issued as a book club feature, the Nancy Drew Reader's Club, from 1959 to early 1961. In all, 12 volumes were issued, 6 in 1959 and 6 in 1960. These volumes were issued with new illustrations by artist Polly Bolian. The volumes matched Grosset & Dunlap

Grosset & Dunlap

's other Doubleday Book Club publication, Young Library. A full color jacket illustration was repeated as the frontispiece, and double-page pen and ink drawings highlighted the texts. References or notices for other volumes, and volume numbering, was removed from the text and the jackets.

Plans for additional titles were abandoned after two years and the series ceased publication in early 1961. The volumes are highly desired by today's collectors due to their original artwork and the scarcity of their dust jackets, made on inferior, lightweight matte paper instead of heavier-gauge glossy paper used on other editions. The books with jackets are considered scarce, those with a 1960 date being much more difficult to find by collectors.

Book Club Editions

Nancy Drew was issued in the yellow-spine picture format, as a book club, in 1962. The back covers were solid yellow, and spines feature no volume numbers. "Book Club Edition" appears on the title page. Only volumes 1–32 were issued. In the 1970s, a book club offer was available directly from the publisher, but these volumes were exactly the same as regularly purchased volumes; they were simply mailed on schedule to the subscriber.

Twin Thriller

Several Nancy Drew books were published as two-volumes-in-one in the 1970s. Covers featured geometric clover designs on lilac grey, with a vignette from one of the two volumes' original cover art. All of the volumes are sequential, i.e., 1–2, 3–4, except for the final two issued. Volumes 17 and 24 appear together as one, as they were not revised until the mid 1970s.

Applewood Books reprints

Applewood Books began reprinting facsimile editions of the early Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys in 1991. The books feature the original dust jacket art, original illustrations (although not scattered through the text), original texts, and duplication binding of the early Nancy Drew format. Many of the volumes contain forewords from adult author fans of the series, such as Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky

Sara Paretsky is a modern American author of detective fiction.-Life and career:Paretsky was born in Ames, Iowa and raised in Kansas, graduating from the University of Kansas with a degree in political science. She did community service work on the south side of Chicago in 1966 and returned in...

. Applewood issued original series titles up to number 21, The Secret in the Old Attic. Although volumes 22 and 23, The Clue in the Crumbling Wall and The Mystery of the Tolling Bell, respectively, were featured in the 2006-2007 catalogue, these additional titles were not ultimately published as company representatives stated that sales of later volumes had tapered and plans to extend the line were discontinued in 2007. Reprints of several early volumes remain available directly from Applewood.

Literarture Nancy Drew Dust Jacket Collection reprints

In late 2006, Literarture®, licensed by publisher Simon and Schuster, began releasing prints of classic Nancy Drew dust jacket artwork by Russell Tandy, Bill Gillies and Rudy Nappi derived from pristine vintage art elements and, in some cases, following extensive research, the original paintings themselves. The jackets, issued as limited edition offset lithographs, can either be framed or wrapped comfortably around most series book formats. All 56 original Grosset & Dunlap titles will be released with restored art as dust jackets for the first time, but the books themselves are not included. The line is expected to be completed in 2011.

Nancy Drew originals

In early 2007, Grosset and Dunlap began retailing special volumes of Nancy Drew mysteries with original artwork but revised content in different product assortments and packaging.

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