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The character of 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...

 has appeared in a number of series over the years. The first and longest-running of these is the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, but with #57 publication switched to Simon & Schuster. Most people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the...

 series, begun in 1930 and ended in 2003. The first spin-off series, the Nancy Drew Files, was begun in 1986. Since then, Nancy Drew has appeared in a number of other series and books.

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

The first fifty-six titles in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, but with #57 publication switched to Simon & Schuster. Most people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the...

 series were published between 1930 and 1979 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....

. Beginning in 1959, prior volumes were revised and shortened; entire plots were sometimes changed. As many as five authors are known to have collaborated on some of the volumes: the writer of the original outline, the ghostwriter of the manuscript, the editor, the writer of a new outline for a revised story, and the author of the revised version of the story.
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


In 1979, the Nancy Drew books began to be published by 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...

 in paperback format. Though formatted differently from the original 56-volume series which continued under Grosset & Dunlap's control, these new books were published under the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, but with #57 publication switched to Simon & Schuster. Most people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the...

 banner. These books feature increasingly contemporary cover illustrations and some books even have multiple versions of the cover art. By 2006, volumes 57-64 had been released in hardcover editions 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....

, matching the publisher's current hardback editions of the first 56 books.
Titles, authorship, and publication dates
# Title Published Outline Manuscript Editor/s
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 detective*Ned 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

Nancy Drew Files

In 1986, Simon & Schuster, Inc. began publishing a spin-off series, 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...

, running concurrently with the main Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was the long-running "main" Nancy Drew series, published between 1930 and 2003. Initially, titles were published by Grosset & Dunlap, but with #57 publication switched to Simon & Schuster. Most people consider these first 56 to be the original series and consider the...

 line. The Nancy Drew Files were aimed at an older, teenage audience, and is similar in style, target audience, and sensibilities with The Hardy Boys Casefiles series released simultaneously.

Nancy Drew Notebooks

The Nancy Drew Notebooks
Nancy Drew Notebooks
The Nancy Drew Notebooks are a series of books featuring the amateur sleuth Nancy Drew. The stories are aimed at younger readers and portray an 8-year-old Nancy and her friends in the third grade. The books are illustrated by occasional black and white drawings...

 were aimed at younger readers and featured a Nancy who was still in grade school. The series was published from 1994 to 2005.

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew

Starting in 2006, 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...

 has printed a new series of Nancy Drew mysteries, set five years after the death of Nancy Drew's mother, and having Nancy Drew, George Fayne, and Bess Marvin as eight year old girls in the third grade at River Heights Elementary School, and solving kid sized mysteries, from finding a stolen ice cream formula entry to the culprit who cut the cake before the bride. This series also sets George's mother working her own catering company, reveals George's real name to be Georgia, and also marks the only time (so far) in which George and Bess split their friendship (even though it was the work of a culprit).

1. Sleepover Sleuths

2. Scream for Ice Cream

3. Pony Problems

4. The Cinderella Ballet Mystery

5. Case of the Sneaky Snowman

6. Fashion Disaster

7. The Circus Scare

8. Lights, Camera...Cats!

9. The Halloween Hoax

10. Ticket Trouble

11. Ski School Sneak

12. Valentine's Day Secret

13. Chick-napped!

14. The Zoo Crew

15. Mall Madness

16. Thanksgiving Thief

17. Wedding Day Disaster

18. Earth Day Escapade

19. April Fool's Day

20. Treasure Trouble

21. Double Take

22. Unicorn Uproar

23. Babysitting Bandit

24. Princess Mix-Up Mystery

25. Buggy Breakout

26. Camp Creepy

27. Cat Burglar Caper

28. Time Thief

29. Designed For Disaster

30. Dance Off

31. The Make-a-Pet Mystery

32. Cape Mermaid Mystery

33. The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle

Nancy Drew On Campus

The Nancy Drew On Campus
Nancy Drew On Campus
Nancy Drew on Campus was a series of twenty-five books published as a young adult spin-off from the long-running Nancy Drew mystery series between 1995 and 1998...

 series, like the Nancy Drew Files, targeted an older audience. Nancy and her friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne go to college; the series focused on college life and romance, rather than all solving mysteries.

River Heights

This series does not feature Nancy Drew beyond cameo appearances, but is set in her fictional hometown. The series focused on romance and lasted for only 16 titles.
  1. Love Times Three
  2. Guilty Secrets
  3. Going too Far
    Going Too Far
    Going Too Far: the Rise and Demise of Sick, Gross, Black, Sophomoric, Weirdo, Pinko, Anarchist, Underground, Anti-establishment Humor is a 1987 American non-fiction book by British-born humorist Tony Hendra about black humor, what Hendra calls "boomer humor", a twisted style of humor that was...

  4. Stolen Kisses
  5. Between the Lines
  6. Lessons in Love
  7. Cheating Hearts
  8. The Trouble with Love
  9. Lies and Whispers
  10. Mixed Emotions
  11. Broken Hearts
  12. Hard to Handle
  13. A Mind of Her Own
  14. Love and Games
  15. Friends and Rivals
  16. The Jealousy Trap

Girl Detective Super Mysteries

  • Where's Nancy? (Jun 2005)
  • Once Upon a Crime (Jun 2006)
  • Real Fake (Jul 2007)

Papercutz Nancy Drew graphic novels

Beginning in 2005, Papercutz began issuing a new series of Nancy Drew graphic novels as an offshoot of the 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...

 series. The series is edited by Jim Salicrup
Jim Salicrup
Jim Salicrup is an American comic book editor, known for his tenures at Marvel Comics and Topps Comics. At Marvel, where he worked for twenty years, he edited books such as The Uncanny X-Men, Fantastic Four, Avengers and various Spider-Man titles...

, written by Stefan Petrucha, and illustrated by Sho Murase. All the storylines are completely new. The manga-style illustrations and technical allusions (Nancy's hybrid car, George's tablet PC) give Nancy and her friends a 21st century spin.

A list of the novels in print to date is as follows:
  1. The Demon of River Heights (2005-10-13)
  2. Writ in Stone (2005-10-13)
  3. The Old Fashioned Mystery of The Haunted Dollhouse (2005-11-29)
  4. The Girl Who Wasn't There (2006-1-24)
  5. The Fake Heir (2006-4-18)
  6. Mr. Cheeters is Missing (2006-8-08)
  7. The Charmed Bracelet (2006-11-28)
  8. Global Warning (2007-3-06)
  9. Ghost in the Machinery (2007-5-15)
  10. The Disoriented Express (2007-8-07)
  11. Monkey-Wrench Blues (2007-11-13)
  12. Dress Reversal (2008-1-22)
  13. Doggone Town (2008-5-27)
  14. Sleight of Dan (2008-8-19)
  15. Tiger Counter (2008-11-25)
  16. What Goes Up (2009-2-03)
  17. Night of the Living Chatchke (2009-2-03)
  18. City Under the Basement (2009-2-03)
  19. Cliffhanger (2009-02-03)
  20. High School Musical Mystery (2010-6-08)
  21. High School Musical Mystery #2 (2010-8-17)


On September 14 2010, the came out with a new Nancy Drew Graphic Novel Series called The "Nancy Drew New Case Files". These New novels center around a River Heights that has become obsessed with Vampire books. The Novels are as follows:
  1. Nancy Drew: Vampire Slayer (2010-09-14)
  2. A Vampires Kiss (2010-10-21)

Specials

  • The Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good Cooking, (1973)
  • The Nancy Drew Sleuth Book: Clues to Good Sleuthing, (1979)
  • Nancy Drew Mad Libs, (2005)
  • Nancy Drew Ghost Stories, (2008)

Crossover series with The Hardy Boys

Nancy Drew has teamed up with the Hardy Boys on numerous occasions in several series and stories.

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths (1981-1984)

The first Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths book was published in 1981 with the sequel published in 1984. Both volumes contain seven short stories with Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys working together and are written under the pen-names of Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate...

 and Franklin W. Dixon
Franklin W. Dixon
Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate...

. Both books were published under Simon & Schuster’s Wanderer Books imprint.
  1. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths - 1981
  2. Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths #2 - 1984

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Be a Detective Mystery Stories (1984-1985)

These titles feature a level of reader-interaction in a manner similar to the Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure
Choose Your Own Adventure is a series of children's gamebooks where each story is written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main character's actions and the plot's outcome. The series was based on a...

 books.
  1. The Secret of the Knight’s Sword
  2. Danger on Ice
  3. The Feathered Serpent
  4. Secret Cargo
  5. The Alaskan Mystery
  6. The Missing Money Mystery


Two more titles were planned but never published:
7. Jungle of Evil
8. Ticket to Intrigue

Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery Series (1988–1998)

This series of 36 paperbacks was authored under the Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate...

 name, and the series (released at the same time as the Nancy Drew Files and the Hardy Boys Casefiles) was more geared toward Nancy Drew fans.

Campfire Stories

  • Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Campfire Stories (1984)


This book was first published by Wanderer Books in 1984 and, like the Super Sleuth books, Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate...

 and Franklin W. Dixon
Franklin W. Dixon
Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate...

are listed as co-authors. National Director of Program Services, Camp Fire, Inc, Karen W. Bartz wrote a foreword for this book. Carolyn Keene and Franklin W. Dixon also wrote a foreword.
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