
They have heard music, thumps, and creaking noises at night, and seen eerie shadows on the walls. Helen’s Aunt Rosemary has been living with her mother at the old family mansion, and they have noticed many strange things.
Book Summary: Nancy Drew and The Hidden Staircase hits the big screen in March of 2019! Read the classic book that inspired the movie!After receiving a call from her friend Helen Corning, Nancy agrees to help solve a baffling mystery. View More Reviews 4) The Hidden Staircase – 1930 It sparkled for me and not just from bringing back memories of childhood. I liked the simplicity and yet the plot at the same time. Book Summary: Read the original Nancy Drew mystery! The Secret of the Old Clock is the mystery that began it all for America’s favorite teenaged slueth. The accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads to an adventurous search for a missing will. View More Reviews 3) The Secret of the Old Clock – 1930 Overall, this is an excellent Nancy Drew mystery. Soon after, Emily’s diamonds are stolen! Can Nancy find the thieves and recover the missing diamonds? However, Nancy soon learns that someone has been impersonating her and making expensive purchases under her name.
Emily plans on selling inherited diamonds in order to help fix up the Lilac Inn.
Book Summary: Nancy and her friend Helen visit their friend Emily Willouby at the Lilac Inn, which Emily now owns, to help her plan her wedding. View More Reviews 2) The Mystery at Lilac Inn – 1930 Nice unsensational old fashioned tame mystery! Nancy investigates the situation, and soon she stumbles upon a shocking surprise in the cellar of a bungalow! Laura has come to meet up with her new guardians, but something isn’t quite right about them. They soon learn that their rescuer is Laura Pendleton, whose mother has recently having passed away. Luckily, they are rescued by another teenage girl in a rowboat. Book Summary: While driving a motorboat around the Twin Lakes, Nancy and her friend Helen get caught in a dangerous storm. Here is the complete list of Nancy Drew books as well as a short summary of each one: 1) The Bungalow Mystery – 1930 Her character appears in a variety of merchandise sold internationally and is featured in some popular computer games, three television shows, and five films. Her books have sold over 80 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over 45 languages. Nancy Drew is a famous novel character and icon. She is as school as Mata hair and as sweet as Betty Crocker. According to American novelist Bobby and Mason, Nancy Drew is as immaculate and self-assessed as a Miss America on tour. Nancy is often characterized as an amazingly talented, attractive, and well-off supergirl. She is also known to run her household since the age of 10. In the series, she refers to their servant as a surrogate parent. She lost her mother as a child, which reflected in her early independence. Nancy Drew lives in the fictional town of River Heights with her housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, and her father, attorney Carson Drew. In later versions, she is aged and re-written to be an 18-year-old detective and high school graduate. In the early versions of the series, Nancy Drew is a 16-year-old high school graduate. Nancy Drew is considered a cultural icon and is a strong influence cited by many distinguished women, from first lady Laura Bush, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor, and Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. Her character first made an appearance in 1930 and has been written by several authors published collectively under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.
Nancy Drew is the fictional character created as the female counterpart to Edward Stratemeyer’s Hardy boys series. As of 2019, over 533 Nancy Drew books have been published in nine series. Here is the complete list of Nancy Drew books in order.