Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

254 primary works • 286 total works

The Invisible Intruder

by Carolyn Keene

Published May 1974

Uncivil Acts

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 March 2005

A Civil War reenactment should be fun, right? Not in our town! It feels like war fever's taken over. The tension started to build when we all chose sides. Confederate and Union sympathizers never did mix. And if that wasn't enough to heat things up, someone started to secretly dig large holes in the battlefield. Pretty odd -- and very suspicious. Is someone waging a little war of their own, and trying to cheat? And if so, the bigger question is why?

Sierra Gold Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 July 1973

Nancy Drew 10

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 June 1960

The Password to Larkspur Lane

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 June 1960

A carrier pigeon furnishes Nancy with a clue to a mysterious retreat.

Clue of the Broken Locket

by Carolyn Keene

Published July 1975

Nancy's sympathy for a pair of adopted twin babies leads her into a surprising mystery.

Riverboat Ruse

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 May 2005

How about a seat at a mystery dinner on a riverboat? Yes, please! I jumped at the invitation to go along with Bess, George, and George's mom, who was hired to cater the dinner. It's all fun until there's an actual theft, and there's nothing like a good crime to stop a party. Since I've got the magnifying glass, it's up to me to catch "sticky fingers" before this dinner's sunk.

Ghost of Blackwood Hall

by Carolyn Keene

Published July 1975

Stop the Clock

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 July 2005

Just as Nancy's gearing up the help plan the Mahoney Library's seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, the beautiful old clock in the library is stolen. Soon Nancy learns that it is actually what's inside the clock that is more valuable than the clock itself. Can she catch the thief before the clock stops for good?

The Message in the Hollow Oak

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 October 1935

Nancy Drew tackles a mystery professional detectives failed to solve--finding a valuable centuries-old message in a hollow oak tree in Illinois.

Nancy Drew 12

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 October 1935

The Mystery of the Ivory Charm

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 October 1936

Nancy Drew determines whether an ivory elephant charm really protects its wearer from harm when she investigates the involvement of a member of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show in a mysterious scheme.

Nancy Drew 13: The Mystery of the Ivory Charm GB

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 October 1974

Trade Wind Danger

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 September 2005

San Francisco has tons to offer tourists like Bess, George, and me. Fresh crabs, cable cars, hikes -- and stalkers! Well, maybe stalkers! is a little harsh, but this older couple, Ed and Harriet, keeps popping up everywhere.
Coincidental or not, Ed and Harriet's appearances are smelling fishier than San Francisco Bay to me. So the investigation begins. But who knew it'd lead to more sleuthing -- in Hawaii?

Bad Times, Big Crimes

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 November 2005

So I was sitting with Ned in a lecture, and then bam, Ned's in a three-piece suit, and I'm in a city hall meeting on how to get through the beginning of the Great Depression.
As in the Depression, in the 1930s.
What's more, there's a thief to track down. Someone's robbing local banks of what little money they have. Everyone's panicked about their money, so the thief could be just about anyone. But after spending just a little time in this odd place, I have a hunch there's more to it...
Bad Times, Big Crimes

The Whispering Statue

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 September 1937

Nancy and her friends establish headquarters in a seaside yacht club to investigate strange happenings in a book store and the disappearance of a marble statue.

The Haunted Bridge

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1938

Framed

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 December 2005

A prince is in River Heights. A prince! Granted, he's from a relatively minor royal family, but still. This is big news.

The headlines get even bigger once the prince is found toting a painting for his family's good friend Mrs. Mahoney -- because within hours of his arrival, the federal authorities arrest him. They suspect he stole the painting from his family.

Dad and I aren't buying it. We have a hunch there's more to this -- ahem -- picture. But can we save the prince before he's wrongfully crowned "criminal"?

The Clue of the Tapping Heels

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 August 1974

Dangerous Plays

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 February 2006

Dad, Bess, and I are all set for London when Ned's Shakespeare professor asks us to do a simple favor: to take a look at his townhouse while we're there, since he can't seem to locate the housekeeper and fears something's wrong. Sounds easy enough, so I take the key.

Eager to cross the favor off our list, we stop by 53 Banbury Square shortly after we land. And let's just say things in the townhouse aren't quite tip-top. And the key? Well, it unlocks a Pandora's box of serious trouble.