Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

254 primary works • 286 total works

The Wild Cat Crime

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 February 1998

While working for a TV news team, Nancy gets a chance to cover a breaking story at the zoo—a cougar, belonging to one of the world’s endangered species, has given birth to four cubs. But the wondrous news turns wicked when the cubs are stolen.

The Case of Capital Intrigue

by Carolyn Keene and Elizabeth Nugent

Published 1 April 1998

Nancy's going to the White House, where George is interning as a photographer's assistant. On the very day of Nancy's arrival, a critical photo-session is underway. The subject is a priceless gold statue of a hummingbird. But something is wrong with this picture. Just before the shoot begins, Nancy is knocked out cold. The bird, a gift to the United States from the country of San Valente, is gone, and soon after the statue disappears, so does the San Valente ambassador. From the White House to the Washington Monument to the Lincoln Memorial, Nancy sets out in hot pursuit of the kidnappers - and finds herself on a nonstop tour of danger!

Mystery on Maui

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 June 1998

Nancy, Bess, and George are on Maui to check out a major international surfing competition. But there’s trouble in paradise—big money is at stake in the contest, and someone’s playing a dirty game.

The E-Mail Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 August 1998

Someone is using email to sabotage Nancy’s father’s law firm—and Nancy’s searching cyberspace to put an end to this web of greed, deception, and betrayal.

The Nancy Drew Files 144: the e-Mail Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 August 1998

Another adventure of the plucky girl detective, Nancy Drew.

The Missing Horse Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 October 1998

A SEARCH FOR A MISSING HORSE LEADS NANCY TO A DARK DISCOVERY!
Nancy's attending the Midwest Grand Prix Dressage Championships, where many of the world's best riders and finest horses compete. But more than blue ribbons is at stake. As Nancy quickly learns, these horses generate big money, turning a friendly competition into a very nasty business.
Discovering a fire in the stables, Nancy barely averts a terrible tragedy. But now she faces a new danger: a valuable horse has vanished, and it's up to Nancy to save it. She pursues the truth down a trail of greed, deception, and sinister secrets...only to find herself in jeopardy!

The Ghost of the Lantern Lady

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 November 1998

AT A HAUNTED HISTORIC VILLAGE, NANCY SEES THE GHOSTLY SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY Nancy loves a good mystery. That's why she, Bess, and George are volunteering at Persimmon Woods Pioneer Village, a living history museum of the 1830s. Nancy's heard that a lot of weird things have been happening there, like the eerie sightings of the Lantern Lady -- the ghost of an original settler. But as soon as Nancy starts investigating, she learns that even though the workers at Persimmon Woods are in costume, the danger isn't an act. Someone has concocted a cunning scheme to destroy the village, and if Nancy doesn't find the culprit, she could become history, too.

The Case of the Captured Queen

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1999

River Heights is the site of a major international chess tournament. Two of the best young players in the world—Greta van Leeuwen and Donna Winston—are set to face off in a battle of wits and nerves. But as Nancy soon discovers, the action isn’t just on the game board. First, someone deliberately ruins the opening ceremony. Then Greta’s sister mysteriously disappears!

Greta must win if she wants to see her sister alive again, and as the tournament progresses, the tension builds. The kidnapper is a grand master of menace and deception, and it’s up to Nancy to make all the right moves in this deadly game.

On the Trail of Trouble

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 March 1999

When Nancy, Bess, and George arrive at the Black Hills Buffalo Ranch, there's no time for sight-seeing because someone has stolen a baby buffalo from the ranch. Now Nancy must rough it out to uncover a herd of cattle rustlers.

The Clue of the Gold Doubloons

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 May 1999

Nancy and George are thrilled to take part in the filming of a pirate movie onboard the Swift Adventure, a reproduction of a centuries-old sailing ship. Twin brothers Andrew and Daniel Wagner are producing the low-budget film, and they’ve asked their friends to help out. With Nancy as assistant director and George set to play a notorious female pirate, the girls can’t wait to jump in.

But a series of robberies at the hotel where the cast and crew are staying, plus the discovery of gold doubloons at the crime scenes, has almost everyone in the production under suspicion. Could the robberies be a publicity stunt staged by one of the brothers? An angry crew member trying to sabotage the film? With her own safety in jeopardy, Nancy needs to figure out who in a big cast of characters is masterminding this criminal production.

Mystery at Moorsea Manor

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 July 1999

"No room at the inn" means someone wants Nancy to check out-permanently. There's nothing like riding a horse across the beautiful English countryside, and Nancy has been looking forward to this vacation. But the danger begins even before she arrives at stately Moorsea Manor. Someone steals a road sign, sending Nancy down a dark, twisting road to nowhere. When she finally finds the inn, she's almost killed by a bronze statue dropped from a second-story window.

The owners tell her that there have been other "pranks" as well. And once someone gets hurt, the Moorsea Manor will be out of business. Now it's up to Nancy to find the culprit-before the guest list becomes a casualty list.

The Chocolate-Covered Contest

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 September 1999

Nancy can hardly believe it. While visiting an amusement park owned by the world-famous Royal Chocolates Company, her friend Bess tears open a million-dollar candy wrapper in a contest. But when they go to collect, they’re told that someone else has won. And then they’re accused of tampering with the winning wrapper!

Something is rotten in chocolatetown. The proof comes when Nancy and her friends are treated to a near-death experience in the park’s animal safari. Someone’s pulling a million-dollar swindle, and getting Nancy and her friends out of the way seems to be the icing on the cake. If Nancy isn’t careful, she just might learn the real meaning of “Death by Chocolate.”

The Key in the Satin Pocket

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 2000

When Nancy finds a brass key and a safe-deposit receipt in the pocket of the blue satin jacket she bought at a vintage clothing store, she decides to investigate the mystery behind the key.

Whispers in the Fog

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 March 2000

Nancy investigates when one of Katie Firestone's boats is vandalized in an apparent attempt to put her whale-watching tours out of business.

The Legend of the Emerald Lady

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 May 2000

While visiting friends at their nineteenth-century plantation, Nancy, Bess, and Ned are greeted by a strange man dressed as a pirate and brandishing a cutlass, and Nancy abandons her vacation to investigate.

The Mystery in Tornado Alley

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 July 2000

Nancy and her friends investigate the mystery surrounding a ransom note found in an old duffel bag, and when a charming tornado chaser offers to help, Nancy is lead into greater danger as she faces a monster storm.

Secret in the Stars

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 September 2000

When Nancy goes stargazing, she catches a comet of an adventure by the tail!

Nancy and George are thrilled when Bob "Dr. Stars" Steller, a cool astronomer with a popular radio program, comes to River Heights for the Perseid meteor shower. And Bess goes into orbit when she learns that a Hollywood heartthrob and his girlfriend are also secretly in town.

But when Nancy finds Dr. Steller's van deserted and runs into a hostile rival of the astronomer, she senses a dangerous black hole in the event. Then Dr. Steller finally appears-or is he an optical illusion? As Nancy uncovers more evidence, her suspicions lead her into a sinister scheme moving faster than the speed of light!

The Secret of the Fiery Chamber

by Carolyn Keene

Published 27 February 2001

Making it? Or faking it?

The ancient Japanese art of raku pottery is highly dramatic -- the colorful one-of-a-kind pots are pulled from the kiln, glowing and red-hot. But when Nancy and her friends visit a local crafts village, Bess is the one who nearly goes up in flames when she's showered with sparks! And that's only the beginning.

Nancy's been alerted by Theresa Kim, a rising young artist at the village, that someone is producing brilliantly made fakes and selling them as antiques -- for lots of money. Now the pressure is on for others to join the illegal operation. When Nancy starts to investigate, she discovers that amid the beautiful treasures lurks a very clever -- and dangerous -- counterfeiter. If Nancy doesn't watch her step, she may be the one going up in smoke!

The Clue on the Crystal Dove

by Carolyn Keene

Published 22 May 2001

When strange events occur just before the opening of the Van Hoogstraten mansion and its priceless collection of glass birds, and a crystal centerpiece disappears, Nancy investigates family members and antiques dealers.

Lost in the Everglades

by Carolyn Keene

Published 26 June 2001

When Nancy and her friends visit the Florida Everglades, they join in the search for a missing park volunteer, Jade Romero, and for the sculpture of a panther said to be hidden in the backwoods.