Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

254 primary works • 286 total works

Clue in the Old Album

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1947

Nancy Drew 24

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1947

Murder on Set

by Carolyn Keene

Published 15 December 2008

When a Hollywood production company comes to River Heights to start filming a movie, Nancy gets cast as the lead's stand-in. But word gets out that on the director's last film a stand-in was killed when a planned explosion went off prematurely, and this is the director's last chance at a comeback. It soon becomes clear someone is trying to sabotage the movie. Will Nancy find the culprit, or will it be curtains for our heroine?

Trails of Treachery

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 August 2007

Nancy and Bess travel to Costa Rica with their best friend George as she prepares to participate in La Ruta de los Conquistadores, a 3-day mountain bike race. It soon becomes clear that someone will go to great lengths to make sure top cyclist Derek Woodhall doesn't win. Leave it to Nancy Drew to be on the case no matter where she is....

Nancy Drew 25

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1948

The Ringmaster's Secret

by Carolyn Keene

Published May 1973

Fishing for Clues

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 October 2007

Something fishy is going on in River heights… Ned's mother falls sick after a fancy fish dinner and Nancy suspects it's more than a simple case of food poisoning. Some investigating reveals that the river is polluted and it's poisoning the local fish, but the Health Department's reports say the river is clean. Could the local paper plant be in cahoots with the mayor's office?

Nancy Drew 26

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1949

The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1949

The Secret of the Wooden Lady

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1950

Intruder

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 December 2007

Nancy must catch a powler before he ruins the day!

The library's Jane Austen Tea Party benefit is put in jeopardy when someone starts sabotaging the Bed and Breakfast hosting the event. Nancy has been called on to figure out how the prowler is getting into the house and why.

The Clue of the Black Keys

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1951

Mardi Gras Masquerade

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 February 2008

What could be more fun than a masked Mardi Gras ball at a so-called haunted mansion? But things start to turn spooky when the revelers are tormented by strange apparitions…Could the ghost stories really be true? But when an antique tiara snatched, Nancy is convinced the crook is another guest - not a ghoul. Can she uncover the culprit before it's too late?

Mystery at the Ski Jump

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1952

The Stolen Bones

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 April 2008

A thief strikes, and Nancy is on the trail!

In #29, The Stolen Bones, Nancy, Bess, and George are volunteering on a paleontology dig. When a priceless fossil goes missing Nancy must figure out which of the volunteers is really a gold digger.

Pageant Perfect Crime

by Carolyn Keene

Published 3 June 2008

Join Nancy Drew in the first mystery of a brand new trilogy…

Nancy goes undercover as a contestant in a beauty pageant to find out why a former reigning queen was apparently framed and dethroned. But with so many young women vying to be crowned the next queen, is there any one Nancy can really trust? Can she discover the truth before anyone finds out that she's anything but a beauty queen!

Perfect Cover

by Carolyn Keene

Published 29 July 2008

Nancy, Bess and George head to New York City for the next round of the Miss Pretty Face Beauty competition. But when protesters show up to boycott the pageant sponsor's new make-up line and someone suddenly goes missing, things are looking anything but perfect.

Perfect Escape

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 October 2008

This time, I may be in way over my head. What started out as a simple undercover mission at a beauty pageant in New York City has turned into complete chaos! The pageant's sponsor, Pretty Face Cosmetics, knows that I've uncovered a big secret about their product, and now I'm in serious trouble. They want to keep me quiet - no matter what it takes.

Now I'm being held hostage by two supercreepy bad guys, without a phone, and worse, without my friends! I know that Bess and George are doing everything they can to find me, but time is running out. I have to figure out a way to get back to that pageant so I can reveal Pretty Face's secret...before it's too late for the next Miss Pretty Face, and millions of other girls!

The Scarlet Slipper Mystery

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1955

Nancy Drew 32

by Carolyn Keene

Published 1 January 1955