The Real Nancy Drew

In 1959 the original series were edited and condensed. They were re-issued in yellow hardcover. Facsimile reprints were redone by Applewood.

1. 1930, 1959 The Secret of the Old Clock/Secret of the Old Clock
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Teenage detective Nancy Drew's keen mind is tested when she searches for a missing will.

2. 1930, 1959 The Hidden Staircase
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Nancy Drew uses her courage and powers of deduction to solve the mysterious happenings in an old stone mansion.

3. 1930, 1960 The Bungalow Mystery
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While trying to help a friend out of a difficulty, Nancy Drew has a perilous experience in and around a deserted bungalow.

4. 1930, 1967 The Mystery at Lilac Inn
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Nancy finds herself in danger when she sets out to track a jewel thief.

5. 1931, 1965 The Secret of Shadow Ranch
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(publisher out of stock of 1931 version)

6. 1931, 1961 The Secret of Red Gate Farm
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Nancy becomes suspicious of a secret society and is drawn to investigate.

7. 1932 , 1962 The Clue in the Diary/Clue in the Diary
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Nancy uses a lost diary to exonerate an innocent prisoner.

8. 1932, 1968 Nancy's Mysterious Letter
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Nancy receives a letter informing her that she is heir to a fortune. This story tells of her search for another Nancy Drew.

9. 1933, 1968 The Sign of the Twisted Candles
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While solving the mystery of an old man's disappearing fortune, Nancy ends a family feud and reveals the identity of an orphan of unknown parentage.

10. 1933, 1966 The Password to Larkspur Lane
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A plea from an old lady being held prisoner leads Nancy to a mansion surrounded by larkspur. There she goes undercover and learns of a ruthless scheme to rob the residents of their money. With the help of Bess, George, and the boys from Emerson college, Nancy shatters the scheme and captures the criminals with only seconds to spare.

11. 1934, 1965 The Clue of the Broken Locket
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Nancy Drew's sympathy for adopted twin babies leads her into a surprising mystery. Here is a reproduction of the original book, just as it was originally published in 1934.

12. 1935, 1972 The Message in the Hollow Oak
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Nancy Drew tackles a mystery professional detectives failed to solve--finding a valuable centuries-old message in a hollow oak tree in Illinois.

13. 1936, 1974 The Mystery of the Ivory Charm
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Nancy Drew determines if 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.

14. 1937, 1970 The Whispering Statue
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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.

15. 1937, 1972 The Haunted Bridge
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Nancy Drew becomes involved in a double mystery concerning a haunted bridge and jewel thieves.

16. 1939, 1969 The Clue of the Tapping Heels
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17. 1940, 1976 The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk
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A brass-bound trunk mistakenly delivered to Nancy's cabin on a New York-bound ocean liner becomes the first clue leading her to suspect that international jewel thieves are aboard.

18. 1941, 1971 The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion
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Nancy Drew sets out to prove that her father's client was unjustly accused of trying to sabotage the United States space program.

19. 1942, 1969 The Quest of the Missing Map
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20. 1943, 1972 The Clue in the Jewel Box
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Nancy and her friends help a woman search for her missing grandson.

21. 1944, 1970 The Secret in the Old Attic
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22. 1945, 1973 The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
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While trying to locate a missing dancer who is about to gain a large inheritance, Nancy Drew finds a clue leading to the solution of yet another mystery.

23. 1946, 1973 The Mystery of the Tolling Bell
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Nancy Drew and her two friends help uncover a gang of swindlers while vacationing in a seaside town.

24. 1947, 1977 The Clue in the Old Album
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At a doll collector's request for help, the young sleuth searches for an old album, a lost doll, and a missing gypsy violinist.

25. 1948, 1967 Ghost of Blackwood Hall
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Nancy is searching an old mansion and when they (Nancy, Bess, and George) hear an organ playing, and see a mysterious figure. They try to get a closer look, but it disappears.

26. 1949, 1967 The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
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Nancy and her friends help find stolen Chinese antique vases and help a Chinese gentleman find his friends, who were missing 3 years ago. Can Nancy find the culprit and get the missing people back alive? Read this book and find out.

27. 1950, 1967 The Secret of the Wooden Lady
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As Nancy's father is asked to meet an old friend in Boston, she is told the reason why. Captain Easterly says there has been ghost on his ship. When Captain Easterly was going to buy the ship, the owner finds out that the ship never belonged to his uncle. Without proof of who the ship belongs to, he is not willing to sell. As Nancy, Bess, and George sleuth they find the original name of the boat, where the figurehead dissapeared to, and the secret in the boat.

28. 1951, 1968 The Clue of the Black Keys
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29. 1952, 1968 The Mystery at the Ski Jump
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30. 1953, 1969 The Clue of the Velvet Mask
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31. 1953, 1974 The Ringmaster's Secret
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32. 1954, 1974 The Scarlet Slipper Mystery
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Nancy Drew comes to the aid of the owners of a local dancing school when they receive an anonymous note threatening their lives.

33. 1955,1975 The Witch Tree Symbol
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An unusual hex sign leads Nancy Drew to Pennsylvania Dutch country in pursuit of a thief who stops at nothing to get rid of her.

34. 1956, 1975 The Hidden Window Mystery
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35. 1957 The Haunted Showboat
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36. 1959 The Secret of the Golden Pavilion
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37. 1960 The Clue in the Old Stagecoach
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38. 1961 The Mystery of the Fire Dragon
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39. 1962 The Clue of the Dancing Puppet
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40. 1963 The Moonstone Castle Mystery
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41. 1964 The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes
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42. 1965 The Phantom of Pine Hill
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43. 1966 The Mystery of the 99 Steps
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A woman has a recurring dream. She is standing at the top of a flight of stairs, blindfolded, and next to her some one is whispering, '99 steps. 99 steps.' Nancy begins investigations, and is promptly threatened. That doesn't stop her from going to France, however. Alchemy, dreams, threats, and a mysterious past make this one of the most Gothic and memorable of Nancy's adventures.

44. 1967 The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
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45. 1968 The Spider Sapphire Mystery
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46. 1969 The Invisible Intruder
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47. 1970 The Mysterious Mannequin
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48. 1971 The Crooked Banister
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While helping the police find the owner of a mysterious house with a crooked staircase and an unpredictable robot, Nancy Drew, girl detective, also helps capture a swindler.

49. 1972 The Secret of Mirror Bay
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When Nancy Drew and her friends go to a lake in New York to investigate reports of a woman gliding over water, they discover a treasure underwater.

50. 1974 The Double Jinx Mystery
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Nancy and her friends find they have to overcome people's superstitions and fears in solving the case of a "jinxed" and threatened bird farm.

51. 1974 Mystery of the Glowing Eye
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A fiery glowing eye in a museum, the abduction of Ned, the code name Cyclops, and a pilotless helicopter draw Nancy and her friends into a dangerous investigation.

52. 1975 The Secret of the Forgotten City
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53. 1976 The Sky Phantom
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While vacationing in the Midwest with her friends, Nancy Drew investigates a mysterious magnetic cloud, searches for a hijacked plane, and hunts a horse thief.

54. 1977 Strange Message in the Parchment
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While trying to recover a set of stolen parchment paintings, Nancy Drew becomes involved in tracking a kidnapper and extortionist.

55. 1978 Mystery of Crocodile Island
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A young detective's attempts to uncover a group of poachers on Crocodile Island in Florida involve her with kidnapping, reptiles, enemy boats, and a sinister racket.

56. 1979 The Thirteenth Pearl
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