Original Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (Hardback)

The Nancy Drew mystery stories series is the first series of Nancy Drew books ever created. Most commonly recognized in the revised yellow hardcover form, the books were originally blue soft covers with an illustrated dust jacket.

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Complete List

  1. The Secret of the Old Clock 1930, 1959
  2. The Hidden Staircase 1930, 1959
  3. The Bungalow Mystery 1930, 1960
  4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn 1930, 1961
  5. The Secret at Shadow Ranch 1931, 1965
  6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm 1931, 1961
  7. The Clue in the Diary 1932, 1962
  8. Nancy’s Mysterious Letter 1932, 1968
  9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles 1933, 1968
  10. The Password to Larkspur Lane 1933, 1966
  11. The Clue of the Broken Locket 1934, 1965
  12. The Message in the Hollow Oak 1935, 1972
  13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm 1936, 1974
  14. The Whispering Statue 1937, 1970
  15. The Haunted Bridge 1937, 1972
  16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels 1939, 1969
  17. Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk 1940, 1968
  18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion 1941, 1971
  19. The Quest of the Missing Map 1942, 1969
  20. The Clue in the Jewel Box 1943, 1972
  21. The Secret in the Old Attic 1944, 1970
  22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall 1945, 1973
  23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell 1946, 1973
  24. The Clue in the Old Album 1947, 1977
  25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall 1948, 1967
  26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney 1949, 1967
  27. The Secret of the Wooden lady 1950, 1967
  28. The Clue of the Black Keys 1951, 1968
  29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump 1952, 1968
  30. The Clue of the Velvet Mask 1953, 1969
  31. The Ringmaster’s Secret 1953, 1974
  32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery 1954, 1974
  33. The Witch Tree Symbol 1955, 1974
  34. The Hidden Window Mystery 1956, 1975
  35. The Haunted Showboat 1957
  36. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion 1959
  37. The Clue in the Old Stagecoach 1960
  38. The Mystery of the Fire Dragon 1961
  39. The Clue of the Dancing Puppet 1962
  40. The Moonstone Castle Mystery 1963
  41. The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes 1964
  42. The Phantom of Pine Hill 1965
  43. The Mystery of the 99 Steps 1966
  44. The Clue in the Crossword Cipher 1967
  45. The Spider Sapphire Mystery 1968
  46. The Invisible Intruder 1969
  47. The Mysterious Mannequin 1970
  48. The Crooked Banister 1971
  49. The Secret of Mirror Bay 1972
  50. The Double Jinx Mystery 1973
  51. Mystery of the Glowing Eye 1974
  52. The Secret of the Forgotten City 1975
  53. The Sky Phantom 1976
  54. The Strange Message in the Parchment 1977
  55. Mystery of Crocodile Island 1978
  56. The Thirteenth Pearl 1979

 

History

Edward B. Stratemeyer of the Stratemeyer Syndicate had already created mystery adventure books for boys (The Hardy Boys) and mystery books for kids (The Bobbsey Twins). He hired a team of ghost writers who all wrote the Nancy Drew mystery stories under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The first three titles were released April 28th, 1930 in a blue softcover with an illustrated dust jacket.

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