The Thirteenth Pearl /#56

The Thirteenth Pearl /#56
Author: Carolyn Keen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 179
Release: 2002
Genre:
ISBN:

Asked to locate a stolen necklace of unusual value, Nancy soon discovers that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft.

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Books 1-4

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Books 1-4
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 778
Release: 2015-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0448490056

Nancy Drew's keen mind is tested when she searches for a missing will.

Nancy Drew 01: the Secret of the Old Clock

Nancy Drew 01: the Secret of the Old Clock
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 198
Release: 1930-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780448095011

Read the original Nancy Drew mystery! The Secret of the Old Clock is the mystery that began it all for America's favorite teenaged slueth. The accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads to an adventurous search for a missing will.

Nancy's Mysterious Letter #8

Nancy's Mysterious Letter #8
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2015-10-13
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0448489082

When Nancy receives a letter informing her she’s heir to a fortune, she decides to track down the sender, as well as the other Nancy Drew.

The Sign of the Twisted Candles

The Sign of the Twisted Candles
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2022-07-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1479476900

In the course of solving the mystery of an old man's disappearing fortune, Nancy both starts and ends a family feud and reveals the identity of an orphan of unknown parentage. The Sign of the Twisted Candles is the ninth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. As the second volume written by Walter Karig, it was originally published in 1933 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.

Nancy Drew 10: Password to Larkspur Lane

Nancy Drew 10: Password to Larkspur Lane
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1960-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101077115

Blue bells will be singing horses! This strange message, attached to the leg of a wounded homing pigeon, involves Nancy Drew in a dangerous mission. Somewhere an elderly woman is being held prisoner in a mansion, and Nancy is determined to find and free her. Meanwhile, the young detective’s close friend, Helen, begs her to solve a second mystery. Helen’s grandparents, the Cornings, are frightened by a sinister wheel of blue fire that appears after dark in the woods outside their home at lonely Sylvan Lake. When Nancy discovers the significance of the eerie signal, she also learns that her two mysteries are connected.

The Clue of the Broken Locket

The Clue of the Broken Locket
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2021-09-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1479460001

Kitty and Johnny Blair, two famous actors, adopt baby twins who were mysteriously found in a boat along the river. The cruel Blairs have only adopted the babies as a publicity stunt, as they hope to raise the children as actors, which will help their own careers. Nancy sets off to find their real mother and take them away from the Blairs.

Farah's Guide

Farah's Guide
Author: David Farah
Publisher:
Total Pages: 578
Release: 2005
Genre: Detective and mystery stories, American
ISBN: 9780999162804

Farah's Guide 12th printing has 556 pages, lists 2745 printings of Nancy Drew between 1930 and 1979, including prices on each book and dust jacket. It contains more than 135 photos of the authors and illustrators, models used for the covers, Nancy Drew collectibles and the oddest items associated with the series. For example, the Guide includes a photo of the ledger page used by Mildred Benson to record her sale of the first Nancy Drew story, a copy of the contract between Benson and the Syndicate for Volume #5, copies of letters between Harriet Adams and Mildred Benson, and between Walter Karig and Mildred Benson, and reproduces the earliest known published article mentioning the series (from 1931), among other great Drewobilia. The Guide includes biographies of Drew writers Mildred Wirt Benson, Walter Karig, Nancy Axelrad, Charles Strong, Margaret Scherf, Alma Sasse, George Waller, illustrators Bill Gillies and Rudy Nappi, and more. The front cover is, well shall we say modestly, a masterpiece.

Nancy Drew 56: The Thirteenth Pearl

Nancy Drew 56: The Thirteenth Pearl
Author: Carolyn Keene
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 193
Release: 1978-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101077573

Nancy is asked to locate a stolen pearl necklace that is unusual and very valuable. She soon learns that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft. They harass her at home and intensify it when she and her father go to Japan, until they finally manage to kidnap Nancy and her friend Ned Nickerson when she returns to River Heights. Through clever sleuthing, Nancy is able to penetrate the rites of an amazing group of pearl worshippers, some of whose members are far from devout, and she uncovers underhanded dealings of certain employees of World Wide Gems, Inc., a tremendous international jewelry company. Readers will love accompanying Nancy, disguised as a Japanese girl, in this adventure in Tokyo.