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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories I (1930–1979; 2005)

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories was a series of books attributed to Carolyn Keene. Of the 56 titles published between 1930 and 1979, the initial 34 were revised (many of them extensively) between 1959 and 1977; these revised 34 titles and the remaining 22 titles published between 1959 and 1979 are now considered the canon of Nancy Drew. These books were published as unjacketed hardcovers by Grosset and Dunlap. This series was followed by a second series of titles published by Simon & Schuster between 1979 and 2003; the first eight of these titles were reissued by Grosset and Dunlap in 2005.

1. The Secret of the Old Clock (1930; revised edition 1959)

2. The Hidden Staircase (1930; revised edition 1959)

3. The Bungalow Mystery (1930; revised edition 1960)

4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn (1930; revised edition 1967)

5. The Secret at Shadow Ranch (1931; revised edition [The Secret of Shadow Ranch] 1965)

6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm (1931; revised edition 1961)

7. The Clue in the Diary (1932; revised edition 1962)

8. Nancy’s Mysterious Letter (1932; revised edition 1968)

9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles (1933; revised edition 1968)

10. The Password to Larkspur Lane (1933; revised edition [Password to Larkspur Lane] 1966)

11. The Clue of the Broken Locket (1934; revised edition 1965)

12. The Message in the Hollow Oak (1935; revised edition 1972)

13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm (1936; revised edition 1974)

14. The Whispering Statue (1937; revised edition 1970)

15. The Haunted Bridge (1937; revised edition 1972)

16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels (1939; revised edition 1969)

17. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (1940; revised edition [Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk] 1976)

18. The Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion (1941; revised edition 1971)

19. The Quest of the Missing Map (1942; revised edition 1969)

20. The Clue in the Jewel Box (1943; revised edition 1972)

21. The Secret in the Old Attic (1944; revised edition 1970)

22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall (1945; revised edition 1973)

23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell (1946; revised edition 1973)

24. The Clue in the Old Album (1947; revised edition 1977)

25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (1948; revised edition 1967)

26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney (1949; revised edition 1967)

27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady (1950; revised edition 1967)

28. The Clue of the Black Keys (1951; revised edition 1968)

29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump (1952; revised edition [Mystery at the Ski Jump] 1968)

30. The Clue of the Velvet Mask (1953; revised edition 1969)

31. The Ringmaster’s Secret (1953; revised edition 1974)

32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery (1954; revised edition 1974)

33. The Witch Tree Symbol (1955; revised edition 1975)

34. The Hidden Window Mystery (1956; revised edition 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 Bannister (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. Strange Message in the Parchment (1977)

55. Mystery of Crocodile Island (1978)

56. The Thirteenth Pearl (1979)

57. The Triple Hoax (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1979)

58. The Flying Saucer Mystery (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1980)

59. The Secret in the Old Lace (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1980)

60. The Greek Symbol Mystery (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1980)

61. The Swami’s Ring (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1981)

62. The Kachina Doll Mystery (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1981)

63. The Twin Dilemma (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1981)

64. Captive Witness (2005; originally published by Wanderer Books in 1981)