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The Secret of the Old Clock

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1959
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Never (or unknown...)
Mystery and detective stories
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1 - The Rescue
2 - A Missing Will
3 - An Unpleasant Meeting
4 - Racing the Storm
5 - A Surprising Story
6 - An Exciting Appointment
7 - The Angry Dog
8 - A Forgotten Secret
9 - Helpful Disclosures
10 - Following a Clue
11 - An Unexpected Adventure
12 - A Desperate Situation
13 - The Frustrating Wait
14 - A Tense Chase
15 - Nancy's Risky Undertaking
16 - The Capture
17 - Strange Instructions
18 - A Suspenseful Search
19 - Startling Revelations
20 - A Happy Finale
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 Nancy Drew (Revised)*
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Nancy Drew (Revised)*     See series as if on a bookshelf
A series of middle grade novels written to appeal to young girls starring Nancy Drew who solves mysteries.  They were written by several people using the pen name Carolyn Keene.  The first thirty-four books in the series were later revised to be more up-to-date and to remove some unfavorable stereotypes beginning in  1959 until 1977.

This series includes the original 64 books starting with The Secret of the Old Clock and ending with Captive Witness (1981) and only includes the revisions of the first 34 books.  The copyright dates for these are the revised dates since I consider the originals to be different "books" even though they have the same title.  I have not decided whether not to document the titles for the original series as of now.

For the books in this series I've added the "true" author to the list (even if this is questionable) along with the psuedonym Carolyn Keene that is credited on each book.

1) The Secret of the Old Clock
2) The Hidden Staircase
3) The Bungalow Mystery
4) The Mystery at Lilac Inn
5) The Secret at Shadow Ranch
6) The Secret of Red Gate Farm
7) The Clue in the Diary
8) Nancy's Mysterious Letter
9) The Sign of the Twisted Candles
10) The Password to Larkspur Lane
11) The Clue of the Broken Locket
12) The Message in the Hollow Oak
13) The Mystery of the Ivory Charm
14) The Whispering Statue
15) The Haunted Bridge
16) The Clue of the Tapping Heels
17) The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk
18) The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion
19) The Quest of the Missing Map
20) The Clue in the Jewel Box
21) The Secret in the Old Attic
22) The Clue in the Crumbling Wall
23) The Mystery of the Tolling Bell
24) The Clue in the Old Album
25) The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
26) The Clue of the Leaning Chimney
27) The Secret of the Wooden Lady
28) The Clue of the Black Keys
29) The Mystery at the Ski Jump
30) The Clue of the Velvet Mask
31) The Ringmaster's Secret
32) The Scarlet Slipper Mystery
33) The Witch Tree Symbol
34) The Hidden Window Mystery
35) The Haunted Showboat
36) The Secret of the Golden Pavilion
37) The Clue in the Old Stagecoach
38) The Mystery of the Fire Dragon
39) The Clue of the Dancing Puppet
40) The Moonstone Castle Mystery
41) The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes
42) The Phantom of Pine Hill
43) The Mystery of the 99 Steps
44) The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
45) The Spider Sapphire Mystery
46) The Invisible Intruder
47) The Mysterious Mannequin
48) The Crooked Banister
49) The Secret of Mirror Bay
50) The Double Jinx Mystery
51) Mystery of the Glowing Eye
52) The Secret of the Forgotten City
53) The Sky Phantom
54) The Strange Message in the Parchment
55) Mystery of Crocodile Island
56) The Thirteenth Pearl
57) The Triple Hoax
58) The Flying Saucer Mystery
59) The Secret in the Old Lace
60) The Greek Symbol Mystery
61) The Swami's Ring
62) The Kachina Doll Mystery
63) The Twin Dilemma
64) Captive Witness
Copyright © 1987, 1959, 1930 by Simon & Shuster, Inc.
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Nancy Drew, an attractive girl of eighteen, was driving home along a country road in her new, dark-blue convertible.
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"I’ll always prize this clock as a trophy of my first venture as a detective," she said with a broad smile.
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THE HOOVER girls walked out to the barn with Nancy.  "Do come to see us again," Grace called, as the young detective climbed into her car.

"Yes, please do," Allison added.

Nancy promised that she would.  "As soon as I have some news," she said.

Although the weather had cleared, the River Road remained muddy and slippery.  Nancy found it necessary to drive with extreme care for the next two miles until she reached the main highway.

"No wonder this River Road isn't used much," she thought.  "And how do Grace and Allison get to town?"  Nancy wondered.  She had not seen a car at the Hoover home and knew that no bus passed their door.

"I certainly wish," she thought, "that I or somebody else could locate a later will of Josiah Crowley's by which the Hoovers and the Turners would receive some much-needed money.  I must tell Dad about this latest development."

She decided to see if her father was in his office and drove directly there.  Nancy parked the car in a nearby lot.  She surveyed the convertible ruefully as she climbed out.

"Poor thing!  It certainly needs a bath!"  Nancy found Mr. Drew in.  As she entered his private office, he arose from the desk chair to kiss her.  "I'm glad you're here - and safe," the lawyer said.  "I was worried about you when that violent storm came up.  When Hannah phoned me that you weren't back, I began to regret I'd sent you on the errand."

His daughter grinned.  "I'm back, all in one piece.  I delivered the papers to Judge Hart and learned that he and his wife saw Mr. Crowley in Masonville a couple of times.  Also, I talked to the Hoover girls."

She described her meeting with Allison and Grace Hoover and ended by asking her father if he could help them.

"From what you say, it does look as though Josiah Crowley might have made another will which included them as beneficiaries," Mr. Drew com-mented thoughtfully.  "I'll be glad to do anything I can to help the Hoover girls."

 

Added: 21-Feb-2024
Last Updated: 25-Mar-2024

Publications

 25-Mar-2024
Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.
Hardback
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Date Issued:
25-Mar-2024
Format:
Hardback
Cover Price:
$8.99
Pages*:
180
Cover Link(s):
Internal ID:
43558
ISBN:
0-448-09501-7
ISBN-13:
978-0-448-09501-1
Printing:
44
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Credits:
Rudy Nappi  - Cover Artist
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#1 The Secret of the Old Clock
#2 The Hidden Staircase
#3 The Bungalow Mystery
#4 The Mystery at Lilac Inn
#5 The Secret of Shadow Ranch
#6 The Secret of Red Gate Farm


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25-Mar-2024
Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.
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Author(s)

 Harriet Stratemeyer Adams
Birth: 12 Dec 1892 Newark, New Jersey, US
Death: 27 Mar 1982 Tewksbury Township, New Jersey, US


 Carolyn Keene
Birth: 07 Jul 1905 Ladora, Iowa, USA
Death: 28 May 2002 Toledo, Ohio, USA

Notes:
Edward L Stratemeyer (1862-1930), owner of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired writers (beginning with Mildred Wirt) to write the manuscripts for the Nancy Drew books.  They were paid $125 per book and were required to give up their rights to their works and to maintain confidentiality.  Harriet Adams (Stratemeyer's daughter) rewrote the original books and added new titles after the withdrawal of Mildred Benson nee Wirt.

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  • I try to maintain page numbers for audiobooks even though obviously there aren't any. I do this to keep track of pages read and I try to use the Kindle version page numbers for this.
  • Synopses marked with an asterisk (*) were generated by an AI. There aren't a lot since this is an iffy way to do it - AI seems to make stuff up.
  • When specific publication dates are unknown (ie prefixed with a "Cir"), I try to get the publication date that is closest to the specific printing that I can.
  • When listing chapters, I only list chapters relevant to the story. I will usually leave off Author Notes, Indices, Acknowledgements, etc unless they are relevant to the story or the book is non-fiction.
  • Page numbers on this site are for the end of the main story. I normally do not include appendices, extra material, and other miscellaneous stuff at the end of the book in the page count.






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