The Secret of Red Gate Farm

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The Secret of Red Gate Farm

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Author(s):

Lynn Ealer ; Carolyn Keene

First Pub:

1961

Genre(s):

Detective Fiction; Juvenile Fiction; Mystery

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Subject(s):

Mystery and detective stories

Chapters:

See 20

1 - A Strange Fragrance

2 - Mysterious Numbers

3 - Work on a Code

4 - A Switch in Jobs

5 - Money, Money!

6 - A Worrisome Journey

7 - Nature Cult

8 - Hillside Ghosts

9 - Black Snake Colony Member

10 - Plan of Attack

11 - A Midnight Message

12 - Secret Service Agents

13 - A Hesitant Hitchhiker

14 - Disturbing Gossip

15 - Masqueraders

16 - Startling Commands

17 - Tense Moments

18 - Prisoners

19 - Destroyed Evidence

20 - A Final Hunch

Internal ID:

13886

Series:

<- The Secret at Shadow Ranch - The Clue in the Diary ->

Nancy Drew (Revised)*

#6 of 64

Nancy Drew (Revised)*

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.

View this series in the book list

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:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

"That Oriental-looking clerk in the perfume shop certainly acted mysterious," Bess Marvin declared, as she and her two friends ended their shopping trip and hurried down the street to the railroad station.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"Nancy," he said, "as I think of your adventure at Red Gate Farm I can't decide whether you're better as a detective or as a promoter!"

Comments:

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Synopsis not on file
Extract (may contain spoilers)

As Nancy reflected on her plan, another idea occurred to her. She was sure that Bess and George would love the chance to spend a vacation on a farm, since they had both mentioned it the other day. Nancy did some mental arithmetic and came to the conclusion that three steady boarders who paid their bills regularly might help to lessen the amount of the mortgage interest payments that threatened Red Gate.

"And also keep Mrs. Byrd from selling the place," Nancy thought. "I hope Dad agrees to my making the trip."

That evening at dinner Mr. Drew said, "I'll be out of town for a week or so, Nancy. Do you think you can get some of your friends to stay with you?"

"I have an even better idea," Nancy replied, and smiled.

She outlined her plan to help Joanne Byrd. Her father consented enthusiastically, proud as always of Nancy's desire to assist others.

It was not so easy to convince Bess and George, when Nancy telephoned them. They both wanted to help Joanne and agreed that a week or two in the country would be very pleasant, but there were complications. If George went, it meant she would lose out on a camping trip. Bess had planned to visit an aunt in Chicago, but admitted that the trip could be postponed.

"There's one thing about it," George said laughingly as she finally agreed to give up the camping trip. "I've never been with you yet that we didn't run into an adventure or mystery! Maybe a trip to Red Gate will be exciting."

Bess and George had no trouble in getting their parents' consent. It was decided that Nancy would pick up Joanne first, then come back for the cousins, since River Heights was on the way to Round Valley.

Nancy packed her clothes that night after telephoning the plans to Joanne. As she was closing the suitcase, her eyes fell upon the copy of the coded message which lay on the dressing table.

"I'd better take it along and work on it whenever I have the chance," she decided.

Added: 21-Feb-2024

Last Updated: 10-Apr-2024

Publications

01-Jan-2002

Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.

Hardback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-2002

Format:

Hardback

Cover Price:

$5.99

Pages*:

178

Cover Link(s):

World Cat

amazon.com

Internal ID:

43578

Publisher:

Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.

ISBN:

0-448-09506-8

ISBN-13:

978-0-448-09506-6

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

Bill Gillies - Cover Artist

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#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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Cover:

Notes and Comments:

2002 Printing
Canada: $8.99

Author(s)

Lynn Ealer

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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