Nancy Drew Mysteries

In this book, sixteen-year-old Nancy, the daughter of prominent attorney Carson Drew, is drawn into the case of a disputed will by the late Josiah Crowley, a well-to-do but eccentric old man. The will grants all of Crowley’s wealth to the grasping and arrogant Topham family, but there are other claimants. Nancy is drawn into the case when she rescues a small girl, Judy, from a near-miss by a suspicious moving van.

Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock is the timeless mystery that launched one of the most beloved detective series in history. Originally published in 1930 by Mildred Benson under the pen name Carolyn Keene, this classic tale introduces listeners to Nancy Drew, the sharp-witted, independent teenage detective who captivated generations of readers.

16 year old Nancy Drew tries to help the poor relatives of an eccentric man by finding a missing will that might be contained in an old clock...

When wealthy Josiah Crowley dies, his entire fortune is left to the cold and calculating Topham family—despite rumors that he intended to change his will. Sixteen-year-old Nancy Drew isn’t convinced the truth has been told. Driven by a sharp mind and an unshakable sense of justice, she sets out to uncover what really happened.

Listen to the original Nancy Drew mystery, the first book in the iconic mystery series that introduced readers to America's favorite teenaged sleuth! The accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads to an adventurous search for a missing will. Longtime fans and...

When Josiah Crowley’s fortune is apparently left to the snobbish, cruel Topham family rather than his kind, deserving relatives, young Nancy Drew refuses to let it stand. Nancy's relentless curiosity turns her into a detective, zipping around town in her snappy blue roadster to follow the...

In this book, Nancy, the daughter of prominent attorney Carson Drew, is visited one evening by Nathan Gombet, a sinister man who claims that Carson Drew swindled him out of money for a property. Nancy gets rid of Gombet with difficulty. Soon after, she is drawn into the case of the Turnbull sisters, unmarried women living alone in their old family mansion, Cliffwood. The sisters claim that their house is haunted, but it quickly becomes clear that something more is afoot: valuable heirlooms of the Turnbull family mysteriously vanish.

A friend of Nancy Drew’s hopes to use her sleuthing skills to solve what seems to be a strange haunting at her aunt’s house! Hearing strange creaking, eerie thumps, and even music, the secretive mansion seems to be hiding something sinister. At the same time, Nancy’s father is warned of a...

Nancy climbs straight into another mystery! Nancy Drew is on the case again—and this mystery is more dangerous than ever! When she's asked to investigate a series of strange hauntings at an old mansion, Nancy leaps into action. Shadows move, unseen music plays, and jewelry vanishes without a trace! As Nancy begins to uncover the truth, disaster strikes—her father, the famous lawyer Carson Drew, is kidnapped! Now Nancy must race against time to find her father and expose the greedy culprit behind the eerie mansion’s secrets.

They know the house can’t be haunted… or can it? What is going on at an old mansion? Shadows appear, music plays, and odd noises keep two older women on edge until they decide there’s only one solution. Nancy Drew must come and discover what is going on. Shortly before Nancy promises to come, a man appears demanding an audience with her father about an important property purchase. While Nancy goes to discover the secrets in the sisters' mansion, her father does not return as promised from a business trip.

When she's asked to investigate a series of strange hauntings at an old mansion, Nancy leaps into action. Shadows move, unseen music plays, and jewelry vanishes without a trace! As Nancy begins to uncover the truth, disaster strikes—her father, the famous lawyer Carson Drew, is kidnapped!

This version—the original—begins with Nancy and her friend Helen Corning boating on Moon Lake. Overtaken by a sudden storm, they are rescued by Laura Pendleton. Nancy and Helen learn that Laura is an orphan, having lost both her parents. Her mother having died recently, she has been put into the guardianship of one Jacob Aborn. Laura has never met Jacob Aborn but is apprehensive about him. When Jacob Aborn arrives on the scene, he proves to be brutish and harsh. But because he is the court-appointed guardian, Laura must accept his custodianship.

When Nancy Drew visits the Lilac Inn, she’s caught up in more than just the charm of the place. Emily Crandall is about to celebrate her 18th birthday and inherit a fortune in jewelry—but someone has other plans. After a shocking robbery at the inn, Emily’s guardian, Jane Willoughby, becomes the prime suspect. As Nancy digs deeper, she uncovers a web of secrets and deception that leads her to a suspicious maid named Mary Mason.

In this thrilling novel, Nancy follows the fate of a set of extremely valuable jewels of which her impoverished friend Emily Crandall has come into possession. Emily’s guardian, Jane Willoughby, has taken on the task of fetching the jewels from a safe-deposit box in a nearby town. While coming home, Mrs. Willoughby and her friend Mrs. Potter stop at the picturesque old Lilac Inn for lunch. Mrs. Willoughby has the jewels in her handbag. When attention is distracted by a car crash outside, Mrs. Willoughby comes back to the table to find that her handbag—and the jewels—are missing.

Mystery is in full bloom at the Lilac Inn! When Nancy Drew visits the Lilac Inn, she’s caught up in more than just the charm of the place. Emily Crandall is about to celebrate her 18th birthday and inherit a fortune in jewelry—but someone has other plans.

This is the fourth book in the Nancy Drew Mystery Series. Nancy is called on to find who stole a valuable amount of jewelry at the Lilac Inn. The jewelry is a school friend's inheritance and was stolen from her friend's guardian while she lunched at the Inn. As Nancy searches for clues, she finds herself chasing menacing strangers in seedy neighborhoods near the docks. She must not only retrieve the jewels, but save herself from three unsavory thieves as well.

Nancy Drew travels to Lilac Inn, now owned by her friend, Emily. As they prepare for Emily’s wedding and work on fixing up the old inn, they discover that someone has stolen poor Emily’s identity and her diamonds! If that wasn’t enough, there’s also a mysterious and vengeful plot against...

The Secret at Shadow Ranch, published in 1931, was the fifth in the acclaimed line of Nancy Drew mysteries. Publishers Weekly has ranked it as the fiftieth best-selling children’s book of all time, with over 2.3 million in sales. In this book, Nancy is invited with three friends to spend the summer in the American West. They are accompanying Mrs. Rawley, whose husband has acquired Shadow Ranch, a rundown property, which she has to restore and sell.

On the train home from a shopping trip, Nancy and her friends George and Bess meet Millie, a shy girl who is traveling to seek a job because her grandmother is about to lose her farm. Nancy accompanies Millie to her interview and sees something shady about this business. Millie does not get the job, but Nancy suggests that Millie’s grandmother earn money by taking in boarders at Red Gate Farm. Nancy and her friends go to the farm for the summer. At a gas station on the way, they encounter suspicious-looking men who appear to be connected with the shady business.