Nancy Drew Books In Order

Publication Order of Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Books

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Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Super Mystery Books

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Written under the pen-name of Carolyn Keene, the Nancy Drew series has become an industry unto itself that’s enjoyed immense popularity throughout the course of the twentieth century. Having been produced by a number of writers, all lending their own take on the story, Carolyn Keene has survived as the pseudonym used for them all. Deriving from a company responsible for other titles such as the ‘Dana Girls’ mysteries, the Stratmeyer Syndicate also created the ‘Hardy Boys’ mysteries too, ensuring their status as an institution within modern literature. Set around the investigations of one Nancy Drew, it tells of her cases as an eighteen year old detective in the making who uses her wits to help her get by. Strong-willed, she has become an independently minded female who’s been seen as a positive role model over the years. With the books being vast and numerous, this American girl who resides in the fictional town of River Heights.

Having inspired a large amount of work to come out of this franchise, this series has left behind an all important legacy. With a film that came out in 2007, along with other adaptations for the cinema and television beforehand as well, it’s managed to inspire readers of all ages. Video-games have also been produced based on the series, another factor that will ensure this franchise is cherished for generations to come.

The Hidden Staircase

Initially published in 1930, this was to be the follow up to the first in the ever popular long-running series of Nancy Drew novels, as it carried on from where the last left off. Continuing with the same characters before, it sets up a new adventure for the eponymous teenage-girl detective, as she looks to using her investigative skills to assist her. Providing the tone that the series was going to become famous for overall, it manages to establish the atmosphere and general style for what’s to come.

Using her expert powers of deduction, Nancy Drew is an inquisitive girl that’s always able to get to the bottom of a case, whatever that might be and regardless of where it may lead her. With insight and intelligence, she has become regarded as an almost mythical heroes for young girls to look up to, and this book is no exception to that. Although aspects of this early entry into the series may be somewhat dated by today’s standards, it still holds up as a classic example of show what Nancy Drew does best. There are then the other characters that orbit her and her various mysteries, all working together to help accommodate her and help her in her quests. People such as her classmates and her boyfriend all wait in her shadow as works to uncover all the different mysteries and right the many wrongs that come her way. With suspense and intrigue waiting round every corner as well, nothing hides from her ever watchful gaze, as she goes about leaving no stone unturned. Setting the tone with page-turning suspense, this book works well to set the style of what’s to come, as it launched the franchise for many years to come. Providing readers with a darkened mystery, along with small elements of horror along the way, it manages to convey a somewhat creepy style, whilst not being to frightening for younger readers. This is what the Nancy Drew series has become famous for throughout its long-run taking place throughout much of the twentieth century, leading to it being the institution it has become today.

Looking to investigate an old stone mansion, Nancy Drew is called by her friend Helen Corning to examine the on-goings within the so-called haunted mansion of Twin-Elms. Then she also finds that her father is supposedly under threat, which she goes to warn him once he returns home, as he then tells her of another missing person. This all then leads Nancy back to the mansion as she looks to discover what’s really going on there and who is causing all these disappearances and threats. Will she be able to find out what’s really going on, or will she be too late leaving the secret buried forever with no way of discovering the truth? What will become of Nancy Drew as she faces her greatest challenge putting her skills to the test whilst discovering the hidden staircase?

The Bungalow Mystery

Third in the series, this was originally published in 1930 as the follow up to the last Nancy Drew mystery, carrying directly on with more from the teenage sleuth. Now a lot more confident in both style and tone, the authors behind this series had a far better handling of the direction it was headed in and where it was going. With a much better grasp of Nancy Drew as a character as well, she appears far more fully rounded here, as well as being a lot more three dimensional than before.

Once again attempting to help a friend of hers she’s drawn this time to a deserted bungalow, as she looks to assist them whilst getting them out of the difficulty they’re in. Using both her wits and her bravery to get by, she utilizes her skills as best she can to help her find the truth behind what’s really going on at the bungalow. Will she be able to learn the truth, or will it be too late? What is the reality behind the bungalow mystery?

The Nancy Drew Series

Heralded by many feminists as a strong female role-model, Nancy Drew has had an extremely positive influence on her young readers over the years. Producing films in the late 1930s and recently as well in 2007, its eponymous character has an enduring appeal, which is also reflected in its video-game titles as well. All this goes to show how far the character has come and, whilst she may have undergone a lot of transformations to keep her in fashion with the times, she’s ostensibly remained the same heart. Seen as somewhat an almost mythic hero, she uses her intelligence to help her, and this is something that will surely continue for many years yet.