Nancy Drew Books In Order
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The Secret of the Old Clock | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Hidden Staircase | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Bungalow Mystery | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery at Lilac Inn | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Shadow Ranch | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Red Gate Farm | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Diary | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Nancy's Mysterious Letter | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sign of the Twisted Candles | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Password to Larkspur Lane | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Broken Locket | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Message in the Hollow Oak | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Ivory Charm | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Whispering Statue | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Haunted Bridge | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Tapping Heels | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Moss-Covered Mansion | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Quest of the Missing Map | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Jewel Box | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret in the Old Attic | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Crumbling Wall | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Tolling Bell | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Old Album | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Leaning Chimney | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Wooden Lady | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Black Keys | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery at the Ski Jump | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Velvet Mask | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Ringmaster's Secret | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Witch Tree Symbol | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Hidden Window Mystery | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Haunted Showboat | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Golden Pavilion | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Old Stagecoach | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Fire Dragon | (1961) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Dancing Puppet | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Moonstone Castle Mystery | (1963) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Phantom of Pine Hill | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the 99 Steps | (1966) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Crossword Cipher | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Spider Sapphire Mystery | (1968) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Invisible Intruder | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mysterious Mannequin | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Crooked Banister | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Mirror Bay | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good Cooking | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Double Jinx Mystery | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Glowing Eye | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Forgotten City | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sky Phantom | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Strange Message in the Parchment | (1977) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of Crocodile Island | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Thirteenth Pearl | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Triple Hoax | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Flying Saucer Mystery | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret in the Old Lace | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Greek Symbol Mystery | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Swami's Ring | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Kachina Doll Mystery | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Twin Dilemma | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Captive Witness | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Winged Lion | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Race Against Time | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sinister Omen | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Elusive Heiress | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Clue in the Ancient Disguise | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Broken Anchor | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Silver Cobweb | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Haunted Carousel | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Enemy Match | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mysterious Image | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Emerald-Eyed Cat Mystery | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Eskimo's Secret | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Bluebeard Room | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Phantom of Venice | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Double Horror of Fenley Place | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mardi Gras Mystery | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Camera | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Vanishing Veil | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Joker's Revenge | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Shady Glen | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of Misty Canyon | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Rising Star | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Search for Cindy Austin | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Disappearing Deejay | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Puzzle at Pineview School | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Girl Who Couldn't Remember | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Ghost of Craven Cove | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Safecracker's Secret | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Picture Perfect Mystery | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Silent Suspect | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Photo Finish | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery at Magnolia Mansion | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Haunting of Horse Island | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret at Seven Rocks | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Secret in Time | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret in the Dark | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Stranger in the Shadows | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Jade Tiger | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Antique Trunk | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Artful Crime | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Legend of Miner's Creek | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Tibetan Treasure | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Masked Rider | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Nutcracker Ballet Mystery | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret at Solaire | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Crime in the Queen's Court | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret Lost at Sea | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Search for the Silver Persian | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Suspect in the Smoke | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Twin Teddy Bears | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery on the Menu | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trouble at Lake Tahoe | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Missing Mascot | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Floating Crime | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Fortune Teller's Secret | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Message in the Haunted Mansion | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue on the Silver Screen | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Scarlet Hand | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Teen Model Mystery | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Riddle in the Rare Book | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Dangerous Solution | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Treasure in the Royal Tower | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Baby-Sitter Burglaries | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sign of the Falcon | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Hidden Inheritance | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Fox Hunt Mystery | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery at the Crystal Palace | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Forgotten Cave | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Riddle of the Ruby Gazelle | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wedding Day Mystery | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
In Search of the Black Rose | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Legend of the Lost Gold | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Candlelight Inn | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Door-to-Door Deception | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wild Cat Crime | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of Capital Intrigue | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery on Maui | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The E-Mail Mystery | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Missing Horse Mystery | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Ghost of the Lantern Lady | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Captured Queen | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
On the Trail of Trouble | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Gold Doubloons | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery at Moorsea Manor | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Chocolate-Covered Contest | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Key in the Satin Pocket | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Whispers in the Fog | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Legend of the Emerald Lady | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery in Tornado Alley | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret in the Stars | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Music Festival Mystery | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Curse of the Black Cat | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Fiery Chamber | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue on the Crystal Dove | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lost in the Everglades | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Lost Song | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clues Challenge | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Mother Wolf | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Crime Lab Case | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Creative Crime | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery by Moonlight | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Bike Tour Mystery | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mistletoe Mystery | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
No Strings Attached | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Intrigue at the Grand Opera | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Riding Club Crime | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger on the Great Lakes | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Taste of Danger | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew Files Books
Publication Order of Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys: Super Mystery Books
Publication Order of Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mystery (II) Books
Terror on Tour | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger Overseas | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Club Dread | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Gold Medal Murder | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Bonfire Masquerade | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Stage Fright | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew on Campus Books
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Books
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Detective Super Mystery Books
Where's Nancy? | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Once Upon a Crime | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Real Fake | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew Books
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Notebooks Books
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Mystery Eco Mystery Books
Green-Eyed Monster | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Green with Envy | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Seeing Green | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Mystery Identity Mystery Books
Secret Identity | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Identity Theft | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Identity Revealed | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Mystery Malibu Mayhem Books
California Schemin' | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery at Malachite Mansion | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Stalk, Don't Run | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Mystery Perfect Mystery Books
Pageant Perfect Crime | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Perfect Cover | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Perfect Escape | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew: Girl Mystery Sabotage Mystery Books
Secret Sabotage | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Serial Sabotage | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sabotage Surrender | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew Diaries Books
Curse of the Arctic Star | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Strangers on a Train | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Midnight Rider | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Once Upon a Thriller | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sabotage at Willow Woods | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Secret at Mystic Lake | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Phantom of Nantucket | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Magician's Secret | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue at Black Creek Farm | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Script for Danger | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Red Slippers | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sign in the Smoke | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Ghost of Grey Fox Inn | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Riverboat Roulette | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Professor and the Puzzle | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Haunting on Heliotrope Lane | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Famous Mistakes | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Nancy Drew Christmas | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Stolen Show | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hidden Pictures | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Vanishing Statue | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger at the Iron Dragon | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Capitol Crime | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Blue Lady of Coffin Hall | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Captain Stone's Revenge | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
What Disappears in Vegas... | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Superstitions of "The Scottish Play" | (2025) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew Clue Chapter Books
Pool Party Puzzler | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Last Lemonade Standing | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Star Witness | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Big Top Flop | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Movie Madness | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Pets on Parade | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Candy Kingdom Chaos | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
World Record Mystery | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Springtime Crime | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Boo Crew | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Tortoise and the Scare | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Turkey Trot Plot | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Puppy Love Prank | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Big Island Burglary | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Great Goat Gaffe | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Duck Derby Debacle | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Recipe Ruckus | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Bird Bonanza | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Chimpanzee Spree | (2024) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew Graphic Novels
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.
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