Carolyn Keene Books in Order

After Laura Pendleton rescues Nancy and Helen during a storm on Twin Lakes, Nancy learns that Laura's new guardians may be dishonest. Investigating their behaviour leads her to a bungalow with a disturbing secret in its cellar.

Rescuing a little girl introduces Nancy Drew to a family whose future depends on a missing will. Her search for the document turns into an adventure involving an old clock and the rightful distribution of an inheritance.

Nancy's holiday at an Arizona ranch is interrupted by a ghostly horse and deliberate sabotage. With Bess and George, she investigates the supposed curse of a long-dead outlaw while an unseen enemy tries to drive them away.

A letter from England reaches Nancy by mistake, drawing her into the search for an heiress who shares her name. A dangerous man's determination to stop the investigation suggests that the missing woman's inheritance is at risk.

Nancy finds a puzzling diary near a burning mansion and suspects it may explain the fire. Strange drawings, a fleeing stranger and a missing patent dealer complicate her effort to clear an inventor accused of arson.

A message carried by an injured pigeon prompts Nancy to search for an elderly woman held captive in a mansion. Meanwhile, a strange blue light frightens her friend's grandparents, suggesting a connection between two apparently separate mysteries.

Nancy investigates reports that Bess and George's wealthy relative is being kept prisoner in his mansion. Befriending the caretakers' foster daughter draws her into a family dispute that threatens both an inheritance and her own friendships.

At Misty Lake, Cecily Curtis asks Nancy to investigate missing music royalties and a family treasure whose only clue is half a locket. Both puzzles lead toward a sinister household at Pudding Stone Lodge.

Professional detectives challenge Nancy to locate a centuries-old message hidden in an Illinois oak tree. Staying near an archaeological excavation, she encounters a shadowy enemy whose interference turns the search into a dangerous pursuit.

A friend of Carson Drew is accused of sabotage after explosive oranges reach Cape Kennedy. Nancy's investigation leads to a mansion filled with dangerous animals, where suspicious activities may connect to a plot against the space programme.

Letters from a dead man send Nancy searching for unpublished musical manuscripts in an old mansion's attic. Finding them could save Philip March and his granddaughter from financial ruin, but thieves are determined to interfere.

Searching for a dancer who vanished years earlier, Nancy investigates Heath Castle with Bess and George. Its crumbling walls conceal clues, while hostile opponents and dangerous grounds suggest that the missing woman's inheritance may be at stake.

Nancy's seaside holiday becomes alarming when her father fails to arrive as promised. A nearby cave, reports of a ghost and the sound of a tolling bell draw her into an investigation filled with unexplained danger.

Nancy pursues a purse snatcher and returns the bag, but its contents remain missing. The owner, a doll collector, asks for further help, drawing Nancy into a mystery involving a misunderstood child and her grandmother.

The search for Mrs. Putney's stolen jewellery takes Nancy, Bess and George to New Orleans. Their investigation becomes more difficult when apparent spirits manipulate vulnerable women and warn them to avoid Nancy's help.

A valuable Chinese vase disappears from a pottery shop, leaving its owner desperate to repay a friend. Nancy follows a clue involving a leaning chimney while investigating other thefts and a pottery expert's unexplained disappearance.

Aboard an old clipper in Boston Harbor, Nancy helps Captain Easterly investigate intruders, theft and fire. A missing wooden figurehead may reveal the ship's history and establish ownership, but someone is determined to obstruct the search.

An archaeology professor asks Nancy to decode clues linked to three black keys and buried treasure. The disappearance of a stone tablet and another professor sends her investigation from the Florida Keys toward Mexico.

A woman selling stolen furs has used Nancy Drew's name, leaving the real Nancy under police suspicion. Nancy tracks the swindler to protect her reputation and uncover the scheme that first duped her family's housekeeper.

A masquerade party raises Nancy's suspicions about thieves targeting wealthy hosts' jewels and art. A discarded velvet mask offers a clue, while switching identities with George creates a dangerous opportunity to investigate the gang.

A gold bracelet missing one charm draws Nancy toward a circus and the concealed identity of its former owner. Meeting an unhappy young aerialist with a matching horse charm gives her a new lead into the mystery.

Refugee siblings Helene and Henri Fontaine run a dancing school in River Heights, but anonymous threats endanger their new lives. Nancy investigates their mysterious past, then must follow their trail when both suddenly disappear.

A strange symbol found at an empty mansion leads Nancy into Pennsylvania Dutch country in pursuit of a thief. Rumours that she is a witch turn potential allies against her and give her opponent a powerful advantage.

A reward for a missing medieval stained-glass window sends Nancy, Bess and George to Charlottesville. Their search through old mansions meets deliberate interference, ghostly encounters and a guarded estate that refuses to admit visitors.

Nancy travels to New Orleans to help relatives of Bess and George restore an old showboat. Reports of mysterious activity have frightened everyone away from the River Princess, leaving Nancy to investigate its supposed haunting.

Nancy, Bess and George travel to Hawaii to investigate the secret of an inherited estate and its golden pavilion. Rival claimants and suspicious damage to the building complicate their search for the truth behind the property.

Mrs. Strook asks Nancy to find an old stagecoach that her uncle supposedly concealed in Francisville. Believing it contains an important clue for the town, Nancy takes on the search for the missing vehicle and its secret.

Aunt Eloise summons Nancy to New York after her neighbour's granddaughter Chi Che Soong disappears. Nancy and her friends travel to the city to investigate, searching for clues that might reveal what happened to the missing girl.

A life-size dancing puppet haunts the estate where an amateur theatre group performs. Nancy's investigation encounters quarrelling actors, threats and suspected jewel thieves, leaving her to determine who is using the strange apparition for a hidden purpose.

A mysterious gift of a moonstone coincides with Nancy's search for a missing teenager. In Deep River, an abandoned castle and warnings against exploring it suggest that the disappearance and the unusual stone may be connected.

Despite threats, Nancy travels to Scotland to visit her great-grandmother and investigate a missing family heirloom. Stolen sheep, a Gaelic message and strange noises in the Highlands create a second puzzle that may connect to the first.

During a university celebration, Nancy and her friends stay at a mansion whose library is supposedly haunted. The owner's story of wedding treasures lost in a century-old shipwreck gives Nancy another mystery to explore.

A friend's disturbing dream sends Nancy searching for ninety-nine steps in France. Her father's investigation into a frightened financier appears connected, while an anonymous warning and clues in the Loire Valley bring them closer to danger.

A Peruvian friend's invitation draws Nancy into a treasure mystery involving an ancient wooden plaque and a damaged cipher. When smugglers steal the relic, Nancy's pursuit takes her toward Incan ruins and an archaeological puzzle.

Accusations involving a stolen sapphire threaten a gem maker represented by Carson Drew. Nancy investigates the theft while travelling on an East African safari, despite blackmail and attempts to prevent her from pursuing the case.

Ignoring a threatening phone call, Nancy joins friends on a tour of supposedly haunted places. A canoe that moves by itself and a phantom rider raise suspicions that a clever adversary is behind the frightening phenomena.

A vanished Turkish client and a coded rug draw Nancy into a search for a missing mannequin. Following the clues to Istanbul becomes more dangerous when Bess disappears and a hostile opponent confronts Nancy underground.

Nancy explores a bizarre house with a crooked staircase, unsettling paintings and a dangerous robot. Determined to locate its missing owner, who is wanted by police, she and her friends unravel clues hidden throughout the building.

Nancy visits Mirror Bay to investigate a woman apparently walking across the water, then becomes entangled in a holiday fraud. A glowing figure in the nearby forest and threats against investigators suggest more than one concealed scheme.

A strange bird left on the Drews' lawn draws Nancy into her father's case involving a threatened bird farm. Opponents of a property takeover face ominous symbols and threats, forcing Nancy to investigate how fear is being used.

Nancy's investigation of a glowing eye becomes personal when Ned is kidnapped. A note in his handwriting sends her and her friends through a dangerous trail of clues, while another lawyer interferes with the case.

Nancy joins a college dig in the Nevada desert, where a buried city may hold a treasure in gold. An ancient tablet offers clues, but a thief's threats make the search more dangerous than expected.

While taking flying lessons, Nancy encounters a hijacked plane and a missing pilot. A stolen prize pony adds another puzzle, sending her into the air and onto horseback to investigate a mysterious sky phantom.

Nancy agrees to help some young friends find their missing dogs. The search becomes personal when her own pet, Togo, disappears too, leaving her with another missing animal to find alongside the children's pets.

Two little girls turn to Nancy Drew when a pair of puppets behaves strangely. In this picture-book mystery, Nancy investigates their puzzling behavior to discover what lies behind the dolls’ apparently inexplicable actions and the children’s concerns.

A sheep farmer receives an anonymous call urging him to decipher pictures painted on parchment and correct a wrong. Nancy and his daughter Junie investigate, following clues toward kidnapping, extortion, and fear on neighboring farms.

A friend's urgent request sends Nancy, her father, Bess, and George to Florida's Crocodile Island. Their search for poachers puts them amid dangerous reptiles and kidnapping as they investigate a racket operating around the island.

Nancy Drew teaches the Detective Club how she approaches mysterious cases. Through lessons on handwriting, fingerprints, and supposed ghosts, her friends learn to examine evidence and use practical sleuthing techniques to discover what lies behind a puzzle.

Nancy's search for a valuable stolen pearl draws threats from dangerous people. Traveling to Japan with her father, she follows the jewelry trail while trying to understand why the thieves are so determined to stop her.

A troupe of magicians makes Nancy suspicious during a visit to New York. Following the Hoaxters leads her and her friends to Mexico City and Los Angeles, with a missing child and threats complicating their investigation.

Reports of a flying saucer send Nancy and her friends into the Shawniegunk Forest. A naturalist's search for an inherited treasure and a man who appears and vanishes give them several mysteries to untangle.

Nancy investigates a stolen inheritance intended for her friend Helen Nicholas. A threatening delivery and a symbol on a Byzantine mask lead her and her friends toward art smugglers during their search in Greece.

Nancy's entry in a competition about an old Belgian mystery is stolen and submitted by someone else. A trip to Belgium brings a puzzling old house and a missing suitcase into her search for answers.

A student tour of Austria brings Nancy a dangerous assignment: recover a stolen political documentary before a film festival. Meanwhile, her tour leader's secret effort to help refugee children puts the travelers at risk.

Unexplained accidents threaten a fitness ranch in Arizona when Nancy and her friends arrive. A mysterious ghost and a collection of ancient kachina dolls become part of her search for someone intent on closing the ranch.

A man suffering from amnesia carries a royal Hindu ring, giving Nancy a clue to his identity. While trying to discover who he is, she also takes on a separate mystery involving a harpist.

A star model disappears before a New York benefit fashion show, and Nancy reluctantly takes her place. When clothes intended for the show are stolen, she begins investigating a scheme hidden behind the runway preparations.

An aging millionaire wants to find the daughter he lost contact with years ago. Nancy's search takes her to Cheyenne during Frontier Days, where she follows the missing woman's trail in hopes of reuniting the family.

Nancy receives a resort holiday she never entered a contest to win. After Bess and George travel to the Bahamas to claim it, an abandoned boat and failed attempts to reach them raise troubling questions.

An amusement park carousel starts turning by itself during the night, and Nancy sets out to find out why. Her investigation uncovers more than one mystery behind the strange behavior of the seemingly haunted ride.

A promising golfer suddenly withdraws from a tournament, drawing Nancy into an investigation. Strange red spiders and a valuable piece of jewelry add clues to a case involving golf professionals, an opera singer, and jewelry designers.

Investigating the suspicious sinking of a freighter, Nancy is kidnapped and taken to Colombia. At a hacienda, she must find help and understand how the shipping mystery connects with the strange events around her.

Nancy searches for a missing actress while helping one of her father's clients, a photographer accused of copying other people's advertising ideas. The two investigations put both a woman's safety and a professional reputation at stake.

Nancy travels to Cornwall to help an old friend troubled by a mysterious coven of witches. The visit draws her into an investigation amid the region's witch lore, with her friend's situation at its center.

The disappearance of a sculpture called Tundra and Nancy's friend Alana draws her toward an art mystery. When her father is kidnapped too, she must follow clues around Seattle and Victoria to find them.

On a trip to Venice, Nancy meets a girl whose father apparently died in a canal. Meanwhile, a glassblower's kidnapping disrupts Carson Drew's business assignment, bringing another mystery into their visit to the city.

Mystery writer Monica Crown asks Nancy to clear her daughter of a diamond theft. With the young woman in jail and the jewelry store's security raising questions, Nancy searches for evidence of the real culprit.

A horror movie is being filmed in River Heights, but its frightening scenes start appearing at a mansion across the street. Nancy investigates who is recreating the effects before the escalating terrors become something worse.

A bride's antique veil disappears just before a Boston wedding, and Nancy offers to investigate. With Bess and George, she follows clues across New England toward a mystery involving family wealth and wedding-day deception.

Nancy visits San Francisco with George and Hannah, whose friend Emily is a photojournalist. A stolen camera and threats around Emily turn the holiday into an investigation, with her photographs at the center of the trouble.

Trouble at a Chicago department store sends Nancy and her friends undercover as employees. They search for the person behind a string of dangerous incidents, but investigating from inside the store puts them at risk too.

Nancy's Mardi Gras visit to New Orleans takes a serious turn when a portrait is stolen. Her host is suspected of taking the painting of his late wife, and Nancy investigates the evidence against him.

Nancy visits a Montana ranch whose owner, Tammy Calloway, needs rodeo winnings to help keep it afloat. A missing stallion and a suspicious riding accident lead Nancy to investigate who is sabotaging Tammy's chances.

A treasure map found at Shady Glen cemetery draws Nancy into underground passages. As she searches for a lost fortune in gold, the tunnels also offer clues to a recent series of robberies nearby.

Nikki Masters is busy preparing the homecoming halftime show, but her relationship with Tim Cooper has grown unexpectedly chilly. As school festivities approach, Brittany Tate's interference adds another complication to Nikki's romantic worries.

Nikki Masters begins her junior year at River Heights High and meets newcomer Tim Cooper. Romance becomes complicated when Brittany Tate also sets her sights on him, bringing rivalry into Nikki's new school year.

River Heights rock DJ Dan Wildman has been kidnapped, and Nancy Drew takes on the search for him. The disappearance pulls Nancy into a mystery involving a familiar voice from the local radio station.

Nancy, Bess, and George attend a mystery lovers' convention in Chicago, where two television stars disappear. Nancy must determine whether their apparent kidnapping is a publicity stunt or a crime that puts them in real danger.

A vacation in Maine draws Nancy Drew into a friend's family tragedy. Questions about her father's death turn the visit into an investigation, as Nancy tries to distinguish an accident from something deliberately concealed.

Nancy, Bess, and George arrive at Wisconsin's Lake Minosha hoping for a quiet vacation. Their plans change when an injured young woman collapses at their cabin, bringing an unexpected mystery to their doorstep.

A girls' soccer team's fundraiser goes wrong when valuable brooches are replaced with imitations. Nancy Drew investigates the switch, hoping to find the thief and protect the Pineview students from the disgrace surrounding the sale.

Nancy searches for missing twelve-year-old prodigy Cindy Austin. Finding the girl doesn't end the danger, as a kidnapping turns the investigation toward an enemy agent and a threat that extends beyond an ordinary disappearance.

Nikki Masters and Tim Cooper land the leading roles in their school's production of Our Town. Their growing feelings extend beyond the stage, while Brittany Tate's schemes threaten to complicate both the play and their romance.

School newspaper editor Karen Jacobs uncovers a cheating ring that could jeopardize her relationship with Ben Newhouse. Meanwhile, Nikki Masters faces romantic uncertainty as her feelings for Tim Cooper collide with her interest in British newcomer Niles Butler.

Brittany Tate starts dating a college boy and finds herself facing more complicated expectations than she anticipated. A plan to arrange a date for a friend becomes part of a relationship that may be moving too quickly.

Samantha feels left out while Brittany and Kim become absorbed in romantic games and revenge. She turns her attention to the young graduate student substituting for her injured French teacher, bringing a new complication into her school life.

Brittany Tate's relationship with a college boy grows increasingly intense. Meanwhile, Lacey Dupree devises a plan to raise money for a car, drawing a new rock star into the River Heights students' romantic complications.

Sabotage disrupts the International High School Track and Field Games, and Nancy Drew investigates. With young athletes gathered to compete, she must discover who is undermining the event before further interference spoils the competition.

Someone breaks into the safety deposit area of Wilputte Bank and Trust, yet apparently takes nothing. Nancy Drew investigates the puzzling intrusion and a pair of robbers whose behavior suggests there's more to the crime.

Nancy, Bess, and George's stay at the Steadman Resort is disrupted by burning cabins and ransacked rooms. Reports of ghosts add to the alarm as Nancy investigates the threatening events on Horse Island.

Nancy and Bess visit gothic novelist Amelia Beaufort in Charleston, South Carolina. Threats surrounding her mansion draw Nancy into a mystery involving the writer's past and someone's determination to force her out of her home.

Artist Lila Cramer faces losing her collection after a con artist switches a contract. Nancy Drew has just four days to unravel the deception and prevent the fraudulent agreement from costing Lila her artwork.

Ned Nickerson's cousin Lisa is accused of arson involving one of her architect father's projects. Nancy investigates the family business and Lisa's wish to leave it, trying to determine whether the accusations conceal someone else's wrongdoing.

Karen worries about Ben's feelings for an old flame, while Lacey blames herself for Rick Stratton's accident. Nikki's attraction to exchange student Niles Butler adds another romantic dilemma as the three friends confront difficult feelings.

DeeDee Smith's father disapproves of her college boyfriend, putting her relationship under pressure. As she tries to convince him she can make her own choices, the struggle for independence becomes inseparable from her romantic life.

After an antiques expo, Nancy finds a stolen jeweled brooch hidden in her treasured clock. Working with the police, she plans to use the clock as bait, but catching the thief depends on dangerous timing.

Karen Jacobs and Nikki Masters begin questioning their romances when their boyfriends appear interested in former girlfriends again. Faced with the possibility of losing them to old flames, both girls consider giving up on love.

Brittany schemes to separate Nikki and Tim, adding another threat to their relationship. Meanwhile, Lacey becomes attracted to her former boyfriend's rebellious brother, creating a romantic problem with uncomfortable ties to her own past.

Nikki, Brittany, and their River Heights High classmates head to Washington, D.C., determined to make the most of their junior class trip. Leaving home brings the group new surroundings and opportunities to explore together.

Brittany Tate searches the River Heights Country Club for a suitable boyfriend. Elsewhere, junior class treasurer Ellen Ming seeks Nancy Drew's help after her father is accused of embezzlement, bringing a family crisis alongside the romantic intrigue.