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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.

After surviving a fierce storm on Moon Lake, Nancy Drew meets a frightened girl named Laura Pendleton, who begs for her help. Laura’s new guardian, Jacob Aborn, is a cruel, greedy man with a secret agenda. He keeps her locked up inside a remote bungalow, where nobody can interfere with his plans. As Nancy investigates, she discovers the shocking truth behind the criminal’s scheme. Before she can get the police, the villain catches her and leaves her trapped! Can Nancy escape from the bungalow and catch up to the criminal before he escapes with Laura’s inheritance?

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.

Nancy Drew won't bungle this case! After surviving a fierce storm on Moon Lake, Nancy Drew meets a frightened girl named Laura Pendleton, who begs for her help. Laura’s new guardian, Jacob Aborn, is a cruel, greedy man with a secret agenda. He keeps her locked up inside a remote bungalow, where nobody can interfere with his plans. As Nancy investigates, she discovers the shocking truth behind the criminal’s scheme. Before she can get the police, the villain catches her and leaves her trapped!

Nancy Drew: The Secret of the Old Clock is the iconic mystery that launched one of the most beloved detective series in history. Originally written by Mildred Benson under the pen name Carolyn Keene, this unforgettable story introduces listeners to Nancy Drew, the clever, independent teenage sleuth who has captivated generations.

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.

This 2-pack contains the first two Nancy Drew books, gathered into one volume!

Nancy Drew’s dad surprises her with a trip to a beautiful New England ski resort for Christmas break. But no vacation can go smoothly when Nancy is involved. On her very first run down the slopes, Nancy hits a bad patch of ice and takes a serious tumble. A doctor sends her back to the hotel in a cast and mandates 12 days of bed rest. That means no long car trips back to River Heights and 12 days of sitting around. Luckily, there’s still the five-star dining and beautiful views. Just hours into her convalescence, Nancy witnesses something very suspicious.

Sixteen-year-old Nancy Drew thoroughly enjoys helping her Dad, lawyer Carson Drew, with his cases. Her talent for following clues comes in handy when looking for a will hidden by the wealthy Josiah Crowley. Josiah told several relatives and friends—all in need of financial assistance—that they would be mentioned in his will. But after his death, the will bequeaths everything to his cousins, the Topham family. Nancy Drew knows the social-climbing Tophams and wonders why kindly Mr. Crowley would overlook his more needy relatives in favor of them. Surely, there must be another will!

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!

When Ned is cast in a stage production of Macbeth, led by the famous but peculiar director Bear Larouche, Nancy volunteers to help with the set. She’s also allowed to sit in on a few rehearsals, where she gets an earful from the director about theater superstitions: never say “Macbeth” out loud—only refer to it as “The Scottish Play”—never wear blue, no peacock feathers onstage, and so on. The play is off to a promising start until Ned breaks the most important rule and accidentally says “Macbeth” in the theater.

Bess and George’s cousin Veronica is getting married to extreme sports enthusiast Xavier Redd, and as a close friend of the family, Nancy has been invited to the wedding. Given the groom’s big personality and love for the extreme, the wedding will take place in Vegas, and the couple plan to take advantage of local sporting opportunities in the week leading up to the big event. Not everyone in the family approves of Veronica’s fiancé, though, especially because of the risk-taking behavior Xavier has introduced her to.

Nancy, Bess, and George look for Nancy’s missing father in the 22nd book in the Nancy Drew Diaries series, a fresh approach to a classic series. While Nancy’s dad is away at a conference in Washington, DC, she invites Bess and George over for a slumber party. The girls are having a great time until Nancy gets a call from a number she doesn’t recognize. Her dad never showed up for his panel and he isn’t in his room. No one’s seen him since the night before, and he isn’t answering his phone.

This bundle includes Sabotage at Willow Woods and Secret at Mystic Lake.

When a family friend, Grace, opens a sailing club on Lake Champlain at the former site of the Gemstone Islands Resort, Nancy, Bess, and George are invited to enjoy a few days of boating before the club’s official grand opening. But when they arrive, they learn there have been some strange things happening on the property, from missing items to holes dug all over the yard. Is someone trying to sabotage the club, and could it have anything to do with the fire that destroyed the old resort twenty years ago?

Nancy and Ned are visiting Coffin Hall, an estate turned rare books library, doing research on the library’s rumored ghost for an episode of the NedTalks podcast when a fire breaks out in the records room. One of the library’s security guards accuses Ned of arson — after all, he was the only one in the room when the fire started — but Ned swears it wasn’t him. He was trying to stop the fire. He tells Nancy he saw a lady in blue right before the incident, and thinks it was Henrietta Coffin, the ghost of Coffin Hall!

Nancy, Bess, and George’s jiujitsu lessons turn into a takedown of another sort in the 21st book in the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to a classic series.

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.

Dear Diary.... "Magic is a mystery that doesn't need solving." That's what illusionist Drake Lonestar told me when I saw him perform. I was skeptical that the famous magician could really make the River Heights courthouse disappear, but I was wrong. It turns out that the courthouse wasn't the only thing that vanished. So did important evidence relating to a jewel heist - and all signs point to Lonestar as the thief! Now the magician himself has disappeared into thin air - and all of River Heights is looking at me to track him down.

Dear diary... Who would want to harm a horse? I kept asking myself that question while watching the beautiful jumpers at the annual River Heights Horse Show. The top riders from all over the country are here, and one of them, Payton Evans, is a close friend of Ned's family. She's been training for years, and Ned said she might even make the Olympic team.