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List of Nancy Drew books

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The character of Nancy Drew – ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous Carolyn Keene – has appeared in a number of series over the years.

620 Nancy Drew books have been published as of August 2025 over thirteen series, as follows:

Series overview

Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (1930–2003; 175 titles + 8 revisions with different stories. The first 34 titles were 25 chapters long and unedited, before being shortened to 20 chapters in 1959)
- Seven special titles released between 1973 and 1985.
- Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: Be A Detective Mystery Stories (1984–1985; 6 titles)
Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (2004–2012; 47 titles + 3 "SuperMysteries")
- Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery (2007) (2007–2012; 6 titles)
Nancy Drew Diaries (2013-present; 25 titles + 1 special)

For young adults

The Nancy Drew Files (1986–1997; 124 titles)
- Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys Super Mystery (1989–1998; 36 titles)
- River Heights (1989–1992; 16 titles + 1 "Super Sizzler")
Nancy Drew on Campus (1995–1998; 25 titles)

For children

Nancy Drew Notebooks (1994–2005; 69 titles)
Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (2006–2015; 40 titles)
Nancy Drew Clue Book (2015-present; 18 titles + 1 upcoming)

Graphic novels

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (2005–2010; 21 titles + 3 "New Case Files")
- Rereleased under the Nancy Drew Diaries banner, with 10 collections of two titles a book
Nancy Drew Omnibus Vol. 1 (March 2021)

Comic books

Published by Dynamite Entertainment.

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie (March–August 2017; 6 issues)
Nancy Drew (June–October 2018; 5 issues)
Nancy Drew: The Palace of Wisdom (Trade paperback: February 2019; Hardcover: January 2020)
Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Mystery of the Missing Adults! (July 2019)
Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew (April–November 2020; 6 issues)
- Rereleased as a trade paperback in March 2021

''Nancy Drew Mystery Stories'' (1930–2003)

Main article: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories

No.	Title	Pub./Rev.
The Secret of the Old Clock	1930/1959	Grosset & Dunlap
The Hidden Staircase	1930/1959
The Bungalow Mystery	1930/1960
The Mystery at Lilac Inn	1930/1961
The Secret Of Shadow Ranch	1931/1965
The Secret of Red Gate Farm	1931/1961
The Clue in the Diary	1932/1962
Nancy's Mysterious Letter	1932/1968
The Sign of the Twisted Candles	1933/1968
The Password to Larkspur Lane	1933/1966
The Clue of the Broken Locket	1934/1965
The Message in the Hollow Oak	1935/1972
The Mystery of the Ivory Charm	1936/1974
The Whispering Statue	1937/1970
The Haunted Bridge	1937/1972
The Clue of the Tapping Heels	1939/1969
The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk	1940/1976
The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion	1941/1971
The Quest of the Missing Map	1942/1969
The Clue in the Jewel Box	1943/1972
The Secret in the Old Attic	1944/1970
The Clue in the Crumbling Wall	1945/1973
The Mystery of the Tolling Bell	1946/1973
The Clue in the Old Album	1947/1977
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall	1948/1967
The Clue of the Leaning Chimney	1949/1967
The Secret of the Wooden Lady	1950/1967
The Clue of the Black Keys	1951/1968
The Mystery at the Ski Jump	1952/1968
The Clue of the Velvet Mask	1953/1969
The Ringmaster's Secret	1953/1974
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery	1954/1974
The Witch Tree Symbol	1955/1975
The Hidden Window Mystery	1956/1975
The Haunted Showboat	1957
The Secret of the Golden Pavilion	1959
The Clue in the Old Stagecoach	1960
The Mystery of the Fire Dragon	1961
The Clue of the Dancing Puppet	1962
The Moonstone Castle Mystery	1963
The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes	1964
The Phantom of Pine Hill	1965
The Mystery of the 99 Steps	1966
The Clue in the Crossword Cipher	1967
The Spider Sapphire Mystery	1968
The Invisible Intruder	1969
The Mysterious Mannequin	1970
The Crooked Banister	1971
The Secret of Mirror Bay	1972
The Double Jinx Mystery	1973
Mystery of the Glowing Eye	1974
The Secret of the Forgotten City	1975
The Sky Phantom	1976
The Strange Message in the Parchment	1977
Mystery of Crocodile Island	1978
The Thirteenth Pearl	1979
The Triple Hoax	1979	Wanderer
The Flying Saucer Mystery	1980
The Secret in the Old Lace	1980
The Greek Symbol Mystery	1980
The Swami's Ring	1981
The Kachina Doll Mystery	1981
The Twin Dilemma	1981
Captive Witness	1981
Mystery of the Winged Lion	1982
Race Against Time	1982
The Sinister Omen	1982
The Elusive Heiress	1982
Clue in the Ancient Disguise	1982
The Broken Anchor	1983
The Silver Cobweb	1983
The Haunted Carousel	1983
Enemy Match	1984
The Mysterious Image	1984
The Emerald-Eyed Cat Mystery	1984
The Eskimo's Secret	1985
The Bluebeard Room	1985
The Phantom of Venice	1985
The Double Horror of Fenley Place	1987	Minstrel
The Case of the Disappearing Diamonds	1987
The Mardi Gras Mystery	1988
The Clue in the Camera	1988
The Case of the Vanishing Veil	1988
The Joker's Revenge	1988
The Secret of Shady Glen	1988
The Mystery of Misty Canyon	1988
The Case of the Rising Stars	1989
The Search for Cindy Austin	1989
The Case of the Disappearing Deejay	1989
The Puzzle at Pineview School	1989
The Girl Who Couldn't Remember	1989
The Ghost of Craven Cove	1989
The Case of the Safecracker's Secret	1990
The Picture-Perfect Mystery	1990
The Silent Suspect	1990
The Case of the Photo Finish	1990
The Mystery of Magnolia Mansion	1990
The Haunting of Horse Island	1990
The Secret at Seven Rocks	1991
A Secret in Time	1991
The Mystery of the Missing Millionairess	1991
The Secret in the Dark	1991
The Stranger in the Shadows	1991
The Mystery of the Jade Tiger	1991
The Clue in the Antique Trunk	1992
The Case of the Artful Crime	1992
The Legend of Miner's Creek	1992
The Secret of the Tibetan Treasure	1992
The Mystery of the Masked Rider	1992
The Nutcracker Ballet Mystery	1992
The Secret at Solaire	1993
Crime in the Queen's Court	1993
The Secret Lost at Sea	1993
The Search for the Silver Persian	1993
The Suspect in the Smoke	1993
The Case of the Twin Teddy Bears	1993
Mystery on the Menu	1994
Trouble At Lake Tahoe	1994
The Mystery of the Missing Mascot	1994
The Case of the Floating Crime	1994
The Fortune Teller's Secret	1994
The Message in the Haunted Mansion	1994
The Clue on the Silver Screen	1995
The Secret of the Scarlet Hand	1995
The Teen Model Mystery	1995
The Riddle in the Rare Book	1995
The Case of the Dangerous Solution	1995
The Treasure in the Royal Tower	1995
The Baby-Sitter Burglaries	1996
The Sign of the Falcon	1996
The Hidden Inheritance	1996
The Fox Hunt Mystery	1996
The Mystery at the Crystal Palace	1996
The Secret of the Forgotten Cave	1996
The Riddle of the Ruby Gazelle	1997
The Wedding Day Mystery	1997
In Search of the Black Rose	1997
The Legend of the Lost Gold	1997
The Secret of Candlelight Inn	1997
The Door-to-Door Deception	1997
The Wild Cat Crime	1998
The Case of Capital Intrigue	1998
Mystery on Maui	1998
The E-mail Mystery	1998
The Missing Horse Mystery	1998
The Ghost of the Lantern Lady	1998
The Case of the Captured Queen	1999
On the Trail of Trouble	1999
The Clue of the Gold Doubloons	1999
Mystery at Moorsea Manor	1999
The Chocolate-Covered Contest	1999
The Key in the Satin Pocket	2000
Whispers In the Fog	2000
The Legend of the Emerald Lady	2000
The Mystery in Tornado Alley	2000
The Secret in the Stars	2000
The Music Festival Mystery	2000
The Curse of the Black Cat	2001
The Secret of the Fiery Chamber	2001
The Clue on the Crystal Dove	2001	Aladdin
Lost in the Everglades	2001
The Case of the Lost Song	2001
The Clues Challenge	2001
The Mystery of the Mother Wolf	2002
The Crime Lab Case	2002
The Case of the Creative Crime	2002
Mystery By Moonlight	2002
The Bike Tour Mystery	2002
The Mistletoe Mystery	2002
No Strings Attached	2003
Intrigue at the Grand Opera	2003
The Riding Club Crime	2003
Danger on the Great Lakes	2003
A Taste of Danger	2003
Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland	2003

Specials

The Nancy Drew Cookbook: Clues to Good Cooking (1973)
Nancy Drew Picture Book: Mystery of the Lost Dogs (1977)
Nancy Drew Picture Book: The Secret of the Twin Puppets (1977)
The Nancy Drew Sleuth Book: Clues to Good Sleuthing (1979)
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Super Sleuths (1981)
Nancy Drew Ghost Stories (1983)
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Super Sleuths #2 (1984)
Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Campfire Stories (1984)
Nancy Drew Ghost Stories #2 (1985)

The first four works were published by Grosset & Dunlap. The Nancy Drew Cookbook contained recipes and short stories. Both titles under the Nancy Drew Picture Book banner were illustrated picture books aimed at younger readers. The Nancy Drew Sleuth Book contained short stories that involved Nancy teaching a group of younger girls how she solves her mysteries, and gives lessons to the reader on the techniques used.

The first Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Super Sleuths book was published in 1981, after switching over to Simon & Schuster. The book contained seven short stories in which Nancy Drew crosses over to solve mysteries with The Hardy Boys; both the Carolyn Keene pseudonym and The Hardy Boys' Franklin W. Dixon pseudonym are used. The story was so popular, that it spawned a sequel, a spin-off series, and a Campfire Stories companion.

In 1983, Nancy Drew Ghost Stories was published, also containing seven short stories. It, too, spawned a sequel in 1985. Unlike other specials, though, the first volume was reprinted by the later Minstrel and Aladdin imprints.

''Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: Be a Detective Mystery Stories'' (1984–1985)

These titles feature a level of reader-interaction in a manner similar to the Choose Your Own Adventure books. The series was published by Wanderer.

Two more volumes, Jungle of Evil and Ticket to Intrigue, were planned and advertised, but were unpublished after the sale of the Stratemeyer Syndicate to Simon & Schuster.

No.	Title	Pub.	1	2	3	4	5	6
The Secret of the Knight’s Sword	1984
Danger on Ice
The Feathered Serpent
Secret Cargo
The Alaskan Mystery	1985
The Missing Money Mystery

''Nancy Drew Notebooks'' (1994–2005)

Main article: Nancy Drew Notebooks

The Nancy Drew Notebooks were aimed at younger readers and featured a Nancy who was still in grade school. The series was published from 1994 to 2005.

''The Nancy Drew Files'' (1986–1997)

Main article: The Nancy Drew Files

In 1986, Simon & Schuster, Inc. began publishing a spin-off series, The Nancy Drew Files, running concurrently with the main Nancy Drew Mystery Stories line. The Nancy Drew Files were aimed at an older, teenage audience, and is similar in style, target audience, and sensibilities with The Hardy Boys Casefiles.

Starting in January 2014, Simon & Schuster began releasing this series as eBooks.

Nancy Drew Files Volume I and Nancy Drew Files Volume II were published September 24, 2019 under the Simon Pulse imprint. These are reprints of the first six titles in the series, books 1, 2, and 3 in volume I and books 4, 5 and 6 in volume II. Cover art by Fernanda Suarez.

''Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Super Mystery'' (1988–1998)

Main article: Super Mystery

The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew teamed up in this 36 volume series of paperbacks. This series follows the formula of the main characters and their friends typically involved in separate mysteries that end up being connected. The sleuths join forces to solve the overall mystery. This series is based in the Nancy Drew Files and Hardy Boys Casefiles continuity, so murder, romance, and flirtation between the series regulars are common. Nancy Drew and Frank Hardy share an attraction in this series, though after a brief kiss in "The Last Resort" this attraction is not acted on. Subsequent books focus on the respect and friendship that developed between the two and their continued feelings for Ned Nickerson and Callie Shaw. Several spin-off series were cancelled by Simon and Schuster at the end of 1997, including the series Super Mystery (also called Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery).

''River Heights''

Main article: River Heights (Nancy Drew)

This series does not feature Nancy Drew beyond a cameo appearance in a couple of books, but is set in her fictional hometown and still written under the Carolyn Keene pseudonym. The series focused on romance and lasted for only 16 titles.{{cite web | access-date = 15 March 2009}}

''Nancy Drew on Campus''

Main article: Nancy Drew on Campus

The Nancy Drew on Campus series, like The Nancy Drew Files, is targeted at an older teen audience. Nancy and her friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne go to college; the series focused on college life and romance, rather than all solving mysteries.

''Nancy Drew, Girl Detective'' (2004–2012)

Main article: Nancy Drew: Girl Detective

Nancy Drew, Girl Detective replaced the long-running Nancy Drew mysteries series. This new series is written in first person narration, from Nancy's point of view, and features updated and overhauled versions of the main Nancy Drew characters. In addition, new secondary characters are introduced to populate River Heights and appear over multiple books, adding a framework to Nancy's world.

The drastic changes in the main characters' personalities, and a perception in quality decline, earned the series negative reviews from long-time fans. A switch to trilogies gave even more negative reviews, before low sales forced the series to be cancelled in 2011. In 2013, Nancy Drew, Girl Detective was replaced with the Nancy Drew Diaries series.

''Papercutz'' graphic novels (2005–2010)

Main article: Nancy Drew: Girl Detective#Graphic novels

Beginning in 2005, Papercutz began issuing a new series of Nancy Drew graphic novels as an offshoot of the Girl Detective series. The series is edited by Jim Salicrup, written by Stefan Petrucha, and illustrated by Sho Murase. The manga-style illustrations and technical allusions (Nancy's hybrid car, George's tablet PC) give Nancy and her friends a 21st-century spin.

In 2010, the series was rebooted as Nancy Drew: Girl Detective - The New Case Files. These new novels center around a River Heights that has become obsessed with vampire books. However, the series was cancelled not long after. In 2014, the series began being re-released as an offshoot of the Nancy Drew Diaries series, with two volumes per issue.

''Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew'' (2006–2015)

Main article: Nancy Drew: Girl Detective#Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew

Starting in 2006, Aladdin Paperbacks published a new series to replace the Nancy Drew Notebooks series for younger readers; it exists in the same universe as the Nancy Drew: Girl Detective series. This series ended in 2015 to be replaced by the Nancy Drew Clue Book series.

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew features Nancy Drew, George Fayne, and Bess Marvin as eight-year-olds in the third grade at River Heights Elementary School, and solving kid sized mysteries, from finding a stolen ice cream formula entry to the culprit who cut the cake before the bride. This series also sets George's mother working her own catering company, and reveals George's real name to be Georgia.

''Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery'' (2007–2012)

Main article: Nancy Drew: Girl Detective#Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery

Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery is a crossover spin-off with The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers series. The stories are told in first person, alternating chapters, between Frank's, Joe's, and Nancy's perspective. The first title in the series acts as an introduction between the characters in their new universes. This series published one title per year until the end of the Girl Detective and Undercover Brothers series in 2012.

''Nancy Drew Diaries'' (2013–current)

This series, which began in 2013, is a reboot of the Nancy Drew: Girl Detective series. The series continues to follow Nancy and her friends' cases, with first-person narration by Nancy. The series was created to move away from the trilogy format of Girl Detective (besides the first two books, all titles are now individual mysteries), make books longer than its predecessor, and have a cover artist. The new series also attempted to fix some of the more criticized aspects of Girl Detective, with arguable success.

This is the first series to be available in three different formats; paperback, hardcover (with dust jacket), and eBooks. When the series was first launched, three new titles were expected to come out per year (with the exception of 2013 and 2015, which produced four new titles), but was later reduced to two titles per year in 2016. The first four titles had an initial printing of 25,000 copies in paperback and 2,500 copies in hardcover; books five through seven had an initial print run of 25,000 in paperback and 5,000 in hardcover; and books eight through eleven had an initial print run of 10,000 in paperback and 5,000 in hardcover. Though Simon and Schuster do not release sales information for these properties, online sites like Amazon and Barnes and Noble indicate their sales are lackluster to poor.

Books 1-4 were released in a box set in November 2013, and a boxed set of the first ten books was released in August 2016. In addition, the first three titles were packaged in a single paperback book in June 2016. Also available are unabridged audio books for CD or downloads for the first 26 books and the Christmas special, read by Jorjeana Marie.

Artist Erin McGuire has served as the cover artist since the start of the series.

Titles

No.	Title	Released	Manuscript
Curse of the Arctic Star			Margaret Wright
Strangers on a Train	Kekla Magoon
Mystery of the Midnight Rider
Once Upon a Thriller
Sabotage at Willow Woods
Secret at Mystic Lake
The Phantom of Nantucket			Amy Cloud
The Magician's Secret		Stacia Deutsch
The Clue at Black Creek Farm
A Script for Danger		Ami Boghani
The Red Slippers
The Sign in the Smoke
The Ghost of Grey Fox Inn
Riverboat Roulette
The Professor and the Puzzle
The Haunting on Heliotrope Lane
A Nancy Drew Christmas		Reuben Sack	Fiona Simpson
Famous Mistakes
The Stolen Show			Anna Parsons
Hidden Pictures
The Vanishing Statue
Danger at the Iron Dragon
A Capitol Crime
The Blue Lady of Coffin Hall
Captain Stone's Revenge		Jan Gangsei
What Disappears in Vegas . . .
''Superstitions of 'The Scottish Play'''
Vans & Villains

Notes

Famous Mistakes was initially scheduled to be released in August 2018, though it was later replaced with A Nancy Drew Christmas. It was pushed back to January 2019, and still retained its status as the 17th title in the series.
A Nancy Drew Christmas in an unnumbered, special-edition book, and was originally available only in eBook or hardcover format. The paperback edition got released in September 2020, two years after the hardcover release. It features a guest appearance of the Hardy Boys.
Captain Stone's Revenge was initially scheduled to be published in July 2022. It was pushed back to January 2023, consistent with other Simon and Schuster titles scheduled to be published in the later part of 2022. Also impacted was the Hardy Boys Adventures Series The Smuggler's Legacy.

''Nancy Drew Clue Book'' Series (2015–2024)

This is a reboot of the Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew series published by Aladdin Paperbacks. This is an interactive series, as readers may write down their clues and predictions. A page before the final chapter has questions the reader can answer regarding suspects, clues, and solutions. The first two titles were published July 7, 2015, in paperback, hardcover, and eBook editions written by Carolyn Keene with covers and internal illustrations by Peter Francis. The first three titles have had an initial print run of 35,000 in paperback and 5,000 in hardcover. The Nancy Drew Clue Book series was quietly canceled in 2024 by Simon and Schuster. No further titles are planned.

No.	Title	Released	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Pool Party Puzzler
Last Lemonade Standing
A Star Witness
Big Top Flop
Movie Madness
Pets on Parade
Candy Kingdom Chaos
World Record Mystery
Springtime Crime
Boo Crew
The Tortoise and the Scare
Turkey Trot Plot	September 3, 2019
Puppy Love Prank
The Big Island Burglary
The Great Goat Gaffe
Duck Derby Debacle
Recipe Ruckus
Bird Bonanza
Chimpanzee Spree
Nancy Drew Clue Book Summer Mysteries 3-in-1: Pool Party Puzzler; Last Lemonade Standing; The Big Island Burglary

Other books/resources

The Nancy Drew Scrapbook (1993)
Nancy Drew's Guide to Life (2001)
Nancy Drew Mad Libs (2005)
Clues to Real Life: The Wit and Wisdom of Nancy Drew (2007)
Nancy Drew: A Novelization of the Hit Movie (2007)
The Lost Files Of Nancy Drew (2007)
The Official Nancy Drew Handbook (2007)
Nancy Drew Classic Paper Dolls (2011)
Nancy Drew & Her Friends Paper Dolls (2012)
Nancy Drew: The Curse (2020)

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