Read the original Nancy Drew mystery! The Secret of the Old Clock is the mystery that began it all for America's favorite teenaged slueth. The accidental rescue of a little girl who lives with her two great-aunts leads to an adventurous search for a missing will.

Nancy Drew 01: the Secret of the Old Clock

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Sixteen-year-old Nancy Drew is already the kind of sleuth who cannot ignore an injustice, and the dispute over Josiah Crowley's fortune gives her one almost at once. When she learns that the disliked Topham family may inherit his estate, she suspects a missing second will and begins piecing together clues with the help of her lawyer father, Carson Drew. A conversation with attorney Henry Rolsted confirms that Crowley had planned to draw up a new will, while Nancy's own encounters with the rude Topham sisters only deepen her resolve. As she balances ordinary errands, from buying a party dress to delivering legal papers, Nancy keeps searching for the truth. A charity-dance ticket sale gives her a reason to enter the Topham home, where she discovers that the old Crowley clock has been moved to Moon Lake. She ingeniously arranges a trip there, but on the way is diverted by a new mystery: dead chickens and a frightened girl at the Horners' farm. Clever, independent, and fearless, Nancy is already proving that every clue may lead to another case.

The Secret of the Old Clock

This retelling of the very first Nancy Drew mystery, The Secret of the Old Clock, originally published in 1930, is the third book in the Mini Mysteries series of interactive picture book mysteries for children. The Secret of the Old Clock is the originating volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. The book, published in 1930, first introduced the teenage sleuth in a cozy mystery (no violence or gore). The story has Nancy solving the case of a missing will, hidden in an old clock, and helping the struggling relatives and friends of Josiah Crowley receive the promised money from his estate. Of course there are robbers, greedy will-altering heirs, suspense, and resolution. Monson’s retelling of the original book captures the plot and distills it in a way that is fun for children, gently ushering them into the literary world of Nancy Drew mysteries. Along with the story, there are activities, games, and puzzles throughout to help with children’s engagement, and might just foster a few budding detectives. There is also a glossary of mystery-related terms.

Gold! There are rumors that long ago a treasure was hidden in a city now buried under the Nevada desert. Nancy and her friends plan to join a dig sponsored by two colleges to hunt for the gold. Before she starts, the young sleuth receives an ancient stone table with petroglyphs on it. With this amazing clue, however, come a threat and danger from a thief who also wants the treasure. One harrowing adventure after another besets Nancy, Bess, George, Ned, Burt, and Dave in 102-degree temperatures as they pursue Nancy’s hunches above and below ground. They are assisted by a fine woman and a young geology student, but both are unwilling participants in a strange plot. In the end Nancy and Ned nearly lose their lives, just after she has discovered the priceless hidden treasure of gold.

Nancy Drew 52: The Secret of the Forgotten City

Adventure abounds on the Bonny Scot in Boston Harbor as Nancy Drew helps Captain Easterly uncover the mystery of his ghostly visitors. From the moment the clever young detective and her friends, Bess and George, take up residence on the old clipper ship they are confronted with fire, theft, and other dangerous situations. Nancy faces an additional challenge: to find a clue to the clipper’s missing figurehead. If she is successful, it will help her lawyer father to trace the history of the Bonny Scot and establish a clear title to the ship for Captain Easterly. But strangely there are no records of the Bonny Scot’s past. Why? And why has the prime suspect in the recent robbery at Bess Marvin’s home followed the three girls to Boston?

Nancy Drew 27: The Secret of the Wooden Lady