The Crooked Banister
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 1971
Category :
ISBN : 9780006928218
Nancy Drew 48: The Crooked Banister
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,7 MB
Release : 1971-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101077492
Book Description
Nancy and her friends Bess and George spend an exciting week exploring a mysterious zigzag house with its fantastically crooked staircase, its bizarre serpent picture, and an unpredictable robot that nearly causes the young detective to lose her life. But despite the threat of danger from the robot, Nancy is determined to solve the mystery of the weird house and to locate the missing owner who is wanted by the police. It takes keen logic and quick thinking for the young detective to plow through the tangled thicket of clues and find the key to this complex puzzle. With the help of her friends, Nancy captures an elusive swindler and uncovers the secret of the crooked banister, but not before they have several hair-raising adventures – one on a broken bridge over flaming water, another in a hidden room with poisoned portraits!
The Haunted Bridge
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,15 MB
Release : 2000-10
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 9781557092618
Book Description
Nancy becomes involved in a double mystery concerning a haunted bridge and jewel thieves.
The Mystery at the Moss-covered Mansion
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,2 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 9781557092649
Book Description
This eighteenth book in the Nancy Drew series was originally published in 1941.
Hardy Boys 28: The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
Author : Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 21,74 MB
Release : 1949-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101076429
Book Description
With only the slender clue of an arrow-shaped tie clasp, Frank and Joe Hardy pick up the trail of a cunning gang of thieves responsible for a wave of jewelry-store holdups. But their investigations are interrupted when a desperate plea for help comes from their widowed cousin who lives on a cattle ranch in New Mexico. Frank, Joe, and their pal Chet fly there immediately, and manage to put an end to the trouble at the ranch and solve the jewelry-store robberies.
Nancy Drew 04: the Mystery at Lilac Inn
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 33,11 MB
Release : 1930-10-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780448095042
Book Description
Nancy and her friend Helen visit their friend Emily Willouby at the Lilac Inn, which Emily now owns, to help her plan her wedding. Emily plans on selling inherited diamonds in order to help fix up the Lilac Inn. However, Nancy soon learns that someone has been impersonating her and making expensive purchases under her name. Soon after, Emily's diamonds are stolen! Can Nancy find the thieves and recover the missing diamonds?
Hardy Boys 24: The Short-Wave Mystery
Author : Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 13,26 MB
Release : 1945-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101076380
Book Description
When thieves hijack a collection of stuffed animals from a country auction, Frank and Joe Hardy pursue the getaway car and are drawn into a thrilling mystery. At the same time, the young detectives’ father—famed private investigator Fenton Hardy—is tracking down an industrial spy ring. This suspense-filled story of pursuit and detection will keep the reader breathlessly following the chain of unexpected developments that lead Frank and Joe to the spine-tingling climax in the wilds of Northern Canada.
Nancy Drew 21: The Secret in the Old Attic
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,25 MB
Release : 1955-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101077220
Book Description
Nancy Drew races against time to unravel the clues in a dead man’s letters. If she succeeds, Philip March and his little granddaughter can be saved from financial ruin. Following obscure clues, Nancy undertakes a search for some unpublished musical manuscripts which she believes are hidden in the dark, cluttered attic of the rundown March mansion. But someone else wants them enough to put many frightening obstacles in Nancy’s way. Will she outwit a trio of ruthless thieves and solves the Marches’ problems?
Hardy Boys 58: The Sting of the Scorpion
Author : Franklin W. Dixon
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 13,88 MB
Release : 1978-06-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101076674
Book Description
During Mr. Hardy’s investigation of a ruthless gang of terrorists, Frank and Joe witness an explosion in the sky near an airborne dirigible owned by Quinn Air Fleet. The young detectives look into a clue that takes them into a new animal park outside Bayport, where they are lured into a trap by an unknown enemy. Problems arise for the park owner as he receives pressure from a competitor and a real-estate firm to sell out. Strange occurrences at the park also frighten the visitors and animals. Frank and Joe take up the case despite fore warnings.
Nancy Drew 57: The Triple Hoax
Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 27,37 MB
Release : 2005-04-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101077581
Book Description
Aunt Eloise invites Nancy, Bess, and George to New York to help a friend who has been swindled out of a sizable sum of money. There, the girls see a performance of a magicians' group who stun their audiences with clever sleight-of-hand tricks. Because the magicians temporarily remove people's wallets and handbags, Nancy feels the actors aren't above suspicion. Her hunch is borne out and a whirlwind chase ensues.
