Without a Trace

Without a Trace

Carolyn Keene

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Young Adult

Hi, I'm Nancy Drew, and I've got a case to crack. Actually make that two cases. First a gorgeous Fabergé egg has been stolen. Who would have the heart to snatch such a precious family heirloom from someone new to town? Some housewarming that is! And if this isn't enough to keep me busy, someone's running through gardens and stomping on all the zucchinis. Needless to say, it's a big mess -- in more ways than one. Especially for Mr. Safer, who is suspected of squishing the squash. I'm pretty sure Mr. Safer's innocent. But who's the real vegetable vandal?
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Dance Till You Die

Dance Till You Die

Carolyn Keene

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Young Adult

Bess has landed a job at the Razor's Edge dance club, and she's invited Nancy to check it out. With a wild young crowd, crazy costumes, and a handsome DJ spinning the tunes, it's the kind of place where anything can happen--and soon does. First, the blackout, followed by a scream; then comes the shocking discovery: Bess has disappeared!
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Mystery of the Glowing Eye

Mystery of the Glowing Eye

Carolyn Keene

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Young Adult

When Nancy eagerly agrees to help Carson Drew solve the mystery of the glowing eye, she cannot know Ned will be kidnapped! A puzzling note in his handwriting sets Nancy, Bess and George on a hazardous search for a bizarre criminal. The young detectives follow a maze of clues to locate the kidnapper’s hideout. Nancy must not only thwart the criminal but also must contend with the high-handed methods of a woman lawyer who tries to take the glowing eye mystery away from her. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.
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The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

The Clue of the Leaning Chimney

Carolyn Keene

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Young Adult

As a result of an encounter with a sinister stranger on a lonely country road, Nancy Drew and her friend Bess Marvin discover that a rare and valuable Chinese vase has been stolen from the pottery shop of Dick Milton, a cousin of Bess. Dick had borrowed the vase from his Chinese friend, elderly Mr. Soong. He is determined to repay Mr. Soong for the loss and tells Nancy that if he can find "the leaning chimney," he feels he will be on the track of a discovery which will solve his financial problems. Nancy finds the leaning chimney, but it only leads her into more puzzles. Can there be any connection between the vase theft -- one of a number of similar crimes -- and the strange disappearance of the pottery expert Eng Moy and his daughter Lei?
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Thanksgiving Thief

Thanksgiving Thief

Carolyn Keene

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Young Adult

Wild turkeys are running loose in River Heights! Can the Clue Crew round them up before they ruin the Thanksgiving feast? River Heights Elementary School is having a Thanksgiving pageant, and Nancy, Bess, and George want to dress up as Native Americans! But when the town starts preparing for Thanksgiving dinner, the girls end up smelling a mystery instead of turkey. As Thanksgiving food around town starts to disappear, the Clue Crew realizes that someone is trying to destroy the holiday! Can the Crew catch these birdbrained bandits? Or will Thanksgiving dinner be a recipe for disaster?
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The Thanksgiving Surprise

The Thanksgiving Surprise

Carolyn Keene

Children's Books / Mystery & Thrillers / Young Adult

The turkey's roasting, the pies are baking -- and Nancy smells a rat! The Morgans have come all the way from England to spend thanksgiving with the Drews. But Nancy's not having a happy holiday. SHe just can't get along with eight-year-old Pamela, and pamela's older brother, Derrick, is acting like...an older brother. But the real trouble starts when a gold ring disappears. Nancy decides to investigate and finds out something very unexpected -- about gold rings, about her house guests, and about having fun on the holidays.
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