Carolyn Keene: Nancy Drew Mysteries

● Main Characters: Nancy Drew, teenage amateur detective; her best friends Bess Marvin and George Fayne; and Nancy's father, attorney Carson Drew
● Setting: The fictional town of River Heights
● Bold type indicates a book I've read

(The Nancy Drew books have been written by a number of different writers over the years, all under the pseudonym of "Carolyn Keene." They've also been revised at various times to reflect the tastes and interests of different eras, and new stories have been added to the original series. Today, there are over a hundred titles in the series. The books listed here represent all the books I would have had access to when I started reading them as a preteen in the late 1950s, and a few from the early 1960s — so this list won't include any of the newer books added after that period.)

1. The Secret of the Old Clock  (1930) 
2. The Hidden Staircase  (1930)
3. The Bungalow Mystery  (1930) 
4. The Mystery at Lilac Inn  (1930) 
5. The Secret of Shadow Ranch  (1931) 
6. The Secret of Red Gate Farm  (1931) 
7. The Clue in the Diary  (1932) 
8. Nancy's Mysterious Letter  (1932) 
9. The Sign of the Twisted Candles  (1933)
10. The Password to Larkspur Lane  (1933) 
11. The Clue of the Broken Locket  (1934) 
12. The Message in the Hollow Oak  (1935) 
13. The Mystery of the Ivory Charm  (1936) 
14. The Whispering Statue  (1937) 
15. The Haunted Bridge  (1937) 
16. The Clue of the Tapping Heels  (1939) 
17. The Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk  (1940) 
18. The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion  (1941) 
19. The Quest of the Missing Map  (1942) 
20. The Clue in the Jewel Box  (1943) 
21. The Secret in the Old Attic  (1944) 
22. The Clue in the Crumbling Wall  (1945) 
23. The Mystery of the Tolling Bell  (1946) 
24. The Clue in the Old Album  (1947) 
25. The Ghost of Blackwood Hall  (1948) 
26. The Clue of the Leaning Chimney  (1949) 
27. The Secret of the Wooden Lady  (1950) 
28. The Clue of the Black Keys  (1951) 
29. The Mystery at the Ski Jump  (1952) 
30. The Clue of the Velvet Mask  (1953) 
31. The Ringmaster's Secret  (1953) 
32. The Scarlet Slipper Mystery  (1954) 
33. The Witch Tree Symbol  (1955) 
34. The Hidden Window Mystery  (1956) 
35. The Haunted Showboat  (1957) 
36. The Secret of the Golden Pavilion  (1959) 
37. The Clue in the Old Stagecoach  (1960) 
38. The Mystery of the Fire Dragon  (1961) 
39. The Clue of the Dancing Puppet  (1962) 
40. The Moonstone Castle Mystery  (1963) 
41. The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes  (1964) 
42. The Phantom of Pine Hill  (1965) 
43. The Mystery of the 99 Steps  (1966)