I am setting myself a personal challenge to read all 56 original Nancy Drew Mysteries. I remember when I read my first Nancy Drew, around the age of 10. We were on vacation and I had run out of things to read. My mom took me to a local book store and convinced to me read The Secret of the Old Clock, the first Nancy Drew Mystery, it was raining cats and dogs that day and finished it before bedtime. For whatever reason that was the only yellow hardcover I read growing up but instead read the Nancy Drew Files which were published in the 90s. I would like to change this error and read all 56 original Nancy Drew yellow hardcovers.
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. Mystery of 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
44. The Clue in the Crossword Cipher, 1967
45. The Spider Sapphire Mystery, 1968
46. The Invisible Intruder, 1969
47. The Mysterious Mannequin, 1970
48. The Crooked Banister, 1971
49. The Secret of Mirror Bay, 1972
50. The Double Jinx Mystery, 1973
51. Mystery of the Glowing Eye, 1974
52. The Secret of the Forgotten City, 1975
53. The Sky Phantom, 1976
54. The Strange Message in the Parchment, 1977
55. Mystery of Crocodile Island, 1978
56. The Thirteenth Pearl, 1979
Aw, dude, if I had my Box o' Nancy Drew and some extra time, I would TOTALLY do this.
EEEP~!!! How exciting~!! I love Nancy Drew, I started reading her around the age of 10 as well, I never actually read a Nancy Drew File book, but I also haven't read all 59 Nancy Drew Books even though I collect them. I have quite a few. I'm gonna think about doing this.
That sounds like a brilliant idea! I have never actually read a Nancy Drew book, but I might ry and get into the spirit of it and read one next week
next year I mean 🙂
I love this idea! I also remember reading the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys combined mysteries.