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class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American novelist (1892–1982)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For the American explorer, see <a href="/wiki/Harriet_Chalmers_Adams" title="Harriet Chalmers Adams">Harriet Chalmers Adams</a>. 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padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Harriet Stratemeyer<br /><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1892-12-12</span>)</span>December 12, 1892<br /><a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Died</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">March 27, 1982<span style="display:none">(1982-03-27)</span> (aged 89)<br /><a href="/wiki/Tewksbury_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Tewksbury Township, New Jersey">Tewksbury Township, New Jersey</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Pen name</th><td class="infobox-data nickname" style="line-height:1.4em;">Carolyn Keene</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Novelist" title="Novelist">Novelist</a>, <a href="/wiki/Publisher" class="mw-redirect" title="Publisher">publisher</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Young_adult_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Young adult fiction">Young adult</a> <a href="/wiki/Mystery_fiction" title="Mystery fiction">mystery fiction</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable works</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew" title="Nancy Drew">Nancy Drew</a> series</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Russell Vroom Adams</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1915)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Children</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Russell V. jr and Edward(sons)<br />Patricia and Camilla (daughters)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Edward_Stratemeyer" title="Edward Stratemeyer">Edward Stratemeyer</a><br />Magdalena Van Camp</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Harriet Stratemeyer Adams</b> (December 12, 1892 – March 27, 1982) was an American juvenile <a href="/wiki/Book_packager" class="mw-redirect" title="Book packager">book packager</a>, children's <a href="/wiki/Novelist" title="Novelist">novelist</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Publisher" class="mw-redirect" title="Publisher">publisher</a> who was responsible for some 200 books over her literary career. She wrote the plot outlines for many books in the <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew" title="Nancy Drew">Nancy Drew</a> series, using characters invented by her father, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Stratemeyer" title="Edward Stratemeyer">Edward Stratemeyer</a>. Adams also oversaw other <a href="/wiki/Ghostwriter" title="Ghostwriter">ghostwriters</a> who wrote for these and many other series as a part of the <a href="/wiki/Stratemeyer_Syndicate" title="Stratemeyer Syndicate">Stratemeyer Syndicate</a>, and oversaw the rewriting of many of the novels to update them starting in the late 1950s. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stratemeyer_Syndicate">Stratemeyer Syndicate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harriet_Adams&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Stratemeyer Syndicate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With her sister, Edna, Adams took over control of the <a href="/wiki/Stratemeyer_Syndicate" title="Stratemeyer Syndicate">Stratemeyer Syndicate</a> after her father <a href="/wiki/Edward_Stratemeyer" title="Edward Stratemeyer">Edward Stratemeyer</a>'s death in 1930.<sup id="cite_ref-morgan_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morgan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Edna ran the daily business operations, while Adams dealt with publishers and wrote; Edna became inactive when she married in 1942, and Adams took over the business.<sup id="cite_ref-morgan_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morgan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Adams is credited with keeping the Syndicate afloat through the <a href="/wiki/Great_Depression" title="Great Depression">Great Depression</a>, and with revising the two most popular series, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, in the 1950s and 1960s, removing stereotypes and streamlining plots and characters. She ran the Syndicate for 52 years.<sup id="cite_ref-morgan_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morgan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Role_in_Nancy_Drew_series">Role in Nancy Drew series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harriet_Adams&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Role in Nancy Drew series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The extremely popular <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew" title="Nancy Drew">Nancy Drew</a> books were the brainchild of Adams's father, who created the characters of a sixteen-year-old sleuth, her lawyer father, and their housekeeper. Later, Nancy's age was increased to eighteen to give her more independence. Adams came up with plot ideas and hired ghostwriters to flesh them out. The best-known books were written primarily by <a href="/wiki/Mildred_Wirt_Benson" class="mw-redirect" title="Mildred Wirt Benson">Mildred Wirt Benson</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> all published under the pseudonym <a href="/wiki/Carolyn_Keene" title="Carolyn Keene">Carolyn Keene</a>. Adams outlined a few in the <a href="/wiki/Hardy_Boys" class="mw-redirect" title="Hardy Boys">Hardy Boys</a> series, which were published under the pseudonym <a href="/wiki/Franklin_W._Dixon" title="Franklin W. Dixon">Franklin W. Dixon</a>. Although Adams claimed to write all the Nancy Drew books entirely by herself during her lifetime, it is well established that Wirt and 28 other authors did the actual writing, following Adams's ideas and embellishing on them. Adams touched up the completed manuscripts.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harriet_Adams&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Harriet Stratemeyer was born in <a href="/wiki/Newark,_New_Jersey" title="Newark, New Jersey">Newark, New Jersey</a>, on December 12, 1892, the daughter of <a href="/wiki/Edward_Stratemeyer" title="Edward Stratemeyer">Edward Stratemeyer</a> and Magdalena Van Camp.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At a young age, Adams wanted to break free from being a "proper, young lady who should stay at home". She climbed trees, made friends with local boys, and loved books from an early age. Adams graduated from <a href="/wiki/Wellesley_College" title="Wellesley College">Wellesley College</a> in 1914. Her father forbade her to work outside the estate, so she edited manuscripts at home.<sup id="cite_ref-morgan_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morgan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1915, she married Russell Vroom Adams, and raised four children, becoming involved in the family business only after her father's death.<sup id="cite_ref-morgan_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-morgan-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She resided in <a href="/wiki/Maplewood,_New_Jersey" title="Maplewood, New Jersey">Maplewood, New Jersey</a>, and in <a href="/wiki/Pottersville,_New_Jersey" title="Pottersville, New Jersey">Pottersville, New Jersey</a>, an area within <a href="/wiki/Tewksbury_Township,_New_Jersey" title="Tewksbury Township, New Jersey">Tewksbury Township</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She lived in Pottersville at her estate, Bird Haven New Jersey and died of a heart attack while watching <i><a href="/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_(1939_film)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)">The Wizard of Oz</a></i> for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-SI_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SI-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Adams was <a href="/wiki/Interred" class="mw-redirect" title="Interred">interred</a> in the Stratemeyer crypt<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Fairmount_Cemetery,_Newark" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairmount Cemetery, Newark">Fairmount Cemetery</a> in Newark.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harriet_Adams&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMorgan1999" class="citation encyclopaedia cs1">Morgan, Barbara (1999). "Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer". In Commire, Anne (ed.). <i><a href="/wiki/Women_in_World_History" title="Women in World History">Women in World History: A biographical encyclopedia</a></i>. Vol. 1. Waterford, CT: Yorkin Publications, Gale Group. pp. 49–51. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0787640808" title="Special:BookSources/0787640808"><bdi>0787640808</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Adams%2C+Harriet+Stratemeyer&rft.btitle=Women+in+World+History%3A+A+biographical+encyclopedia&rft.place=Waterford%2C+CT&rft.pages=49-51&rft.pub=Yorkin+Publications%2C+Gale+Group&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=0787640808&rft.aulast=Morgan&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHarriet+Adams" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMartin2002" class="citation news cs1">Martin, Douglas (30 May 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/30/books/mildred-benson-is-dead-at-96-wrote-23-nancy-drew-books.html">"Mildred Benson Is Dead at 96; Wrote 23 Nancy Drew Books"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Mildred+Benson+Is+Dead+at+96%3B+Wrote+23+Nancy+Drew+Books&rft.date=2002-05-30&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Douglas&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2002%2F05%2F30%2Fbooks%2Fmildred-benson-is-dead-at-96-wrote-23-nancy-drew-books.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHarriet+Adams" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Benfer, Amy. "Who was Carolyn Keene?". Salon. Retrieved 2016-04-14.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Melanie Rehack, <i>Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her</i> (Harvest-Harcourt, 2006), p. 12.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-NYT-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-NYT_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Chira, Susan. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F10C14F83F5D0C7A8EDDAA0894DA484D81">"Harriet Adams Dies. Nancy Drew Author Wrote Over 200 Novels"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, March 29, 1982. Accessed October 7, 2007. "Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, who wrote nearly 200 children's books including many of the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series, died Saturday evening. She was 89 years old, and lived in Pottersville and Maplewood, N.J."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-SI-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-SI_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!270707~!0#focus">"Bird Haven Farm 2006"</a>. <i>Garden Club of America Collection</i>. <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Gardens" title="Smithsonian Gardens">Smithsonian Gardens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution" title="Smithsonian Institution">Smithsonian Institution</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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New York: Ungar, 1986.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harriet_Adams&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/ucnancydrew2a.htm">Biography by Stratemeyer's granddaughter</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080719011728/http://womenshistory.about.com/library/weekly/ucnancydrew2a.htm">Archived</a> 2008-07-19 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/n83169423">Harriet Stratemeyer Adams</a> at <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> (no catalog records, but 746 under the linked name Carolyn Keene)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/http://www.iblist.com/author2616.htm">Harriet Adams</a> at the Internet Book List</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ibdof.com/author_books.php?author=2364">Harriet Adams</a> at the Internet Book Database of Fiction</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/30/books/mildred-benson-is-dead-at-96-wrote-23-nancy-drew-books.html">Mildred Wirt Benson's obituary</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1038791">BBC.co.uk - Franklin W. Dixon</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14302158">Harriet Adams</a> at <a href="/wiki/Find_a_Grave" title="Find a Grave">Find a Grave</a></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mildred_Benson" title="Mildred Benson">Mildred Benson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Karig" title="Walter Karig">Walter Karig</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Harriet Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Wittig_Albert" title="Susan Wittig Albert">Susan Wittig Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Edward_Stanley" title="George Edward Stanley">George Edward Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Duncan_Lawrence_(author)" title="James Duncan Lawrence (author)">James D. Lawrence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys" title="The Hardy Boys">The Hardy Boys</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Swift" title="Tom Swift">Tom Swift</a></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Swift_(TV_series)" title="Tom Swift (TV series)">TV series</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dana_Girls" title="The Dana Girls">The Dana Girls</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Books" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nancy_Drew_books" title="List of Nancy Drew books">Books</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_Mystery_Stories" title="Nancy Drew Mystery Stories">Nancy Drew Mystery Stories</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Old_Clock" title="The Secret of the Old Clock">The Secret of the Old Clock</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hidden_Staircase" title="The Hidden Staircase">The Hidden Staircase</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bungalow_Mystery" title="The Bungalow Mystery">The Bungalow Mystery</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_at_Lilac_Inn" title="The Mystery at Lilac Inn">The Mystery at Lilac Inn</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_at_Shadow_Ranch" title="The Secret at Shadow Ranch">The Secret at Shadow Ranch</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_Red_Gate_Farm" title="The Secret of Red Gate Farm">The Secret of Red Gate Farm</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_in_the_Diary" title="The Clue in the Diary">The Clue in the Diary</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy%27s_Mysterious_Letter" title="Nancy's Mysterious Letter">Nancy's Mysterious Letter</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Twisted_Candles" title="The Sign of the Twisted Candles">The Sign of the Twisted Candles</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Password_to_Larkspur_Lane" title="The Password to Larkspur Lane">The Password to Larkspur Lane</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Broken_Locket" title="The Clue of the Broken Locket">The Clue of the Broken Locket</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Message_in_the_Hollow_Oak" title="The Message in the Hollow Oak">The Message in the Hollow Oak</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Ivory_Charm" title="The Mystery of the Ivory Charm">The Mystery of the Ivory Charm</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Whispering_Statue" title="The Whispering Statue">The Whispering Statue</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Haunted_Bridge" title="The Haunted Bridge">The Haunted Bridge</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Tapping_Heels" title="The Clue of the Tapping Heels">The Clue of the Tapping Heels</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Brass_Bound_Trunk" title="The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk">The Mystery of the Brass Bound Trunk</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_at_the_Moss-Covered_Mansion" title="The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion">The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Quest_of_the_Missing_Map" title="The Quest of the Missing Map">The Quest of the Missing Map</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_in_the_Jewel_Box" class="mw-redirect" title="The Clue in the Jewel Box">The Clue in the Jewel Box</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_in_the_Old_Attic" title="The Secret in the Old Attic">The Secret in the Old Attic</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_in_the_Crumbling_Wall" title="The Clue in the Crumbling Wall">The Clue in the Crumbling Wall</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Tolling_Bell" title="The Mystery of the Tolling Bell">The Mystery of the Tolling Bell</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_in_the_Old_Album" title="The Clue in the Old Album">The Clue in the Old Album</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ghost_of_Blackwood_Hall" title="The Ghost of Blackwood Hall">The Ghost of Blackwood Hall</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Leaning_Chimney" title="The Clue of the Leaning Chimney">The Clue of the Leaning Chimney</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Wooden_Lady" title="The Secret of the Wooden Lady">The Secret of the Wooden Lady</a></i> (1950)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Black_Keys" title="The Clue of the Black Keys">The Clue of the Black Keys</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_at_the_Ski_Jump" title="The Mystery at the Ski Jump">The Mystery at the Ski Jump</a></i> (1952)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Velvet_Mask" title="The Clue of the Velvet Mask">The Clue of the Velvet Mask</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ringmaster%27s_Secret" title="The Ringmaster's Secret">The Ringmaster's Secret</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Scarlet_Slipper_Mystery" title="The Scarlet Slipper Mystery">The Scarlet Slipper Mystery</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witch_Tree_Symbol" class="mw-redirect" title="The Witch Tree Symbol">The Witch Tree Symbol</a></i> (1955)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hidden_Window_Mystery" title="The Hidden Window Mystery">The Hidden Window Mystery</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Haunted_Showboat" title="The Haunted Showboat">The Haunted Showboat</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Golden_Pavilion" title="The Secret of the Golden Pavilion">The Secret of the Golden Pavilion</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_in_the_Old_Stagecoach" title="The Clue in the Old Stagecoach">The Clue in the Old Stagecoach</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Fire_Dragon" title="The Mystery of the Fire Dragon">The Mystery of the Fire Dragon</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Dancing_Puppet" title="The Clue of the Dancing Puppet">The Clue of the Dancing Puppet</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Moonstone_Castle_Mystery" class="mw-redirect" title="The Moonstone Castle Mystery">The Moonstone Castle Mystery</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Whistling_Bagpipes" title="The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes">The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_of_Pine_Hill" title="The Phantom of Pine Hill">The Phantom of Pine Hill</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_99_Steps" title="The Mystery of the 99 Steps">The Mystery of the 99 Steps</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_in_the_Crossword_Cipher" title="The Clue in the Crossword Cipher">The Clue in the Crossword Cipher</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Spider_Sapphire_Mystery" title="The Spider Sapphire Mystery">The Spider Sapphire Mystery</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Invisible_Intruder" title="The Invisible Intruder">The Invisible Intruder</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mysterious_Mannequin" title="The Mysterious Mannequin">The Mysterious Mannequin</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crooked_Banister" title="The Crooked Banister">The Crooked Banister</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_Mirror_Bay" title="The Secret of Mirror Bay">The Secret of Mirror Bay</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Double_Jinx_Mystery" title="The Double Jinx Mystery">The Double Jinx Mystery</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_of_the_Glowing_Eye" title="Mystery of the Glowing Eye">Mystery of the Glowing Eye</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Forgotten_City" title="The Secret of the Forgotten City">The Secret of the Forgotten City</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sky_Phantom" title="The Sky Phantom">The Sky Phantom</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Strange_Message_in_the_Parchment" title="The Strange Message in the Parchment">The Strange Message in the Parchment</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_of_Crocodile_Island" title="Mystery of Crocodile Island">Mystery of Crocodile Island</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Pearl" title="The Thirteenth Pearl">The Thirteenth Pearl</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Triple_Hoax" title="The Triple Hoax">The Triple Hoax</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flying_Saucer_Mystery" title="The Flying Saucer Mystery">The Flying Saucer Mystery</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_in_the_Old_Lace" title="The Secret in the Old Lace">The Secret in the Old Lace</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Greek_Symbol_Mystery" title="The Greek Symbol Mystery">The Greek Symbol Mystery</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Swami%27s_Ring" title="The Swami's Ring">The Swami's Ring</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Kachina_Doll_Mystery" title="The Kachina Doll Mystery">The Kachina Doll Mystery</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Twin_Dilemma_(novel)" title="The Twin Dilemma (novel)">The Twin Dilemma</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Captive_Witness" title="Captive Witness">Captive Witness</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Race_Against_Time_(Nancy_Drew)" title="Race Against Time (Nancy Drew)">Race Against Time</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Broken_Anchor" title="The Broken Anchor">The Broken Anchor</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mardi_Gras_Mystery" class="mw-redirect" title="The Mardi Gras Mystery">The Mardi Gras Mystery</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Case_of_the_Rising_Stars" title="The Case of the Rising Stars">The Case of the Rising Stars</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Masked_Rider" title="The Mystery of the Masked Rider">The Mystery of the Masked Rider</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Treasure_in_the_Royal_Tower_(novel)" title="The Treasure in the Royal Tower (novel)">The Treasure in the Royal Tower</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wedding_Day_Mystery" title="The Wedding Day Mystery">The Wedding Day Mystery</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_E-mail_Mystery" title="The E-mail Mystery">The E-mail Mystery</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whispers_in_the_Fog" class="mw-redirect" title="Whispers in the Fog">Whispers in the Fog</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_the_Emerald_Lady" class="mw-redirect" title="The Legend of the Emerald Lady">The Legend of the Emerald Lady</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_By_Moonlight" class="mw-redirect" title="Mystery By Moonlight">Mystery By Moonlight</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bike_Tour_Mystery" title="The Bike Tour Mystery">The Bike Tour Mystery</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mistletoe_Mystery" title="The Mistletoe Mystery">The Mistletoe Mystery</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/No_Strings_Attached_(novel)" title="No Strings Attached (novel)">No Strings Attached</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Riding_Club_Crime" title="The Riding Club Crime">The Riding Club Crime</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Danger_on_the_Great_Lakes" title="Danger on the Great Lakes">Danger on the Great Lakes</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Werewolf_in_a_Winter_Wonderland" class="mw-redirect" title="Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland">Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland</a></i> (2003)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Nancy_Drew_Files" title="The Nancy Drew Files">The Nancy Drew Files</a></i> (1986-97)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_Notebooks" title="Nancy Drew Notebooks">Nancy Drew Notebooks</a></i> (1993-2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_on_Campus" title="Nancy Drew on Campus">Nancy Drew on Campus</a></i> (1995-98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Girl_Detective" title="Nancy Drew: Girl Detective">Nancy Drew: Girl Detective</a></i> (2004-12)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_and_the_Clue_Crew" title="Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew">Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew</a></i> (2006-15)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nancy_Drew_books#Nancy_Drew_Diaries_(2013–current)" title="List of Nancy Drew books">Nancy Drew Diaries</a></i> (2013-present)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nancy_Drew_books#Nancy_Drew_Clue_Book_Series_(2015–current)" title="List of Nancy Drew books">Nancy Drew Clue Book</a></i> (2015-present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hardy_Boys" class="mw-redirect" title="Hardy Boys">Hardy Boys</a> crossovers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nancy_Drew_books#Nancy_Drew_and_the_Hardy_Boys:_Be_a_Detective_Mystery_Stories_(1984–1985)" title="List of Nancy Drew books">Be a Detective Mystery Stories</a></i> (1984-85)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Supermystery" class="mw-redirect" title="Supermystery">Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys Supermystery</a></i> (1988-98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_and_the_Hardy_Boys_Super_Mystery" class="mw-redirect" title="Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery">Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery</a></i> (2007-12)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Other_media" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Other media</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Nancy_Drew_video_games" title="List of Nancy Drew video games">Video games</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Secrets_Can_Kill" title="Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill">Secrets Can Kill</a></i> (1998) (<i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Secrets_Can_Kill#Remake" title="Nancy Drew: Secrets Can Kill">Remastered</a></i>, 2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Stay_Tuned_for_Danger" title="Nancy Drew: Stay Tuned for Danger">Stay Tuned for Danger</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Message_in_a_Haunted_Mansion" title="Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion">Message in a Haunted Mansion</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Treasure_in_the_Royal_Tower" title="Nancy Drew: Treasure in the Royal Tower">Treasure in the Royal Tower</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Final_Scene" title="Nancy Drew: The Final Scene">The Final Scene</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Secret_of_the_Scarlet_Hand" title="Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand">Secret of the Scarlet Hand</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Ghost_Dogs_of_Moon_Lake" title="Nancy Drew: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake">Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Haunted_Carousel" title="Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel">The Haunted Carousel</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Danger_on_Deception_Island" title="Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island">Danger on Deception Island</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Secret_of_Shadow_Ranch" title="Nancy Drew: The Secret of Shadow Ranch">The Secret of Shadow Ranch</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Curse_of_Blackmoor_Manor" title="Nancy Drew: Curse of Blackmoor Manor">Curse of Blackmoor Manor</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Secret_of_the_Old_Clock" title="Nancy Drew: Secret of the Old Clock">Secret of the Old Clock</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Last_Train_to_Blue_Moon_Canyon" title="Nancy Drew: Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon">Last Train to Blue Moon Canyon</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Danger_By_Design" class="mw-redirect" title="Nancy Drew: Danger By Design">Danger By Design</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Creature_of_Kapu_Cave" title="Nancy Drew: The Creature of Kapu Cave">The Creature of Kapu Cave</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_White_Wolf_of_Icicle_Creek" title="Nancy Drew: The White Wolf of Icicle Creek">The White Wolf of Icicle Creek</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Legend_of_the_Crystal_Skull" title="Nancy Drew: Legend of the Crystal Skull">Legend of the Crystal Skull</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Phantom_of_Venice" title="Nancy Drew: The Phantom of Venice">The Phantom of Venice</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Haunting_of_Castle_Malloy" title="Nancy Drew: The Haunting of Castle Malloy">The Haunting of Castle Malloy</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_Dossier:_Lights,_Camera,_Curses" title="Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses">Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses</a></i> (2008)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Ransom_of_the_Seven_Ships" title="Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships">Ransom of the Seven Ships</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_Dossier:_Resorting_to_Danger" title="Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger">Dossier: Resorting to Danger</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Warnings_at_Waverly_Academy" title="Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy">Warnings at Waverly Academy</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Trail_of_the_Twister" title="Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister">Trail of the Twister</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Shadow_at_the_Water%27s_Edge" title="Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water's Edge">Shadow at the Water's Edge</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Captive_Curse" title="Nancy Drew: The Captive Curse">The Captive Curse</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Alibi_in_Ashes" title="Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes">Alibi in Ashes</a></i> (2011)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Tomb_of_the_Lost_Queen" title="Nancy Drew: Tomb of the Lost Queen">Tomb of the Lost Queen</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Deadly_Device" title="Nancy Drew: The Deadly Device">The Deadly Device</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Ghost_of_Thornton_Hall" title="Nancy Drew: Ghost of Thornton Hall">Ghost of Thornton Hall</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Silent_Spy" title="Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy">The Silent Spy</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_The_Shattered_Medallion" title="Nancy Drew: The Shattered Medallion">The Shattered Medallion</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Labyrinth_of_Lies" title="Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies">Labyrinth of Lies</a></i> (2014)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Sea_of_Darkness" title="Nancy Drew: Sea of Darkness">Sea of Darkness</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew:_Midnight_in_Salem" title="Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem">Midnight in Salem</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film and television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew..._Detective" title="Nancy Drew... Detective">Nancy Drew: Detective</a></i> (1938 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew..._Reporter" title="Nancy Drew... Reporter">Nancy Drew: Reporter</a></i> (1939 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew%E2%80%A6_Trouble_Shooter" title="Nancy Drew… Trouble Shooter">Nancy Drew: Trouble Shooter</a></i> (1939 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_and_the_Hidden_Staircase_(1939_film)" title="Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (1939 film)">Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase</a></i> (1939 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys/Nancy_Drew_Mysteries" title="The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries">The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries</a></i> (1977 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_(1995_TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nancy Drew (1995 TV series)">Nancy Drew</a></i> (1995 TV series)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_(2002_film)" title="Nancy Drew (2002 film)">Nancy Drew</a></i> (2002 TV movie)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_(2007_film)" title="Nancy Drew (2007 film)">Nancy Drew</a></i> (2007 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_and_the_Hidden_Staircase_(2019_film)" title="Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019 film)">Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase</a></i> (2019 film)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew_(2019_TV_series)" title="Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)">Nancy Drew</a></i> (2019 TV series)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="The_Hardy_Boys" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Hardy_Boys" title="Template:Hardy Boys"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Hardy_Boys" title="Template talk:Hardy Boys"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Hardy_Boys" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Hardy Boys"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="The_Hardy_Boys" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys" title="The Hardy Boys">The Hardy Boys</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stratemeyer_Syndicate" title="Stratemeyer Syndicate">Stratemeyer Syndicate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_W._Dixon" title="Franklin W. Dixon">Franklin W. Dixon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Stratemeyer" title="Edward Stratemeyer">Edward Stratemeyer</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Characters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_The_Hardy_Boys_characters" title="List of The Hardy Boys characters">List of characters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Writers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leslie_McFarlane" title="Leslie McFarlane">Leslie McFarlane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_E._Svenson" title="Andrew E. Svenson">Andrew E. Svenson</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Harriet Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neal_Barrett_Jr." title="Neal Barrett Jr.">Neal Barrett Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susan_Wittig_Albert" title="Susan Wittig Albert">Susan Wittig Albert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Grant" title="Steven Grant">Steven Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Edward_Stanley" title="George Edward Stanley">George Edward Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Duncan_Lawrence_(author)" title="James Duncan Lawrence (author)">James D. Lawrence</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Drew" title="Nancy Drew">Nancy Drew</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Swift" title="Tom Swift">Tom Swift</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dana_Girls" title="The Dana Girls">The Dana Girls</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Books" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hardy_Boys_books" title="List of Hardy Boys books">Books</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Original</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Tower_Treasure" title="The Tower Treasure">The Tower Treasure</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_House_on_the_Cliff" title="The House on the Cliff">The House on the Cliff</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Old_Mill" title="The Secret of the Old Mill">The Secret of the Old Mill</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Missing_Chums" title="The Missing Chums">The Missing Chums</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hunting_for_Hidden_Gold" title="Hunting for Hidden Gold">Hunting for Hidden Gold</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shore_Road_Mystery" title="The Shore Road Mystery">The Shore Road Mystery</a></i> (1928)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Caves" title="The Secret of the Caves">The Secret of the Caves</a></i> (1929)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_Cabin_Island" title="The Mystery of Cabin Island">The Mystery of Cabin Island</a></i> (1929)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Airport_Mystery" title="The Great Airport Mystery">The Great Airport Mystery</a></i> (1930)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_Happened_at_Midnight" title="What Happened at Midnight">What Happened at Midnight</a></i> (1931)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/While_the_Clock_Ticked" title="While the Clock Ticked">While the Clock Ticked</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Footprints_Under_the_Window" title="Footprints Under the Window">Footprints Under the Window</a></i> (1933)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mark_on_the_Door" title="The Mark on the Door">The Mark on the Door</a></i> (1934)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hidden_Harbor_Mystery" title="The Hidden Harbor Mystery">The Hidden Harbor Mystery</a></i> (1935)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sinister_Signpost" title="The Sinister Signpost">The Sinister Signpost</a></i> (1936)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Figure_in_Hiding" title="A Figure in Hiding">A Figure in Hiding</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Warning" title="The Secret Warning">The Secret Warning</a></i> (1938)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Twisted_Claw" title="The Twisted Claw">The Twisted Claw</a></i> (1939)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Disappearing_Floor" title="The Disappearing Floor">The Disappearing Floor</a></i> (1940)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Flying_Express" title="The Mystery of the Flying Express">The Mystery of the Flying Express</a></i> (1941)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Broken_Blade" title="The Clue of the Broken Blade">The Clue of the Broken Blade</a></i> (1942)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flickering_Torch_Mystery" title="The Flickering Torch Mystery">The Flickering Torch Mystery</a></i> (1943)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Melted_Coins" title="The Melted Coins">The Melted Coins</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Short-Wave_Mystery" title="The Short-Wave Mystery">The Short-Wave Mystery</a></i> (1945)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Panel" title="The Secret Panel">The Secret Panel</a></i> (1946)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_Freighter" title="The Phantom Freighter">The Phantom Freighter</a></i> (1947)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_Skull_Mountain" title="The Secret of Skull Mountain">The Secret of Skull Mountain</a></i> (1948)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sign_of_the_Crooked_Arrow" title="The Sign of the Crooked Arrow">The Sign of the Crooked Arrow</a></i> (1949)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_the_Lost_Tunnel" title="The Secret of the Lost Tunnel">The Secret of the Lost Tunnel</a></i> (1950)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Wailing_Siren_Mystery" title="The Wailing Siren Mystery">The Wailing Siren Mystery</a></i> (1951)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_Wildcat_Swamp" title="The Secret of Wildcat Swamp">The Secret of Wildcat Swamp</a></i> (1952)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crisscross_Shadow" title="The Crisscross Shadow">The Crisscross Shadow</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Yellow_Feather_Mystery" title="The Yellow Feather Mystery">The Yellow Feather Mystery</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hooded_Hawk_Mystery" title="The Hooded Hawk Mystery">The Hooded Hawk Mystery</a></i> (1954)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_in_the_Embers" title="The Clue in the Embers">The Clue in the Embers</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_of_Pirates%27_Hill" title="The Secret of Pirates' Hill">The Secret of Pirates' Hill</a></i> (1956)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ghost_at_Skeleton_Rock" title="The Ghost at Skeleton Rock">The Ghost at Skeleton Rock</a></i> (1957)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_at_Devil%27s_Paw" title="The Mystery at Devil's Paw">The Mystery at Devil's Paw</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Chinese_Junk" title="The Mystery of the Chinese Junk">The Mystery of the Chinese Junk</a></i> (1960)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_of_the_Desert_Giant" title="Mystery of the Desert Giant">Mystery of the Desert Giant</a></i> (1961)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Screeching_Owl" title="The Clue of the Screeching Owl">The Clue of the Screeching Owl</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Viking_Symbol_Mystery" title="The Viking Symbol Mystery">The Viking Symbol Mystery</a></i> (1963)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Aztec_Warrior" title="The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior">The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior</a></i> (1964)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Haunted_Fort" title="The Haunted Fort">The Haunted Fort</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mystery_of_the_Spiral_Bridge" title="The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge">The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge</a></i> (1966)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Secret_Agent_on_Flight_101" title="The Secret Agent on Flight 101">The Secret Agent on Flight 101</a></i> (1967)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_of_the_Whale_Tattoo" title="Mystery of the Whale Tattoo">Mystery of the Whale Tattoo</a></i> (1968)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Arctic_Patrol_Mystery" title="The Arctic Patrol Mystery">The Arctic Patrol Mystery</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bombay_Boomerang" title="The Bombay Boomerang">The Bombay Boomerang</a></i> (1970)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Danger_on_Vampire_Trail" title="Danger on Vampire Trail">Danger on Vampire Trail</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Monkey" title="The Masked Monkey">The Masked Monkey</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Shattered_Helmet" title="The Shattered Helmet">The Shattered Helmet</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Clue_of_the_Hissing_Serpent" title="The Clue of the Hissing Serpent">The Clue of the Hissing Serpent</a></i> (1974)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mysterious_Caravan" title="The Mysterious Caravan">The Mysterious Caravan</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witchmaster%27s_Key" title="The Witchmaster's Key">The Witchmaster's Key</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Jungle_Pyramid" title="The Jungle Pyramid">The Jungle Pyramid</a></i> (1977)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Firebird_Rocket" title="The Firebird Rocket">The Firebird Rocket</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Sting_of_the_Scorpion" title="The Sting of the Scorpion">The Sting of the Scorpion</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Werewolf" title="Night of the Werewolf">Night of the Werewolf</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_of_the_Samurai_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Mystery of the Samurai Sword">Mystery of the Samurai Sword</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon_Spy" title="The Pentagon Spy">The Pentagon Spy</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Apeman%27s_Secret" title="The Apeman's Secret">The Apeman's Secret</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Mummy_Case_(Hardy_Boys)" title="The Mummy Case (Hardy Boys)">The Mummy Case</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_of_Smugglers_Cove" title="Mystery of Smugglers Cove">Mystery of Smugglers Cove</a></i> (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stone_Idol" title="The Stone Idol">The Stone Idol</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Vanishing_Thieves" title="The Vanishing Thieves">The Vanishing Thieves</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Outlaw%27s_Silver" title="The Outlaw's Silver">The Outlaw's Silver</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Submarine_Caper" title="The Submarine Caper">The Submarine Caper/Deadly Chase</a></i> (1981, retitled in 1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Four-Headed_Dragon" title="The Four-Headed Dragon">The Four-Headed Dragon</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Infinity_Clue" title="The Infinity Clue">The Infinity Clue</a></i> (1981)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Track_of_the_Zombie" title="Track of the Zombie">Track of the Zombie</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Voodoo_Plot" title="The Voodoo Plot">The Voodoo Plot</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Billion_Dollar_Ransom" title="The Billion Dollar Ransom">The Billion Dollar Ransom</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Tic-Tac-Terror" title="Tic-Tac-Terror">Tic-Tac-Terror</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trapped_at_Sea" title="Trapped at Sea">Trapped at Sea</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Game_Plan_for_Disaster" title="Game Plan for Disaster">Game Plan for Disaster</a></i> (1982)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Crimson_Flame" title="The Crimson Flame">The Crimson Flame</a></i> (1983)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Skyfire_Puzzle" title="The Skyfire Puzzle">The Skyfire Puzzle</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cast_of_Criminals" title="Cast of Criminals">Cast of Criminals</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i>Fear on Wheels</i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Day_of_the_Dinosaur" title="Day of the Dinosaur">Day of the Dinosaur</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_the_Kennel" title="Crime in the Kennel">Crime in the Kennel</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Cross-Country_Crime" title="Cross-Country Crime">Cross-Country Crime</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Search_for_the_Snow_Leopard" title="The Search for the Snow Leopard">The Search for the Snow Leopard</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eye_on_Crime" title="Eye on Crime">Eye on Crime</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Caribbean_Cruise_Caper" title="The Caribbean Cruise Caper">The Caribbean Cruise Caper</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Hunt_for_the_Four_Brothers" title="The Hunt for the Four Brothers">The Hunt for the Four Brothers</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Will_to_Survive" title="A Will to Survive">A Will to Survive</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Daredevils_(The_Hardy_Boys)" title="Daredevils (The Hardy Boys)">Daredevils</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Game_Called_Chaos" title="A Game Called Chaos">A Game Called Chaos</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Training_for_Trouble" title="Training for Trouble">Training for Trouble</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_End_of_the_Trail" title="The End of the Trail">The End of the Trail</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Skin_%26_Bones_(Hardy_Boys_novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Skin & Bones (Hardy Boys novel)">Skin & Bones</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_the_Cards" class="mw-redirect" title="Crime in the Cards">Crime in the Cards</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Past_and_Present_Danger" title="Past and Present Danger">Past and Present Danger</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trouble_Times_Two" title="Trouble Times Two">Trouble Times Two</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Castle_Conundrum" title="The Castle Conundrum">The Castle Conundrum</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Passport_to_Danger_(Hardy_Boys)" title="Passport to Danger (Hardy Boys)">Passport to Danger</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Warehouse_Rumble" title="Warehouse Rumble">Warehouse Rumble</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dangerous_Transmission" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dangerous Transmission">The Dangerous Transmission</a></i> (2004)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hardy_Boys_books#The_Hardy_Boys_Casefiles_Series_(1987–1998)" title="List of Hardy Boys books">Casefiles</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_on_Target_(The_Hardy_Boys)" title="Dead on Target (The Hardy Boys)">Dead on Target</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Evil,_Inc._(novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Evil, Inc. 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