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Carolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.

Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant ...more

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Average rating: 3.92 · 824,741 ratings · 35,972 reviews · 942 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #1) by Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy (Illustrator), Sara Paretsky (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.98 avg rating — 82,831 ratings — published 1930 — 110 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Hidden Staircase (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #2) 3.96 avg rating — 44,328 ratings — published 1930 — 125 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bungalow Mystery (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #3) by Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy (Illustrator), P.M. Carlson (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) 3.95 avg rating — 26,441 ratings — published 1930 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #4) by Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy (Illustrator), Mildred Wirt Benson (Introduction) 3.98 avg rating — 24,812 ratings — published 1930 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of Shadow Ranch (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #5) by Carolyn Keene, Mildred Benson (Ghostwriter) 3.95 avg rating — 22,365 ratings — published 1931 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nancy Drew: #1-64 4.24 avg rating — 19,546 ratings — published 2006 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clue in the Diary (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #7) by Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy (Illustrator), Margaret Maron (Introduction) 3.96 avg rating — 17,311 ratings — published 1932 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sign of the Twisted Candles (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #9) 3.97 avg rating — 16,699 ratings — published 1933 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of Red Gate Farm (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #6) by Carolyn Keene, Russell H. Tandy (Illustrator), Amanda Cross (Introduction) 3.90 avg rating — 15,781 ratings — published 1931 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clue of the Broken Locket (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #11) 3.98 avg rating — 14,869 ratings — published 1934 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (175 books)
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Russell H. Tandy (Illustrator),

Margaret Maron (Introduction)

3.94 avg rating — 466,728 ratings

Nancy Drew Diaries (27 books)
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3.89 avg rating — 26,385 ratings

Nancy Drew Files (124 books)
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3.74 avg rating — 24,893 ratings

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (47 books)
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3.81 avg rating — 22,817 ratings

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (40 books)
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Macky Pamintuan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator)

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¿Alguna vez quisiste trabajar como detective pero la vida no te lo permitió? Bueno, los personajes de la categoría 22, Un libro con un detective amateur, tampoco pudieron, pero al menos dedicaron un tiempo a esta actividad (aunque sin paga, ¿Así que chiste?)

Un cadáver en la biblioteca, de Agatha Christie

23 votes, 26.7%

La verdad sobre el caso Harry Quebert

18 votes, 20.9%

La chica del tren, de Paula Hawkins

15 votes, 17.4%

Reina roja, de Juan Gomez-Jurado

14 votes, 16.3%

Las siete muertes de Evelyn Hardcastle, de Stuart Turton

5 votes, 5.8%

El misterio del cuarto amarillo, de Gaston Leroux

4 votes, 4.7%

El misterio de Marie Rogêt, de Edgar Allan Poe

3 votes, 3.5%

El candor del padre Brown, de G.K. Chesterton

2 votes, 2.3%

Misterio en el castillo del terror, de Robert Arthur

1 vote, 1.2%

El misterio de Gramercy Park (Amelia Butterworth, #1), de Anna Katharine Green

1 vote, 1.2%

Misterio Del Rubi Refulgente, de Carolyn Keene

0 votes, 0.0%

La Plata De Britania, de Lindsey Davis

0 votes, 0.0%

Sidney Chambers y la sombra de la muerte, de James Runcie

0 votes, 0.0%

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