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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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	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 — 83,660 ratings — published 1930 — 120 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 — 44,858 ratings — published 1930 — 127 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 — 26,797 ratings — published 1930 — 68 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) 3.97 avg rating — 25,174 ratings — published 1930 — 79 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 — 22,640 ratings — published 1931 — 52 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 — 19,543 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 — 17,528 ratings — published 1932 — 52 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 — 16,908 ratings — published 1933 — 47 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 — 16,000 ratings — published 1931 — 40 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 — 15,002 ratings — published 1934 — 40 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 — 444,165 ratings

Nancy Drew Diaries (27 books)
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3.89 avg rating — 27,478 ratings

Nancy Drew Files (124 books)
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3.75 avg rating — 23,291 ratings

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective (47 books)
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3.79 avg rating — 20,961 ratings

Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew (40 books)
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