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The secret of Candlelight Inn

1997
Emmaline Whitby bequeathed the historic Candlelight Inn to the Guiding Eyes Foundation, but Nancy discovers the inn is packed with secrets and danger.

In search of the black rose

1997
Nancy Drew's first formal dinner at Oxford is interrupted by an arrow that flies through the room and embeds itself in the oak table in front of her, carrying a riddle and a clue that sets off her sleuthing instincts and leads her on a search for the mystery of the black rose.

The wedding day mystery

1997
Nancy Drew is helping her friends at Happily Ever After, Inc., a wedding consulting business, prepare for a weekend of weddings at Heights House, an old mansion on the edge of town, but she turns from catering to snooping when a thief, a saboteur, and even a ghost turn up as uninvited guests.

The riddle of the ruby gazelle

1997
While helping a friend with a fund-raiser in Brooklyn, Nancy is drawn into a mystery. A musician who was going to perform at the fund-raiser is kidnapped, and the kidnapping is tied to some memorabilia that was going to be auctioned for the benefit.

The secret of the forgotten cave

1996
While visiting George's aunt, Nancy becomes involved in a local contoversy. Community opinion is split over improvements to a winding road: some want to widen it, while others wanting to save a rare species propose a bike path. When George's aunt is threatened and her car sabotaged, Nancy vows to solve the mystery.

The case of the backyard treasure

1998
Liz the Whiz and her younger brother use codes, a chart, and a map of the backyard that matches a clock face to solve Zack's mystery. Includes a section with related activities.

The schoolyard mystery

1994
Chip, an invisible boy, and his friends solve the mystery of who took the school ball from the playground.

Young Cam Jansen and the pizza shop mystery

2001
When Cam, her friend Eric, and her father stop for pizza while they are at the mall, Cam must rely on her photographic memory to locate her missing jacket.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the dinosaur bones

1981
When she notices some bones missing from a dinosaur skeleton exhibited in the museum, a young girl with a photographic memory tries to discover who has been taking them and why.

Cam Jansen and the mystery of the carnival prize

1984
When fifth-grader Cam notices that the prizes for the most difficult game at the school carnival are rapidly disappearing, she uses her amazing photographic memory to investigate.

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