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Carolyn Keene Biography & Facts
Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. In addition, the Keene pen name is credited with the Nancy Drew spin-off, River Heights, and the Nancy Drew Notebooks. Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Syndicate, hired writers, beginning with Mildred Wirt (later Mildred Benson), to write the manuscripts for the Nancy Drew books. The writers were paid $125 for each book and were required by their contract to give up all rights to the work and to maintain confidentiality. Benson is credited as the primary writer of Nancy Drew books under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Harriet Adams (Stratemeyer's daughter) rewrote the original books and added new titles after the withdrawal of Benson.Other ghostwriters who used this name to write Nancy Drew mysteries included Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Walter Karig, Nancy Axelrad, Patricia Doll, Charles S. Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., Margaret Fischer, and Susan Wittig Albert. Also involved in the Nancy Drew writing process were Harriet Stratemeyer Adams's daughters, who gave input on the series and sometimes helped to choose book titles;: 158 the Syndicate's secretary, Harriet Otis Smith, who invented the characters of Nancy's friends Bess and George;: 140 and the editors at Grosset & Dunlap.: 228 In 1979, the Stratemeyer Syndicate changed publishers to Simon & Schuster, a move that the former publishers, Grosset & Dunlap, went to court to prevent, claiming a breach of contract. The decision was made in favor of the Syndicate, stating that they could choose which publisher they would like to use for subsequent entries in the series. In 1985, the Syndicate was bought by publishers Simon & Schuster; the Drew books are now handled by Mega-Books, a New York book packager. Ghostwriters Nancy Drew See also Franklin W. Dixon Nancy Drew Mystery StoriesReferences External links Carolyn Keene at Library of Congress, with 751 library catalog records. Discover the Carolyn Keene popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Carolyn Keene books.
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Murder on Ice
Carolyn KeeneA weekend on the slopes is just what Nancy and Ned need to rekindle their romance. Joined by Bess and George, they head for the mountainsand run straight into deadly peril. First, ...
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Secret Identity
Carolyn KeeneEveryone knows about the online group BetterLife. But what starts out as a fun virtual reality site turns into a living nightmare for Bess's twelveyearold sister and her friends wh...
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Till Death Do Us Part
Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy turns down Ned's marriage proposal, she is shocked when the very next day he announces his engagement to another girl! Nancy knows the other girl is up to no good and sh...
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Model Menace
Carolyn KeeneIn Model Crime, the first book in the exciting new Model Mystery Trilogy, Nancy’s friend Sydney is getting married, but things keep going horribly wrong at the wedding. Who would w...
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Perfect Cover
Carolyn KeeneMy friends and I are headed to the Big Apple! George, Bess, and I continue our investigation of the Miss Pretty Face Beauty Pageant in New York City, where the next round of compe...
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Bonfire Masquerade
Franklin W. Dixon & Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew and her friends are going to New Orleans for a vacation she even promises not to solve any mysteries while she's down there! But, when she runs into Frank and Joe Hardy...
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Pageant Perfect Crime
Carolyn KeeneNancy goes undercover as a pageant contestant!Ned's classmate Portia Leoni won last year's Miss Pretty Face River Heights Beauty Pageant. But after Portia was accused of shoplifti...
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Nancy Drew Mystery Collection Books 1-10 by Carolyn Keene
Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew Books have been delighting young readers for decades and now the first ten captivating mysteries are available in a new slipcover for 2019. The Nancy Drew Mystery Storie...
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Secrets Can Kill
Carolyn KeeneNancy poses as a student and goes undercover to investigate a series of thefts at Bedford High.
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Danger on the Great Lakes
Carolyn KeeneTHERE'S MORE EXCITEMENT ON THIS CRUISE SHIP THAN NANCY BARGAINED FOR! Nancy, Bess, and George are going on a cruise around the Great Lakes for a fantastic endofsummer vacation! As...
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Model Crime
Carolyn KeeneIn Model Crime, the first book in the exciting new Model Mystery Trilogy, Nancy’s friend Sydney is getting married, but things keep going horribly wrong at the wedding. Who would w...
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Carolyn Keene Nancy Drew Mystery Collection 10 Books set.
Carolyn KeeneCarolyn Keene Nancy Drew Mystery Collection 10 Books set. (Books 4150) The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes. The Phantom of Pine Hill. The Mystery of the 99 Steps. The Clue in the Cr...
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The Mystery in Tornado Alley
Carolyn KeeneDream trip? Or a nightmare of trouble?When Hannah Gruen inherits a farm from a distant cousin, the Drews, with Bess and George, drive off for a scenic Oklahoma vacation. The plan i...
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Something to Hide
Carolyn KeeneNed’s marketing project for his Emerson College classintroducing Spotless beauty cream to the public at a local mallis threatened by a mysterious individual who has laced the produ...
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Mystery at Malachite Mansion
Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew and her friends aren't having the most restful Malibu vacation. After noticing pollution on the shores of their beautiful beachfront condo, they check into the shady "ho...
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Stay Tuned for Danger
Carolyn KeeneImagine a chance to work as extras on TV’s top soap opera, with America’s heartthrob, Rick Arlen! Bess is dazzled when she and Nancy are invited on the show by Rick’s beautiful cos...
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Identity Revealed
Carolyn KeeneIDENTITY REVEALED My online sleuthing has led my friends and me down the Internet rabbit hole. After joining BetterLife, an online community, to try to stop a case of cyberbullyin...
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Secret Sabotage
Carolyn KeeneThis beginning of a brandnew trilogy follows Nancy’s adventures at a creepy carnival. Nancy needs to find out who is writing the gossipy Burn Book Blog and, later, passing along th...
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Buried Secrets
Carolyn KeeneNancy investigates a thirtyyearold mystery involving the bizarre death of Mayor John Harrington.
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Sabotage Surrender
Carolyn KeeneIt's time for the final ceremony of the River Heights Celebration, where four candiates are going for the Mahoney Scholarhip. All four are equally qualifiedand equally worthy suspe...
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The Clue of the Gold Doubloons
Carolyn KeeneNancy and George are thrilled to take part in the filming of a pirate movie onboard the Swift Adventure, a reproduction of a centuriesold sailing ship. Twin brothers Andrew and Dan...
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Trial by Fire
Carolyn KeeneNancy shifts into high gear as she uncovers corruption in the highest places, including a plot to silence her father, a reporter, and herself.
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Very Deadly Yours
Carolyn KeeneA mysterious man with murder on his mind is using newspaper personal ads to attract unsuspecting women, and Nancy Drew is determined to track him down before it is too late.
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The Secret in the Old Lace
Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew has entered a contest to solve an old mysterythe disappearance of a Flemish nobleman, a pair of lace cuffs, and a priceless treasure. In a thrilling story shadowed by a ...
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Mistletoe Mystery
Carolyn KeeneCIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE DOESN'T PROVE THE IDENTITY OF CRAFTY THIEVES! Nancy's friend Bess has been hired by Special Effects, a River Heights company, to decorate Albemarle's depar...
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Nancy Drew
Micol OstowBased on the TV series Nancy Drew, the mostwatched new show on the CW!In this prequel novel, the beloved teen sleuth investigates a sinister, oncedormant curse that may be threaten...
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The Perfect Escape
Carolyn KeeneNancy is held hostage and it's up to Bess and George to save the day...and their friend!What started out as a simple undercover mission at a beauty pageant in New York City has tur...
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A Race Against Time
Carolyn KeeneIf I'm in the game, I play to win. So as captain of my team in the River Heights Biking for Bucks charity road race, my goals are to bring my team over the finish line first and t...
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The Bluebeard Room
Carolyn KeeneRomance and adventure await Nancy on the craggy coast of Cornwall, England. There to help a friend who could be in danger, Nancy finds more than she bargained for!
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The Case of the Creative Crime
Carolyn KeeneAt River Arts, Nancy’s perfecting her performanceunder cover!Set high above the river, the grand old Pennington estate is the perfect place for an arts colony. College students can...
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Smile and Say Murder
Carolyn KeeneIn the glitzy world of magazine publishing, Nancy Drew searches for a ruthless killer. A series of death threats send Nancy undercover at Flash, the country’s top teen magazine. Th...
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Deadly Intent
Carolyn KeeneNancy is assigned to find a missing rock starBent Fender’s lead guitarist, Barton Novak, who disappeared suddenly after telling Nancy he had something important to tell her.
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The Kachina Doll Mystery
Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy arrives at the McGuire’s fitness ranch in Arizona, she discovers that the future of the ranch is being threatened by unexplained accidents. Teaming up with a ghost, Nanc...
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Identity Theft
Carolyn KeeneWith George and Bess's help, I joined the online group BetterLife to unmask the identities of some nasty cyberbullies who were harassing a friend of Bess's sister online. Little di...
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Hit and Run Holiday
Carolyn KeeneNancy Drew’s quest for the driver who mowed down Kim Baylor in broad daylight leads her into extreme danger and an encounter with a murderer.
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Serial Sabotage
Carolyn KeeneSeeing Green is the stunning conclusion to this smart, threebook case and brings Nancy and company back to River Heights, where they continue to investigate Green Solutions, the sh...
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Nancy Drew Mystery Collection Books 11-20 by Carolyn Keene
Carolyn KeeneThe Nancy Drew Mystery Stories Collection is the perfect gift for aspiring detectives, or long time fans of the series! This collectible set contains books 1120 in the the Nancy Dr...
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Stage Fright
Carolyn Keene & Franklin W. DixonCan Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys stop the curtain from crashing down on a new Broadway spectacular?The producers of a huge new Broadway musical are worried about their star, a TV ...
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The Flying Saucer Mystery
Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy and her friends ride deep into the Sawniegunk Forest in search of a flying saucer, they find themselves in the middle of more than one mystery. Wildcats, runaway horses,...
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The Missing Horse Mystery
Carolyn KeeneA SEARCH FOR A MISSING HORSE LEADS NANCY TO A DARK DISCOVERY! Nancy's attending the Midwest Grand Prix Dressage Championships, where many of the world's best riders and finest hor...
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The Double Horror of Fenley Place
Carolyn KeeneNancy visits a movie set and finds terror on location! Worldfamous director Hank Steinberg is filming a horror flick in Nancy's hometown of River Heights. The movie tells a spinet...
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Without a Trace
Carolyn KeeneHi, I'm Nancy Drew, and I've got a case to crack. Actually make that two cases. First a gorgeous Fabergé egg has been stolen. Who would have the heart to snatch such a precious fam...
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The Triple Hoax
Carolyn KeeneWhen Nancy’s aunt’s friend is swindled out of a sizable sum of money, she invites Nancy, Bess, and George to New York to help figure out who is behind the theft. There, the girls s...
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Murder on the Set
Carolyn KeeneWill Nancy find the culprit, or will it be curtains for our heroine?A movie is being filmed in River Heights, and Nancy gets cast as the lead's standin. But word gets out that on t...
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Model Suspect
Carolyn KeeneI'm beginning to think Sydney and Vic's marriage was doomed from the start. First Sydney's best friend, Candy, tried to sabotage the wedding. Then Vic's onscreen beau brought a kni...