The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
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Author | Carolyn Keene |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
Genre | Juvenile literature |
Published | 1967 Grosset & Dunlap |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
ISBN | 0-448-09544-0 |
OCLC | 27866939 |
Preceded by | The Mystery of the 99 Steps |
Followed by | The Spider Sapphire Mystery |
The Clue in the Crossword Cipher is the forty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series.[1] It was first published in 1967 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.[2] The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.
Plot[]
A woman named Carla Ponce invites Nancy, Bess, and George to Peru to help decipher the mystery in the crossword cipher—a wooden plaque that promises to lead them to a wonderful treasure. Nancy must find the treasure before a gang of thieves led by El Gato (The Cat) reach it first.
References[]
- ^ Star-Ledger, Tracy Ann Politowicz | The (2020-04-28). "The mystery of Nancy Drew: 90 years later, the iconic sleuth is still on the case". nj. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Nancy Drew 44: the Clue in the Crossword Cipher by Carolyn Keene: 9780448095448 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
See also[]
- Nazca lines
Categories:
- Nancy Drew books
- 1967 American novels
- 1967 children's books
- Novels set in Peru
- Grosset & Dunlap books
- Children's mystery novels
- 1960s children's novel stubs
- 1960s young adult novel stubs
- 1960s crime novel stubs
- Mystery novel stubs