The Clue of the Dancing Puppet
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Author | Carolyn Keene |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
Genre | Juvenile literature |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1962 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Preceded by | The Mystery of the Fire Dragon |
Followed by | The Moonstone Castle Mystery |
The Clue of the Dancing Puppet is the thirty-ninth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1962 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.
Plot[]
At the Van Pelt estate, home of a local acting troupe, a mysterious dancing puppet haunts the grounds. Nancy, Bess, and George are asked to solve the case, but it will be a dangerous-yet-rewarding one when an old family mystery comes to light. From the moment Nancy, Bess and George arrive at the mansion, the dancing puppet mystery is further complicated by the Footlighters’ temperamental leading lady and a Shakespearean actor. Nancy's search of the mansion's dark, musty attic for clues to the weird mystery and an encounter with two jewel theft suspects add perplexing angles to the puzzle. This book is the original text. A revised text does not exist.
External links[]
- The Clue of the Dancing Puppet at Faded Page (Canada)
- 1962 American novels
- 1962 children's books
- Children's mystery novels
- Grosset & Dunlap books
- Nancy Drew books
- Novels about actors
- Puppetry
- 1960s children's novel stubs
- 1960s young adult novel stubs
- 1960s crime novel stubs
- Mystery novel stubs