The Ghost of Blackwood Hall
Author | Carolyn Keene |
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Cover artist | Russell H. Tandy |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
Genre | Juvenile literature |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1948 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
ISBN | 0-448-09525-4 |
Preceded by | The Clue in the Old Album |
Followed by | The Clue of the Leaning Chimney |
The Ghost of Blackwood Hall is the twenty-fifth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1948 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.[1] The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson.
Plot summary[]
Nancy Drew's jeweler's customer Mrs. Putney asks Nancy and her friends to help recover her stolen jewels. The search for the thieves takes Nancy, Bess, and George to New Orleans. Mrs. Putney's odd behavior and two young women involve Nancy in a case involving a cruel hoax being perpetrated at the abandoned Blackwood Hall. Nancy's father, Carson Drew, also helps solve this mystery by contacting his workers, and helping him find the man that is connected to this mysterious affair.
References[]
External links[]
- The Ghost of Blackwood Hall (1967 edition) at Faded Page (Canada)
Categories:
- 1948 American novels
- 1948 children's books
- Children's mystery novels
- Grosset & Dunlap books
- Nancy Drew books
- Novels set in New Orleans
- 1940s children's novel stubs
- 1940s novel stubs
- Young adult novel stubs
- 1940s mystery novel stubs