Nancy Drew Diaries Supersleuth Collection

Nancy Drew Diaries #1-10

by Carolyn Keene

Join Nancy Drew and her friends as they solve thrilling mysteries with the first ten novels in the Nancy Drew Diaries series, now available in a collectible boxed set!

This thrilling collection includes:
Curse of the Arctic Star
Strangers on a Train
Mystery of the Midnight Rider
Once Upon a Thriller
Sabotage at Willow Woods
Secret at Mystic Lake
The Phantom of Nantucket
The Magician’s Secret
The Clue at Black Creek Farm
A Script for Danger

1856 pages, Paperback

First published August 2, 2016

About the author

Carolyn Keene is a writer pen name that was used by many different people- both men and women- over the years. The company that was the creator of the Nancy Drew series, the Stratemeyer Syndicate, hired a variety of writers. For Nancy Drew, the writers used the pseudonym Carolyn Keene to assure anonymity of the creator.

Edna and Harriet Stratemeyer inherited the company from their father Edward Stratemeyer. Edna contributed 10 plot outlines before passing the reins to her sister Harriet. It was Mildred Benson (aka: Mildred A. Wirt), who breathed such a feisty spirit into Nancy's character. Mildred wrote 23 of the original 30 Nancy Drew Mystery Stories®, including the first three. It was her characterization that helped make Nancy an instant hit. The Stratemeyer Syndicate's devotion to the series over the years under the reins of Harriet Stratemeyer Adams helped to keep the series alive and on store shelves for each succeeding generation of girls and boys. In 1959, Harriet, along with several writers, began a 25-year project to revise the earlier Carolyn Keene novels. The Nancy Drew books were condensed, racial stereotypes were removed, and the language was updated. In a few cases, outdated plots were completely rewritten.

Other writers of Nancy Drew volumes include Harriet herself, she wrote most of the series after Mildred quit writing for the Syndicate and in 1959 began a revision of the first 34 texts. The role of the writer of "Carolyn Keene" passed temporarily to Walter Karig who wrote three novels during the Great Depression. Also contributing to Nancy Drew's prolific existence were Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Nancy Axelrod, Priscilla Doll, Charles Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., and Margaret Scherf.

Reviews

[Diane Y. Derr · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was fun to listen to a couple of Nancy Drew’s sleuthing stories again. Also, I had not read these 2 mysteries before, as a young girl, any Birthday money I might get, I would save to buy whichever was Carolyn Keene’s latest book. I still have my childhood collection to this day! Sometimes it’s nice to read/ listen to something that is “ purer” than adult reads..

[Anshika Jha]

I can’t read this online, ugh I hate it

[Sofi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked the intriguing parts and when I thought who the culprit was and ended up being wrong. But I found some parts rather boring. Still I'll give it 4 Stars