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The Hidden Window Mystery

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The Hidden Window Mystery
1st Edition Cover
AuthorCarolyn Keene
LanguageEnglish
SeriesNancy Drew Mystery Stories
GenreJuvenile literature
PublisherGrosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1956
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded byThe Witch Tree Symbol 
Followed byThe Haunted Showboat 

The Hidden Window Mystery is the thirty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1956 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.

Plot

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Nancy and her friends, Bess and George travel to Charlottesville, Virginia, in search for a missing stained-glass window. They also visit Richmond, Virginia, and the church where Patrick Henry gave his "Give me liberty or give me death" speech. The girls stay with Nancy's cousin Susan. Nancy discovers someone is trying to keep her away from Charlottesville. The mansion they are staying at is said to be haunted by a mysterious ghost. Also Nancy's new neighbors' brother, Alonzo Rugby, is in Charlottesville and is a major suspect in this mystery.

Publication

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The novel was published in 1956 by Grosset & Dunlap.[1][2] It was the 34th Nancy Drew novel.[3]

Reception

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It was ranked 18th of the 56 classic volumes in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series by The Week.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Garcia, Catherine (2019-10-10). "All 56 classic Nancy Drew books, ranked". The Week. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ Penzler, Otto (2012). The Great Detectives: The World's Most Celebrated Sleuths Unmasked by Their Authors. Open Road Media. ISBN 978-1-4532-6640-3.
  3. ^ Dyer, Carolyn Stewart; Romalov, Nancy Tillman (1995). Rediscovering Nancy Drew. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-501-1.
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