The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
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OCLC 27866939 | | |
| Preceded by | The Mystery of the 99 Steps | |
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| 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
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