![]() During the Depression, they asked Benson to take a pay cut and she refused, which is when Karig wrote the books. His daughters, Harriet and Edna, inherited his company and maintained Nancy Drew having Mildred Wirt Benson, the original Carolyn Keene, as the principal ghostwriter. ![]() He also had other series, that included the Hardy Boys, but he died in 1930 before the Nancy Drew series became famous. The idea of Nancy Drew came from Edward Stratemeyer in 1929. Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1497 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB) or Amazon Kindle (file size: N/A KB).Ĭarolyn Keene was the pseudonym that Mildred Wirt Benson and Walter Karig used to write Nancy Drew books. ![]() An attempted kidnapping, a nearly disastrous sailboat collision, and an encounter with a dishonest sculptor are just a few of the exciting challenges that Nancy is faced with as she gathers evidence against a clever ring of art thieves. Despite these precautions, danger stalks Nancy's every move. To solve both mysteries, the famous young detective disguises herself and assumes a false identity. ![]() Horace Merriam commissioned anart dealer to sell - has he swindled her instead? The second mystery revolves around the baffling theft of a beautiful marble statue. Once again, Nancy faces two puzzling mysteries at once! The first concerns a valuable collection of rare books that Mrs. ![]()
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