| Book # 41 |
Title Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
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Dave Evans |
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Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
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Accidents |
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| Book # 42 |
Title Phantom of Pine Hill |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
|
Dave Evans |
|
Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
| Location Pine Hill near Emerson University |
| Traveled by Nancy's Car |
Accidents |
| Victims |
| Villains |
| Book # 43 |
Title Mystery of the 99 Steps |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
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Dave Evans |
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Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
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| Book # 44 |
Title Clue in the Crossword Cipher |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
|
Dave Evans |
|
Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
| Location Various locations in Peru (Lima, Bariloche, Cuzco,
Machu Pichu) and The Argentine |
| Traveled by Plane and helicopter trips to various places in
Peru, an uneventful train trip, and a boat trip |
Accidents Nancy gets more than she bargained
for when she tries to pose on an Ox. On the trip back from The Argentine, the plane's door
is tampered with and Nancy is almost sucked out. Later, the girls narrowly miss getting
hit by a bomb. |
| Victims Carla Ponce and her family from Lima Peru. Also Senor
Velez, a shop keeper whose employee turns out to be El Gato |
| Villains El Gato (the Cat) as the master mind of a smuggling
ring, and various other smugglers and bad guys. |
| Book # 45 |
Title Spider Sapphire Mystery |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
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Dave Evans |
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Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
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| Book # 46 |
Title Invisible Intruder |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
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Dave Evans |
|
Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
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| Book # 47 |
Title The Mysterious Mannequin |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
XXX |
Dave Evans |
XXX |
Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
| Location Most of the mystery takes place in River Heights, but
later the crew makes a trip to Istanbul, Turkey |
| Traveled by Plane to Istanbul. |
Accidents No major accidents, but Nancy does
get attacked by a police dog, and later knocked into a cistern |
| Victims Farouk Tahmasp is a wrongly accused (and later
exonerated) client of Mr. Drew who has disappeared. There is also Aisha Hatun who knows
the secret of the Mannequin. |
| Villains The most troublesome of the villains is named
Aslanapa, but there is also an unsolved attempted robbery that Ned foils. In Turkey, Bess
is kidnapped by the bad guys brother, Mustafa. |
| Book # 48 |
Title The Crooked Banister |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
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Dave Evans |
|
Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
| Location Mountainville, a couple of hours from River Heights
and Leupp Arizona |
| Traveled by Nancy makes the trip by car and bus. Also takes a
plane to Arizona |
Accidents Although there are no major
accidents, Nancy does tangle with a runaway horse, and she and Ned almost fall into a
fiery moat. |
| Victims Mr. and Mrs. Melody, as well as various other persons
who have been swindled. Nancy and Mr Drew also can claim victimhood when their motel rooms
are burned. Bess ends up getting swindled as does Mrs. Carrier. |
| Villains The main villain is Rawley Banister, whom we never
actually meet. Clyde Mead as the annoying "Indian" swindler and cohort of Rawley
is the most visible of the bad guys. Micky Garver, the handy man is also implicated. |
| Book # 49 |
Title Secret of Mirror Bay |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
XXX |
Dave Evans |
XXX |
Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
| Location Lake Otsego, upper state New York |
| Traveled by Nancy's Car |
Accidents No mishaps on the trip there, but
later Bess is almost run down by a speed boat, and Ned and Nancy get their sail boat
swamped by the same boat at a different time. Bess also gets briefly kidnapped, Dave gets
hit over the head, and George is bitten by a poisonous centipede. |
| Victims Aunt Eloise also makes an appearance in this one, as
does Burt's Uncle Matt. The victims are many and include several busloads of swindled
tourists and a Miss Armitage who is searching for a childs coach hidden in the lake. |
| Villains The bad guys in this one include a girl who resembles
Nancy, (Gee where have I heard that one before) two rogue scientists and a couple of their
bad guy friends. |
| Book # 50 |
Title Double Jinx Mystery |
| George Fayne |
XXX |
Bess Marvin |
XXX |
Helen Corning |
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Carson Drew |
XXX |
| Ned Nickerson |
XXX |
Burt Eddelton |
|
Dave Evans |
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Hannah Gruen |
XXX |
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