The Nancy Drew Files

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The Cover Art for Secrets Can Kill, the first book in the Nancy Drew Files series
The Cover Art for Secrets Can Kill, the first book in the Nancy Drew Files series

The Nancy Drew Files, or the Nancy Drew Case Files, is a detective fiction series started in 1986 and released by Simon & Schuster, New York. All the books have been written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. This series has been targeted at readers who age eleven and up. This series contains more adventure, evilness and romance than the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. With a new book released almost every month, 124 titles were released in 11 years. More than 17 million copies are in print and the books have appeared on the bestseller lists of Publishers Weekly, B. Dalton, and Waldenbooks.

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[edit] Series Background

The Nancy Drew Files is actually a spin-off from the series Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. The series deals with a teenager, Nancy Drew who is a detective. Her father is a successful attorney and a widower. Their house is taken care of by their full-time housekeeper, Hannah Gruen. Nancy’s companions are usually her girlfriends Bess Marvin and George Fayne, no matter whether she is sleuthing or shopping. Her boyfriend, Ned Nickerson also helps her with investigations, especially when they involve any physical activity. Though Ned Nickerson is her boyfriend, she dates other people occasionally.

[edit] List of books in the series

[edit] 1986

1. Secrets Can Kill
2. Deadly Intent
3. Murder on Ice
4. Smile and Say Murder
5. Hit and Run Holiday
6. White Water Terror

[edit] 1987

7. Deadly Doubles
8. Two Points to Murder
9. False Moves
10. Buried Secrets
11. Heart of Danger
12. Fatal Ransom
13. Wings of Fear
14. This Side of Evil
15. Trial by Fire
16. Never Say Die
17. Stay Tuned for Danger
18. Circle of Evil

[edit] 1988

19. Sisters in Crime
20. Very Deadly Yours
21. Recipe for Murder
22. Fatal Attraction
23. Sinister Paradise
24. Till Death Do Us Part
25. Rich and Dangerous
26. Playing with Fire
27. Most Likely to Die
28. The Black Widow
29. Pure Poison
30. Death by Design

[edit] 1989

31. Trouble in Tahiti
32. High Marks for Malice
33. Danger in Disguise
34. Vanishing Act
35. Bad Medicine
36. Over the Edge
37. Last Dance
38. The Final Scene
39. The Suspect Next Door
40. Shadow of a Doubt
41. Something to Hide
42. The Wrong Chemistry

[edit] 1990

43. False Impressions
44. Scent of Danger
45. Out of Bounds
46. Win, Place or Die
47. Flirting with Danger
48. A Date with Deception
49. Portrait in Crime
50. Deep Secrets
51. A Model Crime
52. Danger for Hire
53. Trail of Lies
54. Cold as Ice

[edit] 1991

55. Don't Look Twice
56. Make No Mistake
57. Into Thin Air
58. Hot Pursuit
59. High Risk
60. Poison Pen
61. Sweet Revenge
62. Easy Marks
63. Mixed Signals
64. The Wrong Track
65. Final Notes
66. Tall, Dark and Deadly

[edit] 1992

67. Nobody's Business
68. Crosscurrents
69. Running Scared
70. Cutting Edge
71. Hot Tracks
72. Swiss Secrets
73. Rendezvous in Rome
74. Greek Odyssey
75. A Talent for Murder
76. The Perfect Plot
77. Danger on Parade
78. Update on Crime

[edit] 1993

79. No Laughing Matter
80. Power of Suggestion
81. Making Waves
82. Dangerous Relations
83. Diamond Deceit
84. Choosing Sides
85. Sea of Suspicion
86. Let's Talk Terror
87. Moving Target
88. False Pretenses
89. Designs in Crime
90. Stage Fright

[edit] 1994

91. If Looks Could Kill
92. My Deadly Valentine
93. Hotline to Danger
94. Illusions of Evil
95. An Instinct for Trouble
96. The Runaway Bride
97. Squeeze Play
98. Island of Secrets
99. The Cheating Heart
100. Dance Till You Die
101. The Picture of Guilt
102. Counterfeit Christmas

[edit] 1995

103. Heart of Ice
104. Kiss and Tell
105. Stolen Affections
106. Flying Too High
107. Anything for Love
108. Captive Heart
109. Love Notes
110. Hidden Meanings
111. The Stolen Kiss
112. For Love or Money

[edit] 1996

113. Wicked Ways
114. Rehearsing for Romance
115. Running into Trouble
116. Under His Spell
117. Skipping a Beat
118. Betrayed by Love

[edit] 1997

119. Against the Rules
120. Dangerous Loves
121. Natural Enemies
122. Strange Memories
123. Wicked for the Weekend
124. Crime at the Chat Café

[edit] See also

[edit] References and Sources

Room of Ben's own - The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Archive
Knowing Nancy Drew at Mysterynet.com