The Ringmaster's Secret
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| Author | Carolyn Keene |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nancy Drew stories |
| Genre(s) | Detective, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Publication date | 1953 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Nancy Drew: The Clue of the Velvet Mask |
| Followed by | Nancy Drew: The Scarlet Slipper Mystery |
The Ringmaster's Secret is the thirty-first volume in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1953 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.
[edit] Plot summary
Nancy Drew is given a beautiful gold bracelet and finds that one of the horse charms is missing. When she learns the unusual story behind the jewelry, she sets out to solve the fascinating mystery.
The bracelet had been presented to a former circus perform by a queen who loved horses. For some reason, the performer had to sell the bracelet but would not reveal her true identity.
Clues lead Nancy to Sims' Circus, where she meets Lolita, an unhappy young aerialist who has a horse charm wrought exactly like those in Nancy's bracelet. the young detective joins the circus and is soon caught up in its exciting life. It becomes apparent that someone opposes Nancy's investigation and tries to deter her.
Nancy's clever deductions help her to find the original owner of the bracelet, to reunite a mother and daughter who had been separated for years, and to bring much happiness to Sims' Circus.
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