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Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt Books in Order

Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt has written 120 books, published between 1930 and 2003. The first book is The Secret of The Old Clock (1930) and the newest is Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland (2003). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
120
Published
1930–2003
Pages on record
1,830 in 10 of 120 books
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Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt is the joint author credit on Nancy Drew mystery books written for grades 3 to 5. 120 catalogued titles run from The Secret of The Old Clock and The Bungalow Mystery, both 1930, to Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland (2003). Nancy Drew works as a young woman detective across mysteries such as The Secret of Shadow Ranch, The Haunted Showboat and The Clue in the Crossword Cipher. The median book runs 178 pages.

Nancy Drew mysteries, credited to Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt, follow the character as she solves cases involving secret staircases and hidden messages, using her intelligence to uncover the truth in each book.

How many Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books are there?

Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt has 120 books, released between 1930 and 2003.

Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 120 Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Secret of The Old Clock (1930)
  2. Cover of The Bungalow Mystery (1930)
  3. Cover of The Secret of Shadow Ranch (1931)
  4. Cover of The Clue in the Diary (1932)
  5. Cover of Nancy's Mysterious Letter (1932)
  6. Cover of The Swami's Ring (1981)
  7. Cover of The Silver Cobweb (1983)
  8. Cover of The Haunted Carousel (1983)
  9. Cover of The Emerald-Eyed Cat Eye (1984)
  10. Cover of The Teen Model Mystery (1995)
  11. Cover of The Treasure In The Royal Tower (1995)
  12. Cover of The Chocolate-Covered Contest (1999)
  13. Cover of The Crime Lab Case (2002)
  14. Cover of The Riding Club Crime (2003)
  15. Cover of Taste of Danger (2003)
  1. 1
    The Secret of The Old Clock1930 · confirmed 1/4
    1930–
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  2. 2
    The Bungalow Mystery1930 · 180 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1930180
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  3. 3
    The Secret of Shadow Ranch1931 · confirmed 1/4
    1931–
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  4. 4
    The Clue in the Diary1932 · confirmed 1/4
    1932–
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  5. 5
    Nancy's Mysterious Letter1932 · confirmed 1/4
    1932–
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  6. 6
    The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion1941 · confirmed 1/4
    1941–
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  7. 7
    NEW-The Clue of the Leaning Chimney1949 · confirmed 1/4
    1949–
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  8. 8
    The Haunted Showboat1957 · confirmed 1/4
    1957–
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  9. 9
    The Clue in the Crossword Cipher1967 · confirmed 1/4
    1967–
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  10. 10
    The Spider Sapphire Mystery1968 · confirmed 1/4
    1968–
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  11. 11
    The Thirteenth Pearl1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  12. 12
    The Triple Hoax by Keene, Carolyn1979 · confirmed 1/4
    1979–
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  13. 13
    The Swami's Ring1981 · 192 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1981192
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  14. 14
    Race Against Time1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  15. 15
    The Sinister Omen1982 · 205 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1982205
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  16. 16
    The Elusive Heiress1982 · confirmed 1/4
    1982–
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  17. 17
    The Broken Anchor1983 · confirmed 1/4
    1983–
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  18. 18
    The Silver Cobweb1983 · 210 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1983210
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  19. 20
    The Mysterious Image1984 · confirmed 1/4
    1984–
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  20. 21
    The Emerald-Eyed Cat Eye1984 · 173 pages · confirmed 1/4
    1984173
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  21. 22
    The Bluebeard Room1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  22. 23
    The Phantom of Venice1985 · confirmed 1/4
    1985–
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  23. 24
    The Double Horror of Fenley Place1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  24. 25
    The Case of the Disappearing Diamond1987 · confirmed 1/4
    1987–
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  25. 26
    The Mardi Gras Mystery1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  26. 27
    The Clue in the Camera1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  27. 28
    The Case of the Vanishing Veil1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  28. 29
    The Joker's Revenge1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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  29. 30
    The Secret of Shady Glen1988 · confirmed 1/4
    1988–
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Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

120 books

120 Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 120 Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt

Start with The Secret of The Old Clock (1930), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt book?

Werewolf in a Winter Wonderland (2003) is the newest Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt book released so far.

Is there a new Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt book coming?

No next Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt title on record dates from 2003, 23 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,830 pages across the 10 of 120 books with a recorded length, a median of 178 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books, 59 of 120, were published in the 1990s.

What the Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books are about

16 of the 120 Carolyn Keene and Mildred A. Wirt books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 14 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.