Dana Girls Books in Order
Dana Girls by Carolyn Keene contains 34 books, published between 1934 and 1979. The first book is By the Light of the Study Lamp (1934) and the newest is The Witch's Omen (1979). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 34
- Published
- 1934–1979
- Pages on record
- 2,665 in 15 of 34 books
The Dana Girls are the young detectives of a mystery series credited to Carolyn Keene. By the Light of the Study Lamp (1934) opens the run, joined that same year by In the Shadow of the Tower and The Secret at Lone Tree Cottage. Buried treasure, ghosts and locked rooms supply the puzzles, in titles such as The Circle of Footprints, The Mystery of the Locked Room and The Clue in the Cobweb. The Dana Girls Mystery Stories reach 34 books, ending with The Witch's Omen in 1979, at a median of 179 pages.
How many Dana Girls books are there?
Dana Girls has 34 books, released between 1934 and 1979.
Dana Girls Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 34 Dana Girls 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.
- 11934–2/4
- 21934–2/4
- 31934–2/4
- 41935–2/4
- 51936–2/4
- 61937–2/4
- 71938–2/4
- 81939–2/4
- 91940–2/4
- 101941–2/4
- 111942–2/4
- 121943–2/4
- 131944–2/4
- 141952–2/4
- 151953–2/4
- 161954–2/4
- 1719551802/4
- 181956–2/4
- 191957–2/4
- 2019581812/4
- 2119591822/4
- 2219601822/4
- 2319611792/4
- 2419621742/4
- 2519631752/4
- 2619641732/4
- 2719651752/4
- 2819661762/4
- 2919671742/4
- 3019681752/4
- 3119761792/4
- 3219771802/4
- 3319781802/4
- 341979–2/4
Do you have to read Dana Girls books in order?
You should read the Dana Girls books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Dana Girls book also stands alone.
Where to start with Dana Girls
Start with By the Light of the Study Lamp (1934), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Dana Girls book?
The Witch's Omen (1979) is the newest Dana Girls book released so far.
Is there a new Dana Girls book coming?
No next Dana Girls book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Dana Girls at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Dana Girls title on record dates from 1979, 47 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Dana Girls books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 2,665 pages across the 15 of 34 books with a recorded length, a median of 179 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Dana Girls books, 9 of 34, were published in the 1960s.
What the Dana Girls books are about
17 of the 34 Dana Girls books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 17 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Children's fiction 17 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 17 of 17 books
- Mystery & detective 16 of 17 books
- Buried treasure 2 of 17 books
- Buried treasure in fiction 2 of 17 books
- Treasure troves 2 of 17 books
More books by Carolyn Keene
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Carolyn Keene books in order 647 books