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| CASE FILE: MY RULES |
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These are the original series, the yellow hardcovers, numbers 1 through 56. Most of mine came from my grandmother and my mother, and the rest from the library and yard sales. I'm missing fifteen and I'm hunting for them. The newer paperbacks are fine, but these are the real ones to me. I rate each one from one to five stars. My opinions don't give away any endings. I would never. ★★★★★ = couldn't put it down · ★★★ = good, but not one I'd read twice |
| #1 | The Secret of the Old Clock Where it all starts: a missing will, a family of snobs who don't deserve the money, and Nancy already brave on page one. ★★★★★ |
| #2 | The Hidden Staircase An old mansion that might be haunted. Read it at night with a flashlight, the way I did. ★★★★★ |
| #3 | The Bungalow Mystery Starts fast and never slows down. One of the best openings in the series. ★★★★★ |
| #4 | The Mystery at Lilac Inn Lots of suspects and lots of running around. Good, not great. ★★★★★ |
| #5 | The Secret of Shadow Ranch Arizona and a ranch, and it's where Bess and George first come into the series. Important! ★★★★★ |
| #6 | The Secret of Red Gate Farm I got a little lost in the middle. The ending is good. ★★★★★ |
| #7 | The Clue in the Diary Ned Nickerson's first appearance. Amber made me mark the page. ★★★★★ |
| #8 | Nancy's Mysterious Letter A letter that wasn't meant for her. A very clever setup. ★★★★★ |
| #9 | The Sign of the Twisted Candles Gloomy and old-fashioned in a good way. ★★★★★ |
| #10 | The Password to Larkspur Lane A pigeon brings the first clue. I love the pigeon. ★★★★★ |
| #11 | The Clue of the Broken Locket Fine, but I guessed too much too early. ★★★★★ |
| #12 | The Message in the Hollow Oak Outdoorsy. Afterward I checked every hollow tree in the park. ★★★★★ |
| #13 | The Mystery of the Ivory Charm One of the best titles in the series, and the book lives up to it. ★★★★★ |
| #15 | The Haunted Bridge Spooky title, less spooky book. ★★★★★ |
| #16 | The Clue of the Tapping Heels The tapping noises are the best part. ★★★★★ |
| #18 | The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion More action than usual. Nancy hardly sits down. ★★★★★ |
| #19 | The Quest of the Missing Map Maps and treasure. Hard to go wrong. ★★★★★ |
| #20 | The Clue in the Jewel Box Elegant. I'd like to own that jewel box. ★★★★★ |
| #21 | The Secret in the Old Attic Attics are always good for a mystery. ★★★★★ |
| #23 | The Mystery of the Tolling Bell By the seaside. A little slow. ★★★★★ |
| #25 | The Ghost of Blackwood Hall The spookiest one I've read. I slept with the hall light on. ★★★★★ |
| #29 | The Mystery at the Ski Jump Snow, skiing, and a winter mystery I read in July. ★★★★★ |
| #30 | The Clue of the Velvet Mask A masquerade party! Everyone's in disguise, including the crooks. ★★★★★ |
| #31 | The Ringmaster's Secret The circus. Nancy fits right in, of course. ★★★★★ |
| #33 | The Witch Tree Symbol Pennsylvania Dutch country and hex signs. I learned a lot and I was scared the whole time. ★★★★★ |
| #35 | The Haunted Showboat New Orleans and a riverboat. Very atmospheric. ★★★★★ |
| #36 | The Secret of the Golden Pavilion Hawaii. I want to go. ★★★★★ |
| #37 | The Clue in the Old Stagecoach A nice small-town one. Not much danger. ★★★★★ |
| #38 | The Mystery of the Fire Dragon Hong Kong! The series gets to travel. ★★★★★ |
| #39 | The Clue of the Dancing Puppet Puppets are creepy. This book agrees with me. ★★★★★ |
| #41 | The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes Scotland, castles and bagpipes. My favorite of the travel ones. ★★★★★ |
| #43 | The Mystery of the 99 Steps France. I counted steps on every staircase for a week. ★★★★★ |
| #44 | The Clue in the Crossword Cipher A real puzzle-lover's book. I solved one clue before Nancy did and I'm still proud. ★★★★★ |
| #45 | The Spider Sapphire Mystery A safari. Exciting, and a little scary, and I want to go to Africa now. ★★★★★ |
| #47 | The Mysterious Mannequin Good idea, odd ending. ★★★★★ |
| #49 | The Secret of Mirror Bay Pretty setting. I can't remember much else, which says something. ★★★★★ |
| #51 | The Mystery of the Glowing Eye A great title and a good scare. ★★★★★ |
| #52 | The Secret of the Forgotten City A desert mystery. Hot, dusty and very good. ★★★★★ |
| #53 | The Sky Phantom Nancy in the air. Of course she can fly. ★★★★★ |
| #55 | Mystery of Crocodile Island Florida, swamps and crocodiles. Bess would hate it. ★★★★★ |
| #56 | The Thirteenth Pearl Japan, and the last of the yellow hardcovers on my shelf. A perfect one to end on. ★★★★★ |
| CASE FILE: STILL MISSING |
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Numbers 14, 17, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 32, 34, 40, 42, 46, 48, 50 and 54. If you see any of these at a yard sale, please buy it for me. (Just kidding. Mostly.) By the numbers: 41 books read. Nine got five stars, twenty-three got four, and nine got three. Nothing has gotten one or two stars yet, and I don't think anything will. |
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My Clue Book · Secrets Can Kill [email protected] Last updated September 18, 1999 |