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In "The Scarlet Slipper Mystery," teenage detective Nancy Drew embarks on a thrilling adventure that tests her wits and courage. The tale weaves together elements of smuggling, espionage, and classic mystery suspense, captivating juvenile readers with its engaging plot and daring heroine.
First publish date: 1972
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson
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The Scarlet Slipper Mystery by Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson

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πŸ“˜ The Secret at Shadow Ranch

When Nancy Drew spends the summer at a ranch in Arizona, she uncovers a troubling mystery involving a mistreated child on the property.

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πŸ“˜ The mystery at Lilac Inn

Nancy Drew faces danger while investigating the supposedly cursed Lilac Inn, uncovering clues that force her sharp detective skills to protect her friends.

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πŸ“˜ The clue of the tapping heels

Nancy Drew investigates the mysterious tapping sounds echoing through a retired actress’s house, racing to uncover the hidden clue before danger unfolds.

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πŸ“˜ Password to Larkspur Lane

A thrilling young‑adult mystery adventure that takes readers on a globe‑spanning quest.

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πŸ“˜ The Secret in the Old Attic (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 21)

Nancy Drew hunts for unpublished musical manuscripts hidden in the dusty attic of a crumbling mansion, turning a quiet investigation into a thrilling adventure.

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πŸ“˜ The clue in the crumbling wall

Nancy Drew investigates the disappearance of a dancer who stands to inherit a large fortune, uncovering a crucial clue that will solve the mystery.

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πŸ“˜ Mystery of the moss-covered mansion

Hardy brothers investigate a stolen ancient chess piece, leading them to a moss‑covered mansion in HongΒ Kong where they confront an international criminal organization.

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πŸ“˜ The haunted bridge

In this Nancy Drew adventure, the heroine tackles a chilling double mystery: a haunted bridge and a band of jewel thieves, blending spooky suspense with cunning detective work.

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πŸ“˜ The clue of the velvet mask

Nancy Drew solves a robbery at a masquerade party by swapping identities with her friend, uncovering a gang that uses parties for crime.

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πŸ“˜ The Strange Message in the Parchment

Nancy Drew investigates stolen parchment masterpieces and uncovers a kidnapper and extortion ring, turning a missing‑art mystery into a thrilling chase for justice.

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πŸ“˜ The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, No 41)

Nancy Drew and her friends travel to Scotland to see her great‑grandmother, uncovering a mystery surrounding a missing family heirloom and the clues left by whistling bagpipes.

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πŸ“˜ The clue in the jewel box

Nancy Drew and her friends investigate to recover a missing grandson for a distressed woman.

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πŸ“˜ The haunted showboat

When their detective father asks the Hardy boys to pose as burglars to guard a client’s valuable invention, they become embroiled in a dangerous conspiracy.

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πŸ“˜ Nancy Drew 62

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πŸ“˜ The Whispering Statue

Nancy Drew and her friends set up a base at a seaside yacht club to solve odd incidents at a bookstore and uncover the mystery behind a vanished marble statue.

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πŸ“˜ Nancy Drew Files Case #41-Something to Hide

While helping Ned with a school marketing project at River Heights mall Bess becomes ill – it turns out she’s been poisoned along with several other River Heights teens. Nancy endeavors to find out whos behind them all before one of them turns deadly.

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πŸ“˜ The secret of the golden pavilion

Nancy Drew embarks on an exciting mystery adventure in a juvenile fiction tale by Mildred Wirt Benson.

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πŸ“˜ The mystery of the brass bound trunk

Nancy Drew investigates a mystery after discovering a clue in a trunk she received from her father.

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πŸ“˜ Nancy Drew 58

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πŸ“˜ The clue in the old album

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πŸ“˜ On The Trail Of Trouble:Nancy Drew #148 (NANCY DREW ON CAMPUS)

Nancy Drew and friends investigate the theft of a baby buffalo named Justice from a ranch near Mount Rushmore, uncovering a web of suspects including an animal‑rights activist, a rival rancher, and local archaeologists.

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πŸ“˜ The Bungalow Mystery

Nancy Drew uncovers a plot to steal her friend’s inheritance and confronts danger near a deserted bungalow.

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The Secret of the Ape by Enid Blyton
The House on Haunted Hill by Mildred A. Wirt Benson
The Mystery at the Ski Jump by Paula Greene

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