The Clue in the Diary

The Clue in the Diary

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author = Carolyn Keene
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country = United States
language = English
series = Nancy Drew mystery series
genre = Mystery novel
publisher = Grosset & Dunlap
release_date = 1932
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media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 202
isbn = ISBN 0-448-09507-6
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"The Clue in the Diary" is a 1932 novel featuring Nancy Drew, a fictional character who has appeared in many other novels. It was reissued in 1962.

This is the last manuscript Mildred Wirt Benson wrote in her initial run. Benson would return for volume 11, "The Clue of the Broken Locket", and remain with the series until 1948, returning for one last ghostwrite in 1953.

1962 edition

The 1962 volume tells essentially the same story, eliminating some detail and subplots, and adding a new, very quickly resolved subplot involving mail fraud. (Many series fans question the addition of a mail fraud subplot, which appears trite in this case. By 1962, this plot device existed in both "Nancy's Mysterious Letter" and "The Hidden Window Mystery".) Nancy struggles to decipher the diary and find the two missing men, aided by her best friends, and a new friend for life, Ned Nickerson.

The cover art for this book has not changed since 1950, when the revision art was introduced by Bill Gillies.

See also

*Nancy Drew


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