Nancy Drew 40: the Moonstone Castle Mystery (Hardcover)
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This is book number 40 in the Nancy Drew series.
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- #10: Nancy Drew 10: Password to Larkspur Lane (Hardcover): $9.99
- #11: Nancy Drew 11: the Clue of the Broken Locket (Hardcover): $9.99
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- #13: Nancy Drew 13: the Mystery of the Ivory Charm (Hardcover): $9.99
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- #17: Nancy Drew 17: Mystery of the Brass-Bound Trunk (Hardcover): $9.99
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- #29: The Stolen Bones (Nancy Drew (All New) Girl Detective #29) (Paperback): $5.99
- #30: Nancy Drew 30: the Clue of the Velvet Mask (Hardcover): $9.99
- #31: Nancy Drew 31: the Ringmaster's Secret (Hardcover): $9.99
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- #85: The Secret of Shady Glen (Nancy Drew #85) (Paperback): $5.99
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- #116: The Case of the Twin Teddy Bears (Nancy Drew on Campus #116) (Paperback): $6.99
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- #129: The Baby-Sitter Burglaries (Nancy Drew #129) (Paperback): $6.99
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- #174: A Taste of Danger (Nancy Drew #174) (Paperback): $5.99
Description
When Nancy Drew receives a valuable moonstone as a gift from an unknown person, she is amazed and puzzled. But it is only the first of several startling events in this complex mystery that challenge the ingenuity of the pretty sleuth.
Why are the Bowens – a missionary couple who recently returned to the United States – having so much trouble finding their missing seventeen-year-old granddaughter, Joanie Horton? Nancy and her friends travel to Deep River, the town where the young Jonie lived. From the motel where Nancy and her friends stay, they can see an intriguing castlelike structure with a drawbridge. Gossipy Mrs. Hemstead at the village tearoom insists that Moonstone Castle is haunted. Curious, the three girls attempt to explore the abandoned castle, but an ominous voice warns them away.
Other strange happenings in Deep River convince Nancy that there is a connection between Moonstone Castle and the mysterious moonstone gift. But what is the significance? And where does the baffling disappearance of Joanie Horton fit into the intricate puzzle?
About the Author
Carolyn Keene is a pen name used by a variety of authors for the classic Nancy Drew Mystery series. The first author to use the pseudonym was Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote 23 of the original 30 books. Other writers who have adapted the "Carolyn Keene" moniker include Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Walter Karig, and Nancy Axelrod.