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Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew mystery stories and The Dana Girls mystery stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. In addition, the Keene pen name is credited with the Nancy Drew spin-off, River Heights, and the Nancy Drew Notebooks. Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of the Syndicate, hired writers, beginning with Mildred Wirt, later Mildred Wirt Benson, to write the manuscripts for the Nancy Drew books. The writers initially were paid $125 for each book and were required by their contract to give up all rights to the work and to maintain confidentiality. Benson is credited as the primary writer of Nancy Drew books under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. Harriet Adams (Stratemeyer's daughter) rewrote the original books and added new titles after the withdrawal of Benson. Other ghostwriters who used this name to write Nancy Drew mysteries included Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Walter Karig, Nancy Axelrad, Patricia Doll, Charles S. Strong, Alma Sasse, Wilhelmina Rankin, George Waller Jr., Margaret Fischer, and Susan Wittig Albert. Also involved in the Nancy Drew writing process were Harriet Stratemeyer Adams's daughters, who gave input on the series and sometimes helped to choose book titles; the Syndicate's secretary, Harriet Otis Smith, who invented the characters of Nancy's friends Bess and George; and the editors at Grosset & Dunlap. In 1979, the Stratemeyer Syndicate changed publishers to Simon & Schuster, a move that the former publishers, Grosset & Dunlap, went to court to prevent, claiming a breach of contract. The decision was made in favor of the Syndicate, stating that they could choose which publisher they would like to use for subsequent entries in the series. In 1985, the Syndicate was bought by publishers Simon & Schuster; the Drew books are now handled by Mega-Books, a New York book packager.
Books Published: 186 Books
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Missing Nancy Drew Super Mystery 1
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 250
Rs. 175
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Nancy Drew Clue Book Conundrum Collection (Set Of 10 Books)
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 2,599
Rs. 1,819
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Nancy Drew 14 : The Whispering Statue
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 399
Rs. 279
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Nancy Drew 25 : The Ghost Of Blackwood Hall
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 399
Rs. 279
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Nancy Drew Diaries
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 1,199
Rs. 839
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Nancy Drew Diaries 18 : The Stolen Show
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries 21 : Danger At The Iron Dragon
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries 22 : A Capitol Crime
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries 17 : Famous Mistakes
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew And The Clue Crew 6 : The Fashion Disaster
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries 10 : A Script For Danger
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries 13 : The Ghost Of Grey Fox Inn
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew : Ghost Stories
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 250
Rs. 175
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Nancy Drew Diaries 8 : The Magician's Secret
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries : A Nancy Drew Christmas
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries 20 : The Vanishing Statue
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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Nancy Drew Diaries 19 : Hidden Pictures
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 195
Rs. 137
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The Bungalow Mystery
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 499
Rs. 349
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Nancy Drew And The Clue Crew 33 : The Pumpkin Patch Puzzle
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 150
Rs. 135
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Nancy Drew And The Clue Crew 26 : Camp Creepy
Carolyn Keene
Rs. 150
Rs. 135
10% OFF
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