The Clue in the Crossword Cipher

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The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
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Author Carolyn Keene
LanguageEnglish
Series Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Genre Juvenile literature
Published1967 Grosset & Dunlap
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
ISBN 0-448-09544-0
OCLC 27866939
Preceded by The Mystery of the 99 Steps  
Followed by The Spider Sapphire Mystery  

The Clue in the Crossword Cipher is the forty-fourth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. [1] It was first published in 1967 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. [2] The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.

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Plot

A woman named Carla Ponce invites Nancy, Bess, and George to Peru to help decipher the mystery in the crossword cipher—a wooden plaque that promises to lead them to a wonderful treasure. Nancy must find the treasure before a gang of thieves led by El Gato (The Cat) reach it first.

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References

  1. Star-Ledger, Tracy Ann Politowicz | The (2020-04-28). "The mystery of Nancy Drew: 90 years later, the iconic sleuth is still on the case". nj. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. "Nancy Drew 44: the Clue in the Crossword Cipher by Carolyn Keene: 9780448095448 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.

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