The Secret of the Golden Pavilion

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The Secret of the Golden Pavilion
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Author Carolyn Keene
Language English
Series Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Genre Juvenile literature
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1959
Publication place United States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Preceded by The Haunted Showboat  
Followed by The Clue in the Old Stagecoach  

The Secret of the Golden Pavilion is the thirty-sixth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1959 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. [1] The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. [2]

Plot summary

Nancy, Bess, and George travel to Hawaii to solve an interesting puzzle involving an old golden pavilion. They are then set to find a trio of art thieves. They help find a Chinese man's treasure.

Carson Drew is asked by Mr. Sakamaki to solve the mystery of the estate, Kaluakua, that he inherited from his grandfather. The estate is located in Hawaii and has a secret. Sakamaki was warned never to sell the estate until he learns its secret.

Complicating the situation, a brother and sister have suddenly appeared, claiming to be heirs to the estate. Also, somebody has been hacking at the floor of the Golden Pavilion, which is a circular open building on the estate.

References

  1. ↑ The Secret of the Golden Pavilion at WorldCat
  2. ↑ Rehak, Melanie (2006). Girl Sleuth: Nancy Drew and the Women Who Created Her. Harcourt. p. 249. ISBN   9780156030564.


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