The Clue in the Crossword Cipher

The Clue in the Crossword Cipher

Author	Carolyn Keene
Language	English
Series	Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Genre	Juvenile literature
Published	1967 Grosset & Dunlap
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (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.

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.

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.

See also

• Nazca lines