Secret of the Old Clock

Before there was Hermione, there was Nancy Drew. The girl detective who first appeared in 1930 created a template for smart, fearless female protagonists that still resonates. In this series debut, sixteen-year-old Nancy Drew of River Heights turns her deductive skills toward a decades-old mystery: the missing will of wealthy businessman Josiah Crowley. With his estate frozen and his impoverished relatives left with nothing, Nancy follows cryptic clues hidden in an old clock and a collection ofantique timepieces, racing against a sinister adversary who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried. Every step brings danger closer to Nancy's door, but her nerve never wavers. The formula is simple: a locked room, a dying man's secret, and one brilliant girl willing to risk everything for strangers who deserve justice. The Secret of the Old Clock launched a publishing phenomenon, but beyond the nostalgia lies a propulsive mystery and a heroine who thinks, acts, and wins on her own terms.