The Clue in the Crossword Cipher
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| Author(s) | Carolyn Keene |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Juvenile literature |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Publication date | 1967 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | It is located in Peru where she solved the mystery. |
| ISBN | 0-448-09544-0 |
| OCLC Number | 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. It was first published in 1967 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.
Plot[edit]
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 lead by El Gato (The Cat) reach it first.
