The Mystery of the Tolling Bell
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Author | Carolyn Keene |
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Cover artist | Russell H. Tandy |
Language | English |
Series | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
Genre | Juvenile literature |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1946 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
ISBN | 0-448-09523-8 |
Preceded by | The Clue in the Crumbling Wall |
Followed by | The Clue in the Old Album |
The Mystery of the Tolling Bell is the twenty-third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1946 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson.
Plot summary
Nancy, Bess, and George travel to a picturesque seaside town in search of Carson Drew's missing client. Mr. Drew fails to join the girls as planned, leading to a mystery involving his disappearance and a nearby cliffside cave inhabited by a ghost and his tolling bell.