The Mystery at the Ski Jump
AuthorCarolyn Keene
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesNancy Drew Mystery Stories
GenreJuvenile literature
PublisherGrosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1952
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback(UK only))
Preceded byThe Clue of the Black Keys 
Followed byThe Clue of the Velvet Mask 

The Mystery at the Ski Jump is the twenty-ninth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1952 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Alma Sasse.

Plot

Nancy, Bess, and George follow the trail of fur thieves to New York and into Canada. While trying to catch the thieves, Nancy must catch a woman named Mitzi Channing who is using Nancy's identity. Nancy finds out that everyone who has been buying from Mitzi is in a dreadful trap. In the climax to the mystery she is kidnapped by the criminals, and left bound and gagged inside a locked cabin. Her friends are able to rescue her in the 11th hour.

Publication

The novel was published in 1952 by Grosset & Dunlap.[1][2] It was the 29th Nancy Drew novel and was written by the ghostwriter Alma Sasse.[3]

Reception

It was ranked 54th of the 56 classic volumes in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series by The Week.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Garcia, Catherine; published, The Week US (2019-10-10). "All 56 classic Nancy Drew books, ranked". theweek. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
  2. ^ Penzler, Otto (2012). The Great Detectives: The World's Most Celebrated Sleuths Unmasked by Their Authors. Open Road Media. ISBN 978-1-4532-6640-3.
  3. ^ Dyer, Carolyn Stewart; Romalov, Nancy Tillman (1995). Rediscovering Nancy Drew. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 978-0-87745-501-1.

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