The Hidden Staircase by Carolyn Keene is the second in the Nancy Drew series. Nancy Drew is a blonde teenager who loves to solve mysteries. She lives with her father, Mr. Carson Drew and housekeeper, Hannah Gruen. Her mother has pasted away before the series starts.

Nancy Drew is asked by her friend, Helen Corning, to solve a mystery. The old family mansion in Cliffwood is haunted! The family needs her help.

Meanwhile, Mr. Drew, a lawyer, is working on a case for the railroad. People are complaining the railroad forged signatures to get their property. Mr. Drew knows the signatures are legal. He has to prove it.

Nancy and Helen arrive in Clifford. There are some strange things happening. Food is missing. A necklace is stolen. There is strange music. Knowing haunted houses do not exisit, Nancy is determined to discover the truth.

If things were worsening for Helen's family, things become worse in Nancy's. Mr. Drew, Nancy's father, is kidnapped. Who has him? Where is he?

Nancy Drew has problems. Will she solve The Hidden Staircase mystery? And, most important of all, will she discover her father's whereabouts?

Enter Nancy Drew's world and find the answers. Enjoy the teenager's detective skills. What would you do?

Nancy Drew mystery books are page turners. The reader wants to solve the mystery just as much as Nancy. The Hidden Staircase great chapter book for the tween and teen reader.

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