Book #3 in the Nancy Drew Mysteries series.

A classic Nancy Drew mystery featuring a daring rescue, hidden identities, and a seaside conspiracy. Carolyn Keene's The Bungalow Mystery follows fearless teenage detective Nancy Drew as she rescues a mysterious young woman fleeing danger and becomes entangled in a web of deception, inheritance fraud, and hidden motives. Set among isolated coastal cottages and shadowed by long-kept secrets, this classic mystery delivers suspense, clever detective work, and unexpected twists.

As Nancy offers refuge and begins investigating, she uncovers a scheme involving false guardianship, concealed identities, and a calculated attempt to steal a young woman's fortune. With courage, quick thinking, and unwavering determination, Nancy follows every clue through a maze of lies where trust is hard to earn and danger is never far away. The secluded bungalow itself becomes a place of both refuge and suspicion, anchoring the novel's atmosphere of mystery and suspense.

Perfect for readers who love girl detective adventures, classic children's mysteries, amateur sleuths, and gothic suspense, The Bungalow Mystery remains an enduring literary classic of Golden Age juvenile detective fiction. Ideal for collectors of vintage crime fiction, libraries, classrooms, homeschool reading lists, and young readers who enjoy middle grade mysteries filled with clever puzzle-solving and an unforgettable heroine.

If you enjoy this Nancy Drew mystery, you'll love Book #4, The Mystery at Lilac Inn. New readers should begin with Books #1 and #2, The Secret of the Old Clock and The Hidden Staircase, before diving into Nancy's third adventure.