<P> The character of Nancy Drew--ghostwritten and credited to the pseudonymous Carolyn Keene--has appeared in a number of series over the years . The first and longest - running of these is the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series, begun in 1930 and ended in 2003 . The first spin - off series, The Nancy Drew Files, was begun in 1986 . Since then, Nancy Drew has appeared in a number of other series and books, including a number of spin - offs where she investigates with the Hardy Boys . </P> <Table> Titles, authorship, and publication dates <Tr> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Pub . </Th> <Th> Outline </Th> <Th> Manuscript </Th> <Th> Editor </Th> <Th> Rev . </Th> <Th> Revised By </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> The Secret of the Old Clock </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Edward Stratemeyer </Td> <Td> Mildred Wirt </Td> <Td> Edward Stratemeyer </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> The Hidden Staircase </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> The Bungalow Mystery </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Patricia Doll </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> The Mystery at Lilac Inn </Td> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> Harriet Elp </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 5 </Th> <Td> The Secret Of Shadow Ranch </Td> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Grace Grote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 6 </Th> <Td> The Secret of Red Gate Farm </Td> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> Edna Stratemeyer Squier </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Lynn Ealer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 7 </Th> <Td> The Clue in the Diary </Td> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 8 </Th> <Td> Nancy's Mysterious Letter </Td> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> Walter Karig </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 9 </Th> <Td> The Sign of the Twisted Candles </Td> <Td> 1933 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Patricia Doll </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 10 </Th> <Td> The Password to Larkspur Lane </Td> <Td> 1933 </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 11 </Th> <Td> The Clue of the Broken Locket </Td> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Edna Stratemeyer Squier </Td> <Td> Mildred Wirt </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams & Grace Grote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 12 </Th> <Td> The Message in the Hollow Oak </Td> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Grace Grote </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 13 </Th> <Td> The Mystery of the Ivory Charm </Td> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Priscilla Baker - Carr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 14 </Th> <Td> The Whispering Statue </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 15 </Th> <Td> The Haunted Bridge </Td> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Edna Stratemeyer Squier </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Priscilla Baker - Carr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 16 </Th> <Td> The Clue of the Tapping Heels </Td> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Edna Stratemeyer Squier </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 17 </Th> <Td> The Mystery of the Brass - Bound Trunk </Td> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 18 </Th> <Td> The Mystery at the Moss - Covered Mansion </Td> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> Edna Stratemeyer Squier </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 19 </Th> <Td> The Quest of the Missing Map </Td> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Priscilla Baker - Carr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 20 </Th> <Td> The Clue in the Jewel Box </Td> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 21 </Th> <Td> The Secret in the Old Attic </Td> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 22 </Th> <Td> The Clue in the Crumbling Wall </Td> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Td> The Mystery of the Tolling Bell </Td> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 24 </Th> <Td> The Clue in the Old Album </Td> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 25 </Th> <Td> The Ghost of Blackwood Hall </Td> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 26 </Th> <Td> The Clue of the Leaning Chimney </Td> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> George Waller, Jr . & Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 27 </Th> <Td> The Secret of the Wooden Lady </Td> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Margaret Scherf </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 28 </Th> <Td> The Clue of the Black Keys </Td> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Wilhelmina Rankin & Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 29 </Th> <Td> The Mystery at the Ski Jump </Td> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Alma Sasse </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Ann Shultes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 30 </Th> <Td> The Clue of the Velvet Mask </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Andrew Svenson </Td> <Td> Mildred Wirt </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Priscilla Baker - Carr </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 31 </Th> <Td> The Ringmaster's Secret </Td> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> June Dunn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 32 </Th> <Td> The Scarlet Slipper Mystery </Td> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Charles Strong </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ann Shultes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 33 </Th> <Td> The Witch Tree Symbol </Td> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 34 </Th> <Td> The Hidden Window Mystery </Td> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Patricia Doll & Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Mary Fisher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 35 </Th> <Td> The Haunted Showboat </Td> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> <Td> June Dunn & J. Sanderson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 36 </Th> <Td> The Secret of the Golden Pavilion </Td> <Td> 1959 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 37 </Th> <Td> The Clue in the Old Stagecoach </Td> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Harriet Stratemeyer Adams </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 38 </Th> <Td> The Mystery of the Fire Dragon </Td> <Td> 1961 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 39 </Th> <Td> The Clue of the Dancing Puppet </Td> <Td> 1962 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 40 </Th> <Td> The Moonstone Castle Mystery </Td> <Td> 1963 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 41 </Th> <Td> The Clue of the Whistling Bagpipes </Td> <Td> 1964 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 42 </Th> <Td> The Phantom of Pine Hill </Td> <Td> 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 43 </Th> <Td> The Mystery of the 99 Steps </Td> <Td> 1966 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 44 </Th> <Td> The Clue in the Crossword Cipher </Td> <Td> 1967 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 45 </Th> <Td> The Spider Sapphire Mystery </Td> <Td> 1968 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 46 </Th> <Td> The Invisible Intruder </Td> <Td> 1969 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 47 </Th> <Td> The Mysterious Mannequin </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 48 </Th> <Td> The Crooked Banister </Td> <Td> 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 49 </Th> <Td> The Secret of Mirror Bay </Td> <Td> 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 50 </Th> <Td> The Double Jinx Mystery </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 51 </Th> <Td> Mystery of the Glowing Eye </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 52 </Th> <Td> The Secret of the Forgotten City </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 53 </Th> <Td> The Sky Phantom </Td> <Td> 1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 54 </Th> <Td> The Strange Message in the Parchment </Td> <Td> 1977 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 55 </Th> <Td> Mystery of Crocodile Island </Td> <Td> 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 56 </Th> <Td> The Thirteenth Pearl </Td> <Td> 1979 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

When did the first nancy drew book come out