The Secret of the Old Clock
A Classic Girl Detective Adventure of a Missing Will, Inheritance, and Social JusticeBy Carolyn Keene
Length4h 52m
About this audiobook
Carolyn Keene's *The Secret of the Old Clock* (1930) introduces Nancy Drew, a resourceful eighteen-year-old amateur detective whose intelligence, independence, and moral confidence drive the investigation. When Nancy seeks a missing will that may secure justice for a deserving family, the mystery unfolds through concealed documents, suspicious inheritances, evasive adults, and the symbolic "old clock" of the title. Written in lucid, fast-paced prose, the novel combines the conventions of the classic detective story—clues, pursuit, deduction, and revelation—with the domestic settings and social concerns of early twentieth-century juvenile fiction. Its episodic structure and emphasis on observation make the book both an accessible adventure and an important text in the development of girls' mystery literature. "Carolyn Keene" was a collective pseudonym created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, with this inaugural Nancy Drew volume generally credited to Mildred Wirt Benson. The series emerged from Edward Stratemeyer's successful model of commercially produced, character-centered fiction, designed to offer young readers compelling narratives while presenting a heroine more active and intellectually authoritative than many conventional depictions of girls at the time. Benson's energetic narrative contribution helped establish Nancy's defining independence, curiosity, and practical courage. The book remains an essential recommendation for readers interested in children's literature, popular publishing, and the cultural history of female agency. Its elegant simplicity, carefully arranged clues, and enduring heroine make it rewarding both as an entertaining mystery and as a foundational work in American juvenile fiction.
Audiobook details
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GenreChildren's Literature
Length4 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage
2CHAPTER I The Lost Will
3CHAPTER II A Chance Meeting
4CHAPTER III Racing the Storm
5CHAPTER IV An Interesting Story
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6CHAPTER V A Conference
7CHAPTER VI An Unpleasant Encounter
8CHAPTER VII Nancy Turns Sleuth
9CHAPTER VIII A Discouraging Day
10CHAPTER IX Vital Information
11CHAPTER X Abigail’s Disclosure
12CHAPTER XI Visiting the Tophams
13CHAPTER XII Following a Clue
14CHAPTER XIII An Adventure
15CHAPTER XIV An Exciting Discovery
16CHAPTER XV A Desperate Situation
17CHAPTER XVI Left to Starve
18CHAPTER XVII Jeff Tucker’s Story
19CHAPTER XVIII Notifying the Police
20CHAPTER XIX A Risky Undertaking
21CHAPTER XX What Nancy Found
22CHAPTER XXI Capturing the Robbers
23CHAPTER XXII What the Notebook Revealed
24CHAPTER XXIII Looking for the Will
25CHAPTER XXIV The Coup de Grâce
26CHAPTER XXV A Reward
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