The Clue of the Black Keys
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1951 · Est. 4.5 hour read

The Clue of the Black Keys

Written by Carolyn Keene

Part of the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series

A vanished professor, a missing tablet, and three black keys hold the secret to ancient treasure.

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174 pages· 32,970 words· Est. 4.5 hour read
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Nancy Drew is called to solve a mystery involving a missing professor and a vanished stone tablet inscribed with a cipher. As she delves deeper, she uncovers a trail leading from the Florida Keys to Mexico, where the truth about a hidden treasure awaits. With suspicions surrounding a mysterious couple, Nancy must decipher the clues before it's too late. Can she unlock the secret with the three black keys, or will the treasure remain lost forever? Adventure and intrigue await in this thrilling quest for answers.

From the publisher

Terry Scott, a young archaeology professor, seeks Nancy’s help in unearthing a secret of antiquity which can only be unlocked by three black keys. While on an archaeological expedition in Mexico, Terry and Dr. Joshua Pitt came across a clue to buried treasure. The clue was a cipher carved on a stone tablet. Before the professor had time to translate the cipher, the tablet disappeared – along with Dr. Pitt! Terry tells Nancy of his suspicions of the Tinos, a Mexican couple posing as scientists who vanished the same night as Dr. Pitt. Nancy and her friends follow a tangled trail of clues that lead to the Florida Keys and finally to Mexico in this suspense-filled story that will thrill readers.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
174
Words
32,970
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
660L
Themes & topics
Books about MexicoBooks about sleuthingBooks about detectivesBooks about treasure huntsBooks about archaeology
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.8
F&P level
~P
AR points
5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5608
Publication
Published
January 1, 1960
First published
January 1, 1951
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448095288

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