The Mystery at the Moss-Covered Mansion (Nancy Drew Series #18)

by Carolyn Keene

Overview

A friend of Carson Drew’s has been arrested and charged with sending a truck loaded with explosive oranges into the Space Center complex at Cape Kennedy. Knowing that Mr. Billington could not possibly be guilt of sabotage, Nancy and her father rush to the defense of the accused man. During the Drews’ investigation Nancy become suspicious of an old spooky mansion that houses fierce African wild animals on its extensive grounds. Soon, she discovers that something besides the training of wild animals is going on at the mysterious estate. Many dangerous moments await Nancy before she proves Mr. Billington’s innocence and thwarts the plans of treacherous subversives bent on undermining the U.S. space program.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780448095189
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	01/01/1941
Series:	Nancy Drew Series
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	79,403
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.63(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	710L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Carolyn Keene is a pen name used by a variety of authors for the classic Nancy Drew Mystery series. The first author to use the pseudonym was Mildred Wirt Benson, who wrote 23 of the original 30 books. Other writers who have adapted the "Carolyn Keene" moniker include Leslie McFarlane, James Duncan Lawrence, Walter Karig, and Nancy Axelrod.