The Bungalow Mystery
- 180
- Pages
- about 3.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Bungalow Mystery” is a lively early Nancy Drew adventure that opens with real excitement and keeps moving. Released in 1930, it was the third of the three books used to test the series. Some readers prefer it to “The Hidden Staircase” while still finding the characters flat and the ending tied up in the usual way. It is a short, light mystery for young sleuths and nostalgic adults alike.
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About the book
The Bungalow Mystery is the third volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. It was the last of three books in the "breeder set" trilogy, released in 1930, to test-market the series.
Reading order · Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
Full order & progress →- The Secret of the Old ClockStart here
7.67.6 / 10 - The Hidden Staircase
7.67.6 / 10 - The Bungalow MysteryThis book
7.57.5 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.2 across 53 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 11 | 21% |
| Hardcover | 7.0 | 42 | 79% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Bungalow Mystery?
It has 180 pages — shorter than 99% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
In this book
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