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| Author | Carolyn Keene |
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| Illustrator | Russell H. Tandy |
| Language | English |
| Series | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
| Genre | Juvenile literature |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | 1932, 1968 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-448-09508-4 |
| OCLC | 35978951 |
| Preceded by | The Clue in the Diary |
| Followed by | The Sign of the Twisted Candles |
Nancy's Mysterious Letter is the eighth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1932 and was penned by Walter Karig, a replacement writer for Mildred Wirt Benson.[1] Benson declined series work when the Depression forced a reduction in the contract fee provided to Stratemeyer Syndicate writers, so Karig, already an established Stratemeyer writer, took over the authorship. Due to Karig having died in 1956, the 1932 version passed into the public domain in Canada and other countries that have a life plus 50 policy, in 2007.
- ^ Lundin, Leigh (1 June 2014). "Secrets of the Girl Sleuth". SleuthSayers.org. Orlando: SleuthSayers. Retrieved 8 June 2014.