The Secret in the Old Attic is the twenty-first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1944 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson.
Nancy searches for clues to missing music manuscripts written by deceased soldier Philip March. Philip March's daughter and his father, living together on the family estate, are rapidly running out of money, and believe some of "Fip...
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The Secret in the Old Attic is the twenty-first volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1944 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Mildred Wirt Benson.
Nancy searches for clues to missing music manuscripts written by deceased soldier Philip March. Philip March's daughter and his father, living together on the family estate, are rapidly running out of money, and believe some of "Fipp's" music is being sold and played on the radio. Nancy goes to the estate to investigate, with the assistance of Bess and George. In the meantime, her father's client solicits her aid in his investigation of a rival company, which seems to be making silk using his patented methods. In the meantime, the girls are all planning to attend an Emerson College dance, except for Nancy - Ned doesn't seem to be interested. Could Diane Dight, rich daughter of the owner of the Dight firm, which Nancy is investigating, have turned Ned's head? And what is...
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