The Bungalow Mystery

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. A summer outing on Moon Lake turns perilous when Nancy Drew and Helen Corning are caught in a violent storm, their motorboat strikes a log, and they are left fighting for their lives. Just when all seems lost, a brave young woman in a rowboat rescues them and reveals herself as Laura Pendleton, a lonely girl newly orphaned and uneasy about her stern guardian, Jacob Aborn. Nancy's sympathy quickly turns to suspicion as Laura's troubles deepen and Aborn's behavior grows more threatening. Determined to protect Laura, Nancy begins probing the secrets surrounding the bungalow, where hidden danger seems to lurk behind every closed door. She confronts Aborn, who accuses Laura of stealing jewels and tries to bully Nancy into revealing her whereabouts, but Nancy sees through his lies. Following her instincts, she slips into the bungalow at night, climbs to Laura's window, and hides in a closet when footsteps approach. There she discovers Aborn searching the room and acting like a greedy thief, then quietly preparing a mysterious bundle. Courageous, alert, and relentless, Nancy is drawn into a fast-moving mystery of friendship, justice, and escalating peril.