The Secret of the Wooden Lady is the twenty-seventh book in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series.
Plot summary[]
Nancy, Bess and George help Captain Easterly solve the mystery of ghostly visitors to his ship in Boston Harbor. The ship's figurehead is missing. It's a mystery that once solved will unravel the history of the ship.
Official description from the publisher's website:
- Adventure abounds on the Bonny Scot in Boston Harbor as Nancy Drew helps Captain Easterly uncover the mystery of his ghostly visitors. From the moment the clever young detective and her friends, Bess and George, take up residence on the old clipper ship they are confronted with fire, theft, and other dangerous situations. Nancy faces an additional challenge: to find a clue to the clipper’s missing figurehead. If she is successful, it will help her lawyer father to trace the history of the Bonny Scot and establish a clear title to the ship for Captain Easterly. But strangely there are no records of the Bonny Scot’s past. Why? And why has the prime suspect in the recent robbery at Bess Marvin’s home followed the three girls to Boston?
Image gallery[]
Original 1950 book cover art
Revised 1967 book cover art
External links[]
The Secret of the Wooden Lady on Penguin Random House
The Secret of the Wooden Lady (hardcover, all) on Goodreads
