The Girl Detective Megapack: 25 Classic Mystery Novels for Girls

by Mildred A. Wirt, Grace May North, Edith Lavell

This volume features 25 novels by some of the top writers of young adult mystery fiction from the 20th century. With more than 2,900 pages of classic crimes, here are the complete Mary Louis Gay series, the complete Madge Sterling series, the complete Penny Nichols series, and many more! Included are: THE MYSTERY OF THE SECRET BAND, by Edith Lavell
THE MYSTERY AT DARK CEDARS, by Edith Lavell
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRES, by Edith Lavell
THE BLUE ENVELOPE, by Roy Snell
THE CRUISE OF THE O MOO, by Roy Snell
THE SECRET MARK, by Roy Snell
PURPLE FLAME, by Roy Snell
THE CRIMSON THREAD, by Roy Snell
THE SILENT ALARM, by Roy Snell
WITCHES COVE, by Roy Snell
THE MAGIC CURTAIN, by Roy Snell
THE ORCHARD SECRET, by Cleo F. Garis
MYSTERY OF JOCKEY HOLLOW, by Cleo F. Garis
MISSING AT MARSHLANDS, by Cleo F. Garis
PENNY NICHOLS FINDS A CLUE, by Mildred A. Wirt
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE MYSTERY OF THE LOST KEY, by Mildred A. Wirt
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE BLACK IMP, by Mildred A. Wirt
PENNY NICHOLS AND THE KNOB HILL MYSTERY, by Mildred A. Wirt
THE MISSING FORMULA, by Mildred A. Wirt
THE DESERTED YACHT, by Mildred A. Wirt
THE SECRET OF THE SUNDIAL, by Mildred A. Wirt
BOBS, A GIRL DETECTIVE, by Grace May North
THE PHANTOM TOWN MYSTERY, by Carol Norton
THE SEVEN SLEUTHS CLUB, by Carol Norton
THE CAMP FIRE GIRLS SOLVE A MYSTERY, by Hildegard G. Frey

And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more!

Genres: Mystery, Ebooks

2746 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson (aka: Mildred Benson)

Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 25 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries. She was one of 28 individuals who helped produce the Syndicate's Nancy Drew mystery books from 1929 to 1984.

Edward Stratemeyer hired Benson in 1926. She was paid a flat fee of $125 for the first Nancy Drew book written using an outline provided by the syndicate.

Other pseudonyms: Frank Bell, Joan Clark, Julia K. Duncan, Alice B. Emerson, Frances K. Judd, Don Palmer, Helen Louise Thorndyke, Dorothy West, Ann Wirt

Reviews

[Steven Slaughter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Twenty-five girl detective stories from the golden age of corny, lovable teen detective adventures. All for $0.99 as a Kindle ebook. How can you beat that? I have only read one story so far (Mary Louis Gay, Girl Detective and The Mystery of Dark Cedars) and it was good. Read my review of the Penny Parker Megapack for my reasons for reading these and recommending them. In short, they are not 'literary fiction' and the set-ups are fairly formulaic (every girl has lost at least one dead parent and the other is a permissive detective/reporter in his/her own right), but the characters are lovable and earnest and plucky.

For what they are, these megapacks are a great deal. Yes, you can get most of these stories for free online, but I am willing to pay a buck to have someone format them a bit better and package them into a Kindle ebook. Highly recommended for bed-time read alouds. There is a reason why kids still love the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this. It contains 25 different novels all from the 30's and 40's. I love reading pieces from that period. It was such an innocent time.

[Redqueen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a charming collection of what seems to be precursors to Nancy Drew etc. Most are not mysteries in the traditional sense, but cozies where some of the solutions depend on random chance rather than investigation. Because of the age there's a certain amount of sexism and racism - not plot points, so not effecting the stories as a whole - but jarring none the less. A fun read if you are interested in the history of mysteries and young adult novels.

[Linda Newton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pleasure Reading

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! Remembering the times when I read these stories as a young reader on rainy days in my great grandma's cottage. The language is old fashioned but easy, gives words not always used now but some language is not acceptable now. It is not intended to be racist or demeaning as most people so referred were much loved. It was the way things were in those times of different classes.