by
Carolyn Keene
Brunette Louise Dana, 17, and her blond sister Jean, 16, reside in the town of Oak Falls with their uncle, Captain Ned Dana and his clumsy housekeeper, Cora Appel. They are both sophomores at the Starhurst private girls school in the village of Penfield, where they excel at everything. This attracts the ire of the unpopular Lettie Briggs and her crony, Ina Mason, who dog them through virtually every story. The Girls platonically date Ken Scott and Jim Barton from the nearby Walton Academy. The Girls always seem to be excused from class to go solve their little mysteries.
Return To Main Page The Original Series: 1934-196801: By The Light Of the Study Lamp - 1934 The Girls locate the Starr family's missing jewels. 02: The Secret Of Lone Tree Cottage - 1934 The Girls solve the kidnapping of their English teacher. 03: In The Shadow Of The Tower - 1934 The Girls help a hunchbacked girl. 04: A Three Cornered Mystery - 1935 The Girls capture an international spy. 05: The Secret At The Hermitage - 1936 Louise is mistaken for an escaped convict and is pursued by an deranged ex-warden. 06: The Circle Of Footprints - 1937 The Girls grant the deathbed wish of a swindler and seek to compensate his victims. 07: The Mystery Of The Locked Room - 1938 The Girls solve a land dispute. 08: The Clue In The Cobweb - 1939 The Girls smash a jewel theft ring which also smuggles illegal Chinese aliens. 09: The Secret At The Gatehouse - 1940 The Girls solve a dispute between a mother and son. 10: The Mysterious Fireplace - 1941 The Girls locate missing royal jewels. 11: The Clue Of The Rusty Key - 1942 The Girls battle Oliver Gormly, general all-around rat. 12: The Portrait In The Sand - 1943 The Girls locate a missing FBI agent. 13: The Secret Of The Old Well - 1944 The Girls solve a fur theft mystery (among several other things!) 14: The Clue In The Ivy - 1952 The Girls search for gold on the Webster College campus. 15: The Secret Of The Jade Ring - 1953 The Girls solve the theft of a jade ring from the school museum. 16: Mystery At The Crossroads - 1953 The Girls clear the names of two Gypsy lovers. 17: The Ghost In The Gallery - 1955 The Girls solve the mystery of a "haunted" opera house. 18: The Clue Of The Black Flower - 1956 The Girls solve a mystery at their summer camp. 19: The Winking Ruby Mystery - 1957 The Girls go to Europe to locate the missing "winking ruby". 20: The Secret Of The Swiss Chalet - 1958 The Girls go to Switzerland and Austria to search for missing family heirlooms. 21: The Haunted Lagoon - 1959 The Girls search for a missing sea captain in Maryland. 22: The Mystery Of The Bamboo Bird - 1960 The Girls travel to Bangkok to locate a stolen gold Buddha. 23: The Sierra Gold Mystery - 1961 The Girls hunt for hidden gold in the Sierras. 24: The Secret Of Lost Lake - 1962 The Girls search for a valuable missing German Shepherd. 25: The Mystery Of The Stone Tiger - 1963 The Girls solve the mystery of the wild beasts roaming the streets of Oak Falls. 26: The Riddle Of The Frozen Fountain - 1964 The Girls solve the mystery of the Cellini Fountain at Starhurst school. 27: The Secret Of The Silver Dolphin - 1965 The Girls recover Judy Platt's missing "silver dolphin". 28: The Mystery Of The Wax Queen - 1966 The Girls help a sculptress solve a mystery concerning a valuable wax bust of Queen Victoria. 29: The Secret Of The Minstrel's Guitar - 1967 The Girls go to Portugal to solve the theft of a cork shipment. 30: The Phantom Surfer - 1968 The Girls find out who is sabotaging the restoration of the Horizon Resort. 
Published by Grosset & Dunlap - Foreign editions also exist. Issued both in dust jacket and picture cover format. There were 4 types of bindings used for the dust jacket versions: purple, blue, green and green tweed. The Revised Series: 1972-197901: The Mystery Of The Stone Tiger - 1972 02: The Riddle Of The Frozen Fountain - 1972 03: The Secret Of The Silver Dolphin - 1972 04: Mystery Of The Wax Queen - 1972 05: The Secret Of The Minstrel's Guitar - 1972 06: The Phantom Surfer - 1972 07: The Secret Of The Swiss Chalet - 1973 08: The Haunted Lagoon - 1973 09: Mystery Of The Bamboo Bird - 1973 10: The Sierra Gold Mystery - 1973 11: The Secret Of Lost Lake - 1974 12: The Winking Ruby Mystery - 1974 13: The Ghost In The Gallery - 1975 14: The Curious Coronation - 1976 The Girls judge a teen beauty pageant and get involved in mystery. 15: The Hundred Years Mystery - 1977 The Girls locate a fortune in gold and gems on the campus of Beacon College. 16: The Mountain Peak Mystery - 1978 The Girls help an orphan seek her grandfather's stolen manuscript. 17: The Witch's Omen - 1979 The Girls are harassed by thugs who warn them to drop their case. Only problem is the Girls aren't on a case at the time! The revised series was issued only in picture cover format. There are 2 varieties of binding styles: A: On the spine symbol the blond is on the right (known as BOR) B: On the spine symbol the blond is on the left (known as BOL) On both varieties the binding is white all over (not just the spine) Parker Brothers produced a Dana Girls Game in 1965. |