Dad, Bess, and I are all set for London when Ned's Shakespeare professor asks us to do a simple favor: to take a look at his townhouse while we're there, since he can't seem to locate the housekeeper and fears something's wrong. Sounds easy enough, so I take the key.

Eager to cross the favor off our list, we stop by 53 Banbury Square shortly after we land. And let's just say things in the townhouse aren't quite tip-top. And the key? Well, it unlocks a Pandora's box of serious trouble.

 

This is volume 16 in Nancy Drew Girl Detective .

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 160 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Simon & Schuster .

Carolyn Keene is the author of the ever-popular Nancy Drew books.