The Flying Saucer Mystery is the 58th volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was written in 1980 under the pseudonym Carolyn KeeneThe Flying Saucer Mystery at WorldCat and published by Simon & Schuster under the Wanderer imprint. It was later republished in both Wanderer and Minstrel imprints, each time with a new cover. In 2005, Grosset & Dunlap reprinted it in the yellow hardback "glossy flashlight" format. The original edition cover and six internal illustrations were by Ruth Sanderson. These illustrations were removed in the two subsequent printings.
Plot summary Nancy Drew and her friends visit the Shawniegunk Forest in search of a mysterious flying saucer that is disturbing the locals. While they are working on this mystery, a naturalist who lives in the area asks them to help him search for a treasure left to him by his late father. They also must solve the mystery of a Native American man who mysteriously appears and disappears.
Characters
INA version: Nancy Drew Carson Drew: Nancy's father Hannah Gruen: Nancy's family housekeeper Bess Marvin: Nancy's best friend George Fayne: Nancy's best friend, and Bess's first cousin Ned Nickerson: Nancy's boyfriend Burt Eddleton: George's boyfriend Dave Evans: Bess's boyfriend Mr Hal Drake: guide Mrs. Jan Drake: guide and Hal Drake's wife Joseph Austin (Old Joe): naturalist who lives in the forest Shoso: Native American who mysteriously appears and disappears Dr. Doyle: veterinarian Dr. Caffrey: Carson Drew's friend Dr. Halpern: chemical expert Dr. York: scientist Prof. Hendriks: botany expert Colonel Akon Major Tanner
Animals Susan B: Nancy's horse Goalpost: Ned's horse Trixie: Old Joe's dog Kitty: Old Joe's wildcat
References