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Mildred A Wirt


(Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson)
USA flag (1905 - 2002)

aka Frank Bell, Mildred Benson, Joan Clark, Julia K Duncan, Alice B Emerson, Frances K Judd, Carolyn Keene, Don Palmer, Helen Louise Thorndyke, Dorothy West, Ann Wirt

Mildred Wirt Benson was an American author of children's books, in particular several Nancy Drew mysteries. 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 Mildred Benson in 1926 to assist in expanding his roughly-drafted stories with Syndicate directed, juvenile text in order to satisfy increasing demand for his series books.

Benson's favorite Nancy Drew story was The Hidden Staircase, the second mystery in the series. Benson also wrote many other series, including the Penny Parker books, which were published under her own name.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children's Fiction, Mystery
 
Series
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Doris Force (as by Julia K Duncan)
   1. Doris Force at Locked Gates (1931)
   2. Doris Force at Cloudy Cove (1931)
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Madge Sterling (as by Ann Wirt)
   1. The Missing Formula (1932)
   2. The Deserted Yacht (1932)
   3. The Secret of the Sundial (1932)
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Dana Girls Mystery Stories
   5. The Secret at the Hermitage (1936)
   6. The Circle of Footprints (1937)
   7. The Mystery of the Locked Room (1938)
   8. The Clue in the Cobweb (1939)
   9. The Secret at the Gatehouse (1940)
   10. The Mysterious Fireplace (1941)
   11. The Clue of the Rusty Key (1942)
   12. The Portrait in the Sand (1943)
   13. The Secret in the Old Well (1944)
   14. The Clue in the Ivy (1952)
   15. The Secret of the Jade Ring (1953)
   16. Mystery at the Crossroads (1954)
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Honey Bunch (as by Helen Louise Thorndyke)
   18. Her First Little Treasure Hunt (1937)
   19. Her First Little Club (1938)
   20. Her First Trip in a Trailer (1939)
   21. Her First Trip to a Big Fair (1940)
   22. Her First Twin Playmates (1941)
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Penny Parker Mystery
   1. Tale of the Witch Doll (1939)
   2. The Vanishing Houseboat (1939)
   3. Danger at the Drawbridge (1940)
   4. Behind the Green Door (1940)
   5. Clue of the Silken Ladder (1941)
   6. The Secret Pact (1941)
   7. The Clock Strikes Thirteen (1942)
   8. The Wishing Well (1942)
   9. Ghost Beyond the Gate (1943)
   10. Saboteurs on the River (1943)
   11. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike (1944)
   12. Voice from the Cave (1944)
   13. Guilt of the Brass Thieves (1945)
   14. Signal in the Dark (1946)
   15. Whispering Walls (1946)
   16. Swamp Island (1947)
   17. The Cry at Midnight (1947)
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Flash Evans (as by Frank Bell)
   1. Flash Evans and the Darkroom Mystery (1940)
   2. Flash Evans, Camera News Hawk (1940)
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Novels
   Sky Racers (1935)
   Carolina Castle (1936)
   Courageous Wings (1937)
   The Runaway Caravan (1937)
   The Shadow Stone (1937)
   Through the Moon-Gate Door (1938)
   Connie Carl at Rainbow Ranch (1939) (as by Joan Clark)
   Linda (1940)
   Mystery of the Laughing Mask (1940)
   Pirate Brig (1950)
   Dangerous Deadline (1957) (as by Mildred Benson)
   Quarry Ghost (1959) (as by Mildred Benson)
   Kristie at College (1960) (as by Mildred Benson)
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