Cross-media picks for Carolyn Keene fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
Fans of Carolyn Keene are drawn to a particular flavour of mystery: resourceful protagonists who won't be intimidated, puzzles that reward close observation, and the conviction that the truth — however well-hidden — yields to someone determined enough to look. The picks here share that sensibility: sharp detective work, evocative settings, and stories where intelligence and tenacity carry the day. Whether you're watching, reading, or playing, the pleasure of a mystery unravelling under a keen eye is the constant.
Film
Nancy Drew
An intrepid teenage sleuth heads to Hollywood to investigate an unsolved movie-star murder in this old-fashioned whodunit.
Film
Nancy Drew
Nancy tackles a campus mystery involving a football star's drug-induced coma alongside her loyal friends.
Film
Nancy
A woman's obsessive conviction she was kidnapped unravels into a quietly unsettling identity mystery.
Film
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
A sharp, observant teen investigates a haunted home's secrets while finding her footing in a new town.
Film
Downloading Nancy
A wife vanishes after meeting a stranger online; her husband's search reveals a troubled, secretive life.
Film
The Antique
A signed book left by a deceased grandmother draws a young man into layered literary secrets and mysteries.
Film
84 Charing Cross Road
A book-lover's transatlantic pen-friendship with a London bookseller becomes a quietly moving epistolary bond.
Film
Tonya & Nancy: The Inside Story
A real rivalry becomes a mystery when a brutal attack raises questions about motive, ambition, and truth.
Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Amateur sleuths Frank, Joe Hardy, and Nancy Drew tackle mysteries across three seasons of classic TV adventure.
Series
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew's plan to leave home is derailed by a supernatural murder mystery demanding her investigative talent.
Series
Ju-On: Origins
A paranormal researcher obsessively tracks a cursed house where a terrible past crime refuses to stay buried.
Series
A Miss Mallard Mystery
A globe-trotting detective duck and her nephew solve intriguing investigations in this charming animated series.
Series
The Madame Blanc Mysteries
An antiques dealer solves mysteries in a French village after her husband's death upends her life completely.
Series
Quiz
A kidnapped boy's only clue reads 'This is a quiz,' launching a fast-paced, stylish whodunit investigation.
Series
Moonflower Murders
A novel hidden inside a novel holds the key to an old murder in this layered, literary mystery series.
Series
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
An aristocratic detective and his tenacious partner solve murders in this atmospheric British crime drama.
Game
Nancy Drew: Trail of the Twister
As Nancy Drew, you investigate sabotage threatening a tornado-prediction research team and a $100 million prize.
Game
Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy
Step into Nancy's shoes to explore environments, interrogate suspects, and solve puzzles in this boarding-school mystery.
Game
Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy
Nancy uncovers the truth behind her mother's death while defusing a biochemical threat in Scotland.
Game
Nancy Drew Dossier: Lights, Camera, Curses!
Playing as Nancy on a film set, you investigate a supposed ancient curse hiding a very modern crime.
Game
Nancy Drew Dossier: Resorting to Danger!
A hidden-object mystery drops Nancy into a suspense-filled hunt to piece together clues at a resort.
Game
Nancy Drew: Secret of the Scarlet Hand
Nancy explores a museum steeped in ancient secrets where a scarlet handprint marks something sinister.
Game
Nancy Drew: Ransom of the Seven Ships
Nancy must solve a 300-year-old Bahamian mystery to rescue her kidnapped friend from a remote island.
Game
Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes
Falsely accused of arson, Nancy investigates poisonous local gossip and planted evidence in her own hometown.
Book
The clue on the silver screen
Nancy Drew uncovers a real crime cleverly hidden inside the chaos of a movie production.
Book
Designs in Crime
In the glamorous fashion world of lace and silk, Nancy discovers that murder has been made to order.
Book
The silvercobweb
Nancy's newest case weaves together golf, opera, and jewellery design into a web of intrigue and mystery.
Book
For love or money
Nancy investigates death threats against a wealthy citizen's fiancée, with every heir a possible suspect.
Book
False Notes
A birthday mystery for Dad dovetails into a real case involving a political candidate and hidden secrets.
Book
No strings attached
Nancy pursues a long-lost treasure hidden within a Paris puppet theatre while vacationing with her friends.
Book
Mystery of the midnight rider
Nancy tracks a doping scheme at a horse show where Olympic-level ambitions have turned dangerously desperate.
Book
Hidden meanings
Nancy checks into a luxury hotel and uncovers sinister desires beneath a veneer of elegance and romance.
Start with the 2019 TV series Nancy Drew, which updates the sleuth for a supernatural mystery format, or try Moonflower Murders for a similarly layered, literary whodunit where solving one mystery requires decoding another.
Yes — the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure series, including Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy and Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy, lets you step directly into the detective's shoes to explore clues and interrogate suspects.
Fans of Keene's style will enjoy the Nancy Drew mystery books in this list, from fashion-world intrigue in Designs in Crime to international adventure in No Strings Attached, all featuring Nancy's signature sharp instincts and globe-trotting cases.