Nancy must figure out the connection between a mysterious diary and a suspicious house fire.

Who dropped the diary near the burning house? Was it the gaunt stranger Nancy glimpsed running away from the flaming structure? What was he doing there? And does he know the whereabouts of Felix Raybolt, an unscrupulous dealer in patents, who has not been seen since his home burned? Or did Raybolt die in the fire? When evidence mounts against Joe Swenson, who was swindled by Foxy Felix, our young detective makes the desperate effort to exonerate the inventor of the suspicion of arson because of his dear five-year-old daughter. The Clue in the Diary 7 by Carolyn Keene: 9780448489070 : Books Nancy must figure out the connection between a mysterious diary and a suspicious house fire. The first clue, an anonymous diary, includes not only indecipherable handwriting, but puzzling technical drawings and chemical formulas as well. Author: Carolyn Keene Binding: Hardcover Series: Nancy Drew Language: English Book Type: Mystery Grade Content: 4 Lexile: 740 Accelerated Reading. Fearing its occupants may be trapped in the blazing building, they rush to the rescue - and unexpectedly fund themselves confronted with a mystery that seems to be insoluble. Nancy finds a ring and a diary out back and sees a man fleeing the scene. Who dropped the diary near the burning house? Was it the gaunt stranger Nancy glimpsed running away from the flaming structure? What was he doing there? And does he know the whereabouts of Felix Raybolt, an unscrupulous dealer in patents, who has not been seen since his home burned? Or did Raybolt die in the fire? When evidence mounts against Joe Swenson, who was swindled by 'Foxy Felix', our young detective makes the desperate effort to exonerate the inventor of the suspicion of arson because of his dear five-year-old daughter.Nancy and her friends, George and Bess, are returning from a country carnival when they witness the explosion and burning of a beautiful country mansion. In book 7, Nancy and her friends, girl cousins George and Bess, witness an exploding mansion. The first clue, an anonymous diary, includes not only indecipherable handwriting, but puzzling technical drawings and chemical formulas as well. Nancy and her friends, George and Bess, are returning from a country carnival when they witness the explosion and burning of a beautiful country mansion. The first clue is an anonymous diary-its entries in a handwriting. Author: Adams, Harriet Stratemeyer Writing under the pseudonym: Keene, Carolyn.

The Clue in the Diary by Carolyn Keene