Part of the Mavenhill Classics series, this edition of The Secret of the Old Clock presents the first Nancy Drew mystery as it was originally published in 1930, accompanied by a contemporary foreword and structured summary notes. When a disputed inheritance threatens to leave several families destitute, a missing will becomes the center of a quiet but consequential mystery. While others accept confusion and delay, Nancy Drew begins to ask the questions no one else thinks to pursue. Her investigation uncovers concealed motives, deliberate misdirection and long-buried secrets that challenge accepted appearances.