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Reading order

Nancy Drew Files Books in Order

This page lists the complete Nancy Drew Files reading order by Mildred A. Wirt, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 125 books / 1986-2019

Nancy Drew Files Reading Order

01 Secrets Can Kill 1986 Buy
01 Nancy Drew Files Vol. I: Secrets Can Kill; Deadly Intent; Murder on Ice 2019 Buy
02 Nancy Drew Files Vol. II: Smile and Say Murder; Hit and Run Holiday; White Water Terror 2019 Buy
02 Deadly Intent 1986 Buy
03 Murder On Ice 1986 Buy
04 Smile and Say Murder 1986 Buy
05 Hit and Run Holiday 1986 Buy
06 White Water Terror 1986 Buy
07 Deadly Doubles 1987 Buy
08 Two Points To Murder 1987 Buy
09 False Moves 1987 Buy
10 Buried Secrets 1987 Buy
11 Heart of Danger 1987 Buy
12 Fatal Ransom 1987 Buy
13 Wings of Fear 1987 Buy
14 This Side of Evil 1987 Buy
15 Trial by Fire 1987 Buy
16 Never Say Die 1987 Buy
17 Stay Tuned for Danger 1987 Buy
18 Circle of Evil 1987 Buy
19 Sisters in Crime 1988 Buy
20 Very Deadly Yours 1988 Buy
21 Recipe for Murder 1988 Buy
22 Fatal Attraction 1988 Buy
23 Sinister Paradise 1988 Buy
24 Till Death Do Us Part 1988 Buy
25 Rich and Dangerous 1988 Buy
26 Playing with Fire 1988 Buy
27 Most Likely to Die 1988 Buy
28 The Black Widow 1988 Buy
29 Pure Poison 1988 Buy
30 Death by Design 1988 Buy
31 Trouble in Tahiti 1989 Buy
32 High Marks for Malice 1989 Buy
33 Danger in Disguise 1989 Buy
34 Vanishing Act 1989 Buy
35 Bad Medicine 1989 Buy
36 Over the Edge 1989 Buy
37 Last Dance 1989 Buy
38 The Final Scene 1989 Buy
39 The Suspect Next Door 1989 Buy
40 Shadow of a Doubt 1989 Buy
41 Something to Hide 1989 Buy
42 The Wrong Chemistry 1989 Buy
43 False Impressions 1989 Buy
44 Scent of Danger 1990 Buy
45 Out of Bounds 1990 Buy
46 Win, Place or Die 1990 Buy
47 Flirting with Danger 1990 Buy
48 Date With Deception 1990 Buy
49 Portrait in Crime 1990 Buy
50 Deep Secrets 1990 Buy
51 A Model Crime 1990 Buy
52 Danger For Hire 1990 Buy
53 Trail of Lies 1990 Buy
54 Cold As Ice 1990 Buy
55 Don't Look Twice 1991 Buy
56 Make No Mistake 1991 Buy
57 Into Thin Air 1991 Buy
58 Hot Pursuit 1991 Buy
60 Poison Pen 1991 Buy
61 Sweet Revenge 1991 Buy
62 Easy Marks 1991 Buy
63 Mixed Signals 1991 Buy
64 Wrong Track 1991 Buy
65 Final Notes 1991 Buy
66 Tall, Dark and Deadly 1991 Buy
67 Nobody's Business 1992 Buy
68 Crosscurrents 1992 Buy
69 Running Scared 1992 Buy
70 Cutting Edge 1992 Buy
71 Hot Tracks 1992 Buy
72 Swiss Secrets 1992 Buy
73 Rendezvous in Rome 1992 Buy
74 Greek Odyssey 1992 Buy
75 A Talent For Murder 1992 Buy
76 The Perfect Plot 1992 Buy
77 Danger on Parade 1992 Buy
78 Update on Crime 1992 Buy
79 No Laughing Matter 1993 Buy
80 Power of Suggestion 1993 Buy
81 Making Waves 1993 Buy
82 Dangerous Relations 1993 Buy
83 Diamond Deceit 1993 Buy
84 Choosing Sides 1993 Buy
85 Sea of Suspicion 1993 Buy
86 Let's Talk Terror 1993 Buy
87 Moving Target 1993 Buy
88 False Pretenses 1993 Buy
89 Designs in Crime 1993 Buy
90 Stage Fright 1993 Buy
91 If Looks Could Kill 1994 Buy
92 My Deadly Valentine 1994 Buy
93 Hotline to Danger 1994 Buy
94 Illusions of Evil 1994 Buy
95 An Instinct for Trouble 1994 Buy
96 The Runaway Bride 1994 Buy
97 Squeeze Play 1994 Buy
98 Island of Secrets 1994 Buy
99 The Cheating Heart 1994 Buy
100 Dance Till You Die 1994 Buy
101 The Picture of Guilt 1994 Buy
102 Counterfeit Christmas 1994 Buy
103 Heart of Ice 1995 Buy
104 Kiss and Tell 1995 Buy
105 Stolen Affections 1995 Buy
106 Flying Too High 1995 Buy
107 Anything for Love 1995 Buy
108 Captive Heart 1995 Buy
109 Love Notes 1995 Buy
110 Hidden Meanings 1995 Buy
111 The Stolen Kiss 1995 Buy
112 For Love or Money 1995 Buy
113 Wicked Ways 1996 Buy
114 Rehearsing for Romance 1996 Buy
115 Running Into Trouble 1996 Buy
116 Under His Spell 1996 Buy
117 Skipping a Beat 1996 Buy
118 Betrayed by Love 1996 Buy
119 Against the Rules 1997 Buy
120 Dangerous Loves 1997 Buy
121 Natural Enemies 1997 Buy
122 Strange Memories 1997 Buy
123 Wicked for the Weekend 1997 Buy
124 Crime at the Chat Caf’ 1997 Buy

Nancy Drew Files Books by Publication Order

1986 Secrets Can Kill #1
1986 Deadly Intent #2
1986 Murder On Ice #3
1986 Smile and Say Murder #4
1986 Hit and Run Holiday #5
1986 White Water Terror #6
1987 Deadly Doubles #7
1987 Two Points To Murder #8
1987 False Moves #9
1987 Buried Secrets #10
1987 Heart of Danger #11
1987 Fatal Ransom #12
1987 Wings of Fear #13
1987 This Side of Evil #14
1987 Trial by Fire #15
1987 Never Say Die #16
1987 Stay Tuned for Danger #17
1987 Circle of Evil #18
1988 Sisters in Crime #19
1988 Very Deadly Yours #20
1988 Recipe for Murder #21
1988 Fatal Attraction #22
1988 Sinister Paradise #23
1988 Till Death Do Us Part #24
1988 Rich and Dangerous #25
1988 Playing with Fire #26
1988 Most Likely to Die #27
1988 The Black Widow #28
1988 Pure Poison #29
1988 Death by Design #30
1989 Trouble in Tahiti #31
1989 High Marks for Malice #32
1989 Danger in Disguise #33
1989 Vanishing Act #34
1989 Bad Medicine #35
1989 Over the Edge #36
1989 Last Dance #37
1989 The Final Scene #38
1989 The Suspect Next Door #39
1989 Shadow of a Doubt #40
1989 Something to Hide #41
1989 The Wrong Chemistry #42
1989 False Impressions #43
1990 Scent of Danger #44
1990 Out of Bounds #45
1990 Win, Place or Die #46
1990 Flirting with Danger #47
1990 Date With Deception #48
1990 Portrait in Crime #49
1990 Deep Secrets #50
1990 A Model Crime #51
1990 Danger For Hire #52
1990 Trail of Lies #53
1990 Cold As Ice #54
1991 Don't Look Twice #55
1991 Make No Mistake #56
1991 Into Thin Air #57
1991 Hot Pursuit #58
1991 Poison Pen #60
1991 Sweet Revenge #61
1991 Easy Marks #62
1991 Mixed Signals #63
1991 Wrong Track #64
1991 Final Notes #65
1991 Tall, Dark and Deadly #66
1992 Nobody's Business #67
1992 Crosscurrents #68
1992 Running Scared #69
1992 Cutting Edge #70
1992 Hot Tracks #71
1992 Swiss Secrets #72
1992 Rendezvous in Rome #73
1992 Greek Odyssey #74
1992 A Talent For Murder #75
1992 The Perfect Plot #76
1992 Danger on Parade #77
1992 Update on Crime #78
1993 No Laughing Matter #79
1993 Power of Suggestion #80
1993 Making Waves #81
1993 Dangerous Relations #82
1993 Diamond Deceit #83
1993 Choosing Sides #84
1993 Sea of Suspicion #85
1993 Let's Talk Terror #86
1993 Moving Target #87
1993 False Pretenses #88
1993 Designs in Crime #89
1993 Stage Fright #90
1994 If Looks Could Kill #91
1994 My Deadly Valentine #92
1994 Hotline to Danger #93
1994 Illusions of Evil #94
1994 An Instinct for Trouble #95
1994 The Runaway Bride #96
1994 Squeeze Play #97
1994 Island of Secrets #98
1994 The Cheating Heart #99
1994 Dance Till You Die #100
1994 The Picture of Guilt #101
1994 Counterfeit Christmas #102
1995 Heart of Ice #103
1995 Kiss and Tell #104
1995 Stolen Affections #105
1995 Flying Too High #106
1995 Anything for Love #107
1995 Captive Heart #108
1995 Love Notes #109
1995 Hidden Meanings #110
1995 The Stolen Kiss #111
1995 For Love or Money #112
1996 Wicked Ways #113
1996 Rehearsing for Romance #114
1996 Running Into Trouble #115
1996 Under His Spell #116
1996 Skipping a Beat #117
1996 Betrayed by Love #118
1997 Against the Rules #119
1997 Dangerous Loves #120
1997 Natural Enemies #121
1997 Strange Memories #122
1997 Wicked for the Weekend #123
1997 Crime at the Chat Caf’ #124
2019 Nancy Drew Files Vol. I: Secrets Can Kill; Deadly Intent; Murder on Ice #1
2019 Nancy Drew Files Vol. II: Smile and Say Murder; Hit and Run Holiday; White Water Terror #2

Questions readers ask

What is the correct Nancy Drew Files reading order?

The Nancy Drew Files reading order on this page follows the numbered series order where available, with publication years shown beside each book.

How many Nancy Drew Files books are there?

This catalog currently lists 125 Nancy Drew Files books published across 1986-2019.

Who writes the Nancy Drew Files books?

Nancy Drew Files is listed as a book series by Mildred A. Wirt.

Should I read Nancy Drew Files in publication order?

For most readers, publication order is the safest way to read Nancy Drew Files. If a separate series order is available, this page shows that order first and publication years beside each title.

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