Nancy is the daughter of the famous lawyer Carson Drew from the American town of River Heights. She often helps her father in solving complex and exciting cases.

Nancy Drew Detective Stories is the classic, longest-running series of stories about the young detective. It was published from 1930 to 2003. AST Publishing publishes this series under the title "Nancy Drew Stories."

The Mystery of the Lilac Hotel Nancy and her friend, Helen Corning, go to the Lilac Hotel to help Emily Willoughby, whose diamonds were stolen. A mysterious ghostly figure that appears every night on the hotel grounds, a strange note with the phrase “blue pipes” and a person posing as Nancy Drew - all these mysteries will eventually lead the girl detective aboard the thieves' ship.