Not until 1980, when she testified in a court case involving the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its publishers, did it begin to become commonly known that Benson wrote the text of the first Nancy Drew books, following the outlines provided by Edward Stratemeyer. While Benson never hid the fact that she wrote the text for the Nancy Drew books, the Stratemeyer Syndicate made it a practice to require that its writers remain anonymous and listed Carolyn Keene as the author of the Nancy Drew series. Benson received a flat fee of $125 from the Stratemeyer Syndicate for each book for which she was the writer. The Hardy Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, and Nancy Drew were among the series created through the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Stratemeyer created the characters and developed outlines of the plots for a variety of children's series and the Syndicate hired ghostwriters to turn them into books. 1 The Secret of the Old Clock 5 The Secret of Shadow Ranch Nancy Drew 6 The Secret of Red Gate Farm by Carolyn Keene Nancy Drew 07 The Clue in the Diary. Top 10 Nancy Drew Books 1 The Bungalow Mystery 3,929 members 2 The Sign of the Twisted Candles (Nancy Drew, Book 9) 2,339 members 3 The Secret in the.

The Stratemeyer Syndicate was established by author and entrepreneur Edward Stratemeyer for the purpose of developing children's book series.

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