The Mystery of the Tolling Bell, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, number 23 in the series. Author: Carolyn Keene. Hardcover, 181 pages. Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, no 9523, copyright 1973 and printed in 1973. 

Condition: Ex-Library Book. The book is in good plus overall condition. The front end page had a rip and a mark from the removal of the library card holder and has been repaired with tape. The title page and the fore-edges of the book have a red library name stamp ("Children's Library - Rockville Public Library"). The covers, spine, and binding are in very good condition. The inside pages are in overall very good condition (a few pages have some light smudges). See photos.

Synopsis: Nancy, Bess, and George accept an invitation from Mrs. Chantrey, a friend and client of Carson Drew, to spend time in a charming seaside town. Their visit takes a frightening turn when Carson mysteriously disappears, and Nancy becomes determined to find him. Meanwhile, she is intrigued by reports of a ghost haunting a nearby cliffside cave. Residents claim to have seen an apparition and heard a mournful bell toll just before water rushes from the cave.

Nancy's investigation leads her into a dangerous series of adventures involving the cave, a suspicious cosmetics business, and the secrets hidden along the coast. As she follows clues and confronts unexpected dangers, she works to uncover the real cause of the ghostly appearances and the mysterious bell. Can Nancy solve the mystery of the tolling bell while helping her father and friends?