The Secret in the Old Attic, Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, number 21 in the series. Author: Carolyn Keene.  216 pages.  Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, no 9521. Copyright 1944, and printed in the U.S.A. in 1961.

Condition: The book is in very good condition. The covers have some light wear on the edges and a small black marker mark near the top of the spine. The inside pages are in very good condition. There is a small stain on the fore-edge of some of the pages but not on the pages themselves, There is a name written in pencil opposite the title page (see photos,

Synopsis: Nancy Drew is asked to help solve a mystery involving the late Philip March, a talented songwriter whose unpublished musical compositions have mysteriously disappeared. March’s father and young granddaughter are facing financial ruin, and they suspect that someone has stolen the songs and is selling them under another name. Following clues hidden in a series of old letters, Nancy, with the help of Bess and George, travels to the run-down March estate, Pleasant Hedges, where she begins searching the dark, cluttered attic for the missing manuscripts. But someone else is determined to find the music first, and Nancy soon encounters a series of frightening obstacles.

While investigating the missing songs, Nancy also becomes involved in a second mystery when her father’s client suspects a rival silk company of stealing his patented manufacturing methods. Her investigation leads her into a dangerous web of deception involving the Dight plant and the mysterious scientist Bushy Trott. As Nancy works to unravel both cases, she must contend with suspicious characters, hidden secrets, and a perilous encounter that puts her life in danger. With courage and clever detective work, Nancy races to uncover the truth, recover the lost music, and bring the criminals to justice in this suspenseful Nancy Drew adventure.