| The Scarlet Slipper Mystery | |
| Author: | Carolyn Keene (Charles S. Strong) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Nancy Drew Mystery Stories |
| Genre: | Juvenile literature |
| Publisher: | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Release Date: | 1954 |
| Media Type: | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded By: | The Ringmaster's Secret |
| Followed By: | The Witch Tree Symbol |
The Scarlet Slipper Mystery is the thirty-second volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was published in 1954 by Grosset & Dunlap and written by Charles S. Strong under the house pseudonym Carolyn Keene.[1]
Nancy meets Helene and Henri Fontaine, refugees from Centrovia who run a dancing school in River Heights. Strange circumstances have brought the brother and sister to United States. When they receive an anonymous note threatening their lives, Nancy offers her help.
But she encounters nothing but puzzles. Are the Fontaines involved with the Centrovian underground? Have they been threatened by their own countrymen? Why? Is a series of paintings by Henri Fontaine being used for a sinister purpose?
Suddenly the Fontaines disappear. Have they been kidnapped? Nancy and her friends pursue the trail relentlessly, even though danger lurks around every corner. Nancy is kidnapped at an inn by Renee, one of the criminals. He realizes she is investigating him and decides to turn the tables on her. When she briefly separated from Ned, Renee grabs her and puts her in the back of his car, bound and gagged. He leaves her in the woods, where she is later rescued by Ned. They are later trapped by their enemies, and escape seems impossible. But Nancy's quick wit finally enables her to solve this intriguing and intricate mystery.