num_pages: 181
description: Nancy becomes involved in a maze of mystery when she accepts an invitation from Mrs. Chantrey, a client of Mr. Drew, to vacation at her cottage in a picturesque seaside town. Carson Drew has promised to join his daughter, but fails to arrive. The alarming disappearance of Mr. Drew and the odd circumstances surrounding his rescue are only the start of a series of highly dangerous adventures for Nancy and her friends Bess and George. Mrs. Chantrey's story about a nearby cliffside cave reputedly inhabited by a ghost intrigues Nancy and she decides to investigate. Several frightened townspeople claim to have seen an apparition and heard the weird sounds of a tolling bell just before water rushes from the cave. What Nancy discovers and how she outwits a ring of swindlers will thrill all admirers of the courageous young detective
language: English
title: Mystery of the Tolling Bell
titlecomplete: Mystery of the Tolling Bell (Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, #23)
characters: Nancy Drew, Bess Marvin, Carson Drew, George Fayne
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Juvenile, Mystery Thriller, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Crime
ratings_count: 6048
series: Nancy Drew Mystery Stories
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.