The Mysterious Mannequin

Infobox Book |
name = The Mysterious Mannequin


author = Carolyn Keene
country = United States
language = English
series = Nancy Drew stories
genre = Detective, Mystery novel
publisher = Grosset & Dunlap
release_date = 1970
isbn = ISBN 0-448-09547-5
preceded_by =
followed_by =

"The Mysterious Mannequin" is the forty-seventh volume in the Nancy Drew mystery series. It was first published in 1970 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene. The actual author was ghostwriter Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.

Plot summary

The strange disappearance of a young Turkish client of Mr. Drew's and the gift of an Oriental rug with a coded message woven into its decorative border start Nancy on a difficult search for a missing mannequin.

What happened to the attractive figure that Farouk Tahmasp used in the display window of his rug shop? Who is trying to keep Nancy from finding it and why?

Tracking down the intricate trail of clues takes Nancy and her friends Bess, George, Ned, Burt and Dave to turkey. Their sleuthing leads them to the Grand Bazaar in the exotic city of Istanbul, where Bess mysteriously disappears. Suspense mounts when Nancy encounters a vengeful enemy at an ancient underground reservoir.

Events move swiftly as Nancy and her friends try to solve this challenging mystery, and lead to an exciting climax that will delight and thrill all admirers of America's favorite girl detective. This mystery however is a bit more easy to figure out than most of the others. Readers will be delighted that they can finally solve a mystery before Nancy can!