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Carolyn Keene
Carolyn Keene is the pseudonym of the authors of both the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories (and a spin-off called River Heights) and The Dana Girls Mystery Stories, both produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate.
The clue in the crossword cipher
Nancy Drew travels to Peru to help a friend solve a mystery involving a strange wooden plaque and a series of crossword puzzles. As she follows the clues from Lima to the Inca ruins, she must outsmart a group of criminals who are desperate to find a hidden treasure.