{"product_id":"9780821421840","title":"Missing Millie Benson: The Secret Case of the Nancy Drew Ghostwriter and Journalist","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in Ladora, Iowa, Mildred \"Millie\" Benson had ample time to develop her imagination and sense of adventure. While still a journalism graduate student at the University of Iowa, Millie began writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which published the phenomenally popular Hardy Boys series, among others. Soon, Millie was tapped for a new series starring amateur sleuth Nancy Drew, a young, independent woman not unlike Millie herself. Under the pen name Carolyn Keene, Millie wrote the first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Secret of the Old Clock\u003c\/i\u003e, and twenty-two other Nancy Drew Mystery Stories. In all, Millie wrote more than a hundred novels for young people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMillie was also a journalist for the \u003ci\u003eToledo Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eToledo Blade\u003c\/i\u003e. At sixty-two, she obtained her pilot's license. Follow the clues throughout \u003ci\u003eMissing Millie\u003c\/i\u003e to discover the story of this ghostwriter, journalist, and adventurer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ohio University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021252804848,"sku":"9780821421840","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780821421840_p0.jpg?v=1763748844","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780821421840","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}