The Professor and the Puzzle [Paperback]

Nancy and her friends are on an epic quest to discover the identity of a treacherous Greek scholar in this fifteenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series.

Nancy, Bess, and George are excited to attend Oracle College’s annual Greek mythology themed gala. But the festive sprit turns troubled when a student falls from the balcony mid-speech. Nancy’s investigations quickly reveal this was a case of collegiate sabotage. Can she find the campus menace before someone else gets hurt?The Professor and the Puzzle

CHAPTER ONE

The Oncoming Storm

IT WAS ONLY THREE O’CLOCK in the afternoon, but the sky over Oracle College looked as dark as midnight. The tiny campus, nestled in the mountains outside River Heights, seemed to huddle more closely under its cover of trees as a driving rain began to fall, causing students and professors alike to race for shelter.

Peeking out the window of my parked car, I winced as a finger of lightning flashed across the sky,followed closely by a deafening crack of thunder. “It looks like Zeus himself is planning on attending the gala tonight,” I mused, pulling the hood of my raincoat tight around my face.

Next to me in the passenger seat, my friend Bess Marvin was pulling a compact umbrella out of her purse. “If he did, he wouldn’t even be the most famous person there,” she joked. “I still can’t believe we get to attend the annual Greek Gala! Anyone who’s anyone in River Heights is invited. Leave it to you, Nancy, to be friends with the right people and get us on the guest list!”

I smiled. “Yeah, Iris and I go way back.” I remembered fondly those dl£f