* * *
* * *
Carolyn Keene is the bestselling author of the popular Nancy Drew series of books.
Aladdin
SIMON & SCHUSTER, NEW YORK
Visit us at
simonandschuster.com/kids
authors.simonandschuster.com/Carolyn-Keene
Read all the mysteries in the
NANCY DREW DIARIES
#1 Curse of the Arctic Star
#2 Strangers on a Train
#3 Mystery of the Midnight Rider
#4 Once Upon a Thriller
#5 Sabotage at Willow Woods
#6 Secret at Mystic Lake
#7 The Phantom of Nantucket
#8 The Magician’s Secret
#9 The Clue at Black Creek Farm
#10 A Script for Danger
#11 The Red Slippers
#12 The Sign in the Smoke
#13 The Ghost of Grey Fox Inn
And coming soon . . .
#15 The Professor and the Puzzle
This book is a work of fiction. Any references to historical events, real people, or real places are used fictitiously. Other names, characters, places, and events are products of the author’s imagination, and any resemblance to actual events or places or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
ALADDIN
An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020
www.SimonandSchuster.com
First Aladdin hardcover edition January 2017
Text copyright © 2017 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Jacket illustration copyright © 2017 by Erin McGuire
Also available in an Aladdin paperback edition.
All rights reserved, including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form.
ALADDIN and related logo are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
NANCY DREW, NANCY DREW DIARIES, and related logo are trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
For information about special discounts for bulk purchases, please contact Simon & Schuster Special Sales at 1-866-506-1949 or [email protected].
The Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau can bring authors to your live event. For more information or to book an event contact the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau at 1-866-248-3049 or visit our website at www.simonspeakers.com.
Jacket designed by Karin Paprocki
Interior designed by Mike Rosamilia
The text of this book was set in Adobe Caslon Pro.
Library of Congress Control Number 2016942745
ISBN 978-1-4814-6599-1 (hc)
ISBN 978-1-4814-6598-4 (pbk)
ISBN 978-1-4814-6600-4 (eBook)
Riverboat Roulette Page 9