author
Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
1905–2002
Best known as the writer who gave early Nancy Drew stories their snap and spirit, she also built a long career as a journalist and children's author. Her life mixed newsroom grit, fast-paced storytelling, and a lasting influence on generations of young mystery readers.
31 Audiobooks
Whispering Walls
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Saboteurs on the River
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Secret of the Sundial Madge Sterling Series, #3
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Missing Formula Madge Sterling Series, #1
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Girl Scouts at Singing Sands
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Deserted Yacht Madge Sterling Series, #2
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Cry at Midnight
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Dan Carter and the Money Box
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Brownie Scouts in the Circus
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Secret Pact
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Dan Carter and the Cub Honor
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Brownie Scouts at Silver Beach
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Behind the Green Door
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Swamp Island
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Dan Carter-- Cub Scout
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Clock Strikes Thirteen
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Guilt of the Brass Thieves
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Ghost Beyond the Gate
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Clue of the Silken Ladder
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Dan Carter, Cub Scout, and the River Camp
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Brownie Scouts at Snow Valley
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Signal in the Dark
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Hoofbeats on the Turnpike
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Dan Carter and the Great Carved Face
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Brownie Scouts at Windmill Farm
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Brownie Scouts in the Cherry Festival
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Danger at the Drawbridge
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
Voice from the Cave
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Wishing Well
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
The Brownie Scouts and Their Tree House
by Mildred A. (Mildred Augustine) Wirt
About the author
Born in Ladora, Iowa, in 1905, Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson became a writer early and stayed one for decades. She studied at the University of Iowa, worked as a reporter, and went on to write children's books as well as newspaper journalism.
She is most closely linked with Nancy Drew. Writing for the Stratemeyer Syndicate under the house name Carolyn Keene, she produced many of the earliest Nancy Drew mysteries and is widely credited with shaping the heroine's bold, independent personality.
Benson also published books under her own name and other pen names, while continuing a long newspaper career in Ohio. She died in 2002, but her work remains an important part of American children's mystery fiction.