AMERICA'S HOTTEST TEEN SLEUTHS TEAM UP WHEN TERROR THREATENS A CROWN PRINCE

NANCY DREW is in New York to join THE HARDY BOYS on an important case. They're conducting an intense manhunt for a pair of big-time cat burglars. And they're sure the daring criminal duo will try to scoop up a special prize--the spectacular Crown Jewels of Sarconne, which are on display at a museum.

Meanwhile...

Nancy's friend Bess is enjoying the holiday season with a dream date--a handsome and mysterious guy called John. To impress Bess, John takes the gang on a torrid tour of Manhattan's fabulous nightlife. Their fling includes everything from horse-drawn carriages in Central Park to drawn guns at their Park Avenue hotel.

But with political forces set to blow apart a gala U.N. dinner, Nancy, Frank, and Joe are suddenly trapped between hot rocks and a royal disaster...