# The Mystery at Lilac Inn — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Mystery at Lilac Inn by Carolyn Keene.

- [A Chance Meeting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/i-a-chance-meeting.md): Nancy Drew stops at Lilac Inn for lunch and unexpectedly meets her friend Emily Crandall. Over lunch, Emily reveals she will soon inherit the valuable Crandall family jewels and invites Nancy to see them. Nancy learns th
- [Rising to an Occasion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/ii-rising-to-an-occasion.md): Nancy Drew returns home from Lilac Inn to find that Hannah Gruen has left suddenly to care for her sick sister. With her father expecting a visit from Judge Graham, Nancy must quickly find a new housekeeper. She contacts
- [A Queer Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/iii-a-queer-girl.md): Nancy Drew struggles to find a suitable housekeeper before Judge Graham's visit. She interviews Mary Mason, who has excellent references but a suspicious and defiant demeanor. When Nancy reveals her identity and that her
- [About the Crandall Jewels](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/iv-about-the-crandall-jewels.md): Nancy Drew, after a discouraging search, hires Mrs. Sadie Carter as a housekeeper, then visits Emily Crandall to see the famous Crandall jewels. Emily reveals the jewels are still with Mrs. Willoughby, who is retrieving 
- [At Lilac Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/v-at-lilac-inn.md): Nancy Drew drives back toward River Heights, uneasy about the Crandall jewels. Meanwhile, at Lilac Inn, Mrs. Jane Willoughby and Mrs. Clara Potter arrive with a handbag full of valuable jewelry. Their nervous behavior at

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- [VI: Accusations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/vi-accusations.md)
- [VII: Damaging Rumors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/vii-damaging-rumors.md)
- [VIII: Mrs. Willoughby’s Call](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/viii-mrs-willoughby-s-call.md)
- [IX: Nancy Investigates](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/ix-nancy-investigates.md)
- [X: An Encounter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/x-an-encounter.md)
- [XI: A Trip to the Inn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xi-a-trip-to-the-inn.md)
- [XII: A New Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xii-a-new-discovery.md)
- [A Surprise](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xiii-a-surprise.md)
- [XIV: New Information](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xiv-new-information.md)
- [XV: What Mr. Drew Learned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xv-what-mr-drew-learned.md)
- [The Stranger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xvi-the-stranger.md)
- [XVII: A Crisis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xvii-a-crisis.md)
- [During the Storm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xviii-during-the-storm.md)
- [In the Storeroom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xix-in-the-storeroom.md)
- [A Prisoner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xx-a-prisoner.md)
- [XXI: Down the River](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxi-down-the-river.md)
- [Sinking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxii-sinking.md)
- [Captured](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxiii-captured.md)
- [The Search](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxiv-the-search.md)
- [XXV: Nancy's Reward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mystery_at_lilac_inn_se/chapters/xxv-nancy-s-reward.md)

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