The Greek Symbol Mystery (1981)

The Greek Symbol Mystery is the 60th volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was originally published in paperback in 1981 by the Wanderer imprint of Simon & Schuster. The original edition had a cover and six interior illustrations by Ruth Sanderson. The cover art was later revised by Garin Baker in 1986 for the last Wanderer printing, and again by Linda Thomas in 1989 for the Minstrel printing.

Places

Some real places in Greece mentioned in this book are:

Loutraki

Monastiraki

Flea Market

Skyros Hotel

The Harbour of Piraeus

The Theaters of Herodotus Atticus

Acropolis

Corfu Island

Lycabettus Hill

Plaka

Characters

INA version:

Nancy Drew

Carson Drew: Nancy's father

Hannah Gruen: Drew family housekeeper

Bess Marvin: Nancy's best friend

George Fayne: Nancy's best friend and Bess's first cousin

Ned Nickerson: Nancy's boyfriend

Burt Eddleton: George's boyfriend

Dave Evans: Bess's boyfriend

Helen Nicholas: Nancy's friend (not to be confused with Helen Corning)

Mrs. Jeanette Thompson: Nancy's neighbor who sends money to the Papadapoulos family

Dimitri Georgiou: NY Photini Agency manager

Vatis: lawyer, owner of the law firm Vatis & Vatis

Isakos: Vatis's friend

Constantine Nicholas: Helen's cousin

Diakos: villain

Alexis: Coast Guard

Mousiadis: Nancy's father's friend

Fotis: ship captain

Stella Anagnost: Constantine's girlfriend who works at the jewelry store where Nancy sees the mysterious golden mask

Papadopoulos family: Mrs. Papadopoulos and her children: Maria, Michali, Anna

Peter Scourles: Vatis & Vatis employee

Adaptation

The 31st installment in the Nancy Drew point-and-click adventure game series by Her Interactive, named Nancy Drew: Labyrinth of Lies, is loosely based on the novel.