{"id":40286,"date":"2026-02-01T13:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=40286"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:46:11","slug":"a-ghost-in-the-closet-by-mabel-maney-all-editions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/a-ghost-in-the-closet-by-mabel-maney-all-editions\/","title":{"rendered":"A Ghost in the Closet by Mabel Maney (All Editions)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-\">Feyport, Illinois, has never known heroes like the Hardly boys. Polite, stylish, and relentlessly brave, Frank\u2014dark-haired and muscular\u2014and his earnest younger brother Joe return from a European vacation to chaos at home. Their parents, famed detective Fennel P. Hardly and his wife, have been kidnapped. So have six prize poodles from the Lake Merrimen Dog Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With help from Nancy Clue, Cherry Aimless, R.N., and police detective Jackie Jones, the Hardly boys pursue the criminals while mastering essential detective skills, from fingerprinting and evidence collection to the proper care of sporty twill slacks. The investigation is serious; the style is impeccable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" id=\"h-\">Like <em>The Case of the Not-So-Nice Nurse<\/em> and <em>The Case of the Good-For-Nothing Girlfriend<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?s=Mabel+Maney\">Mabel Maney<\/a>\u2019s <em>A Ghost in the Closet<\/em> gleefully spoofs mid-century boys\u2019 and girls\u2019 adventure series, blending mystery, manners, and queer camp. Button up a rayon shirt and dive into the fun.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\"><strong>Genre: <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/category\/humor\/\" rel=\"tag\">Humor<\/a><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__separator\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/category\/mystery\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mystery<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-publication-history\">Publication History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardlyboys-1991-spiral.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40287 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardlyboys-1991-spiral.jpg 411w, https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hardlyboys-1991-spiral-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Copyright Date<\/td><td>1991<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publisher<\/td><td>World O\u2019Girls Books<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Format<\/td><td>Spiral Bound<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Series<\/td><td>Nancy Clue and Hardly Boys Mystery<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Notes<\/td><td>Cover title is &#8220;Hardy Boys&#8221;. limited edition of 100 or 200<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BookID<\/td><td>4710<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NancyClueandtheHardlyBoys4971_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2275 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NancyClueandtheHardlyBoys4971_f.jpg 295w, https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NancyClueandtheHardlyBoys4971_f-186x300.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>ISBN<\/td><td>1573440124<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Copyright Date<\/td><td>1991<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publication Date<\/td><td>Nov-95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publisher<\/td><td>Cleis Press<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Format<\/td><td>Trade Paperback<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No. of Pages<\/td><td>244<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Series<\/td><td>Nancy Clue and Hardly Boys Mystery<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BookID<\/td><td>4708<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"296\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AGhostintheClosetMabel21125_f.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5573 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AGhostintheClosetMabel21125_f.jpg 296w, https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/AGhostintheClosetMabel21125_f-187x300.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>ISBN<\/td><td>1573440957<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Copyright Date<\/td><td>1995<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publication Date<\/td><td>01-Nov-99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Publisher<\/td><td>Cleis Press<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Format<\/td><td>Trade Paperback<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No. of Pages<\/td><td>247<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Series<\/td><td>Nancy Clue and Hardly Boys Mystery<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BookID<\/td><td>4709<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" 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Pages<\/td><td>250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Series<\/td><td>Nancy Clue and Hardly Boys Mystery<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>English<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BookID<\/td><td>4707<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feyport, Illinois, has never known heroes like the Hardly boys. Polite, stylish, and relentlessly brave, Frank\u2014dark-haired and muscular\u2014and his earnest younger brother Joe return from a European vacation to chaos at home. Their parents, famed detective Fennel P. Hardly and his wife, have been kidnapped. 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