Just in time for Halloween, Nancy Drew fans are in for a treat with today's release of Shadow at the Water's Edge, as the teen detective gets up to her old sleuthing tricks in a haunting Japanese mystery.

Taking a well-deserved vacation to Japan with her friends Bess and George, Nancy discovers that the centuries-old "ryokan" they're staying at was the site of a woman's untimely death a few years earlier, and ghostly sightings of a woman in white have been reported ever since. Other unexplained occurrences are also afflicting the inn, and it's up to Nancy to get to the bottom of this seemingly paranormal mystery.

Nancy's 23rd PC adventure is now shipping to retailers in North America, and is due later this month in the UK. For more information about the game, be sure to check out the official website, where you'll find a trailer, browser-based minigame and a downloadable demo.