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Frank and Joe Hardy find themselves drawn into a mystery when their fencing master, Ettore Russo, must prove he is the rightful heir to his grandfather’s estate by recovering the guard‑end of a broken saber that was lost many years ago in California. The investigation is complicated by a bank robbery in which some of their father’s important records are stolen. Using Mr. Hardy’s newly purchased sound spectrograph, the boys identify the voiceprints of the robber’s leader. A pursuit takes them, along with their friend Chet Morton, into the grape‑growing region of California, where they confront both the bank‑robbers and a dangerous game of hide‑and‑seek. A startling discovery at a movie location ultimately leads to the solution of this fast‑paced mystery.
First publish date: 1942
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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