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Familiar Hardy Boys readers revisit the mystery world of Frank and Joe Hardy, this time aided by their father, Detective Frank Hardy. The case centers on a jewel thief and accomplices, leading the brothers and their friend Chet Morton to the outskirts of the Hardys’ hometown and to a heavily guarded mansion on the old Perth estate. The investigation becomes layered with the unsolved death of the mansion’s heir, a disappearing floor, a savage-looking hound, a galloping ghost, and a startling invention created by a college professor. Each element challenges the Hardy brothers, as they work to unravel the intertwined puzzles of theft and murder.
First publish date: 1940
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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