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The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe, are on a winter vacation in Jamaica when a violent storm brings an ancient bronze death mask to their beach house. The boys suspect the mask may have originated from a Portuguese galleon wrecked offshore centuries ago, and they flash forward to a chase that arms them against three determined treasure hunters intent on securing the relic at any cost.
Assisted by a Jamaican boy named William, who travels to New York with startling news about the mask, the Hardy Boys navigate a web of intrigue that involves the mystery of cryptic Arabic inscriptions on the mask and a thwarted airline-ticket theft case linked to their father. The plot escalates when William is intercepted and held for ransom—his ransom being the very death mask.
As the Hardy Boys work to rescue William and secure the mask, they find themselves plunged into a maze of danger that spills beyond Jamaica into Africa, culminating in a thrilling climax that keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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