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When two suspicious plane accidents occur near an eastern airport, the two Hardy brothers investigate the case and find themselves in greater danger than they anticipated.Tags
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Naples, FL 2023 #3 - Another roller-coaster ride with these teen sleuths......and once again a collision of what i am living and experiencing colliding with a 'random' book i choose to read! I always try to read a Hardy Boys book on vacation....this was next in line and packed and shipped it weeks ago. The day prior to reading this, I was fortunate to visit the Edison/Ford estates in Fort Myers, FL, and was schooled extensively in Edison's long-term quest for a domestic source of rubber. And what do you think our eccentric scientist outside of Bayport was secretly working on when he engaged the Hardy Boys help in 'The Flickering Torch Mystery' the very next day???? I'll bet you have guessed.
Two pilots die in a mysterious crash. The Hardy Boys are asked by there father to help figure out why the pilots died. The Boys pull in all of their friends to help solve the mystery. Some of the chapter headings give away what to expect but the author throws a twist here and there to keep you hooked to the end.
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Nice copy, good hardcover. Inscribed in small letters on frontispiece: "Richard Miano, 1020 Peace Street, Pelham Manor, 65, NY"
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Franklin W. Dixon Franklin W. Dixon is actually a pseudonym for any number of ghostwriters who have had the distinction of writing stories for the Hardy Boys series. The series was originally created by Edward Stratmeyer in 1926, the same mastermind of the Nancy Drew detective series, Tom Swift, the Rover Boys and other characters. While show more Stratmeyer created the outlines for the original series, it was Canadian writer Leslie McFarlane who breathed life to the stories and created the persona Franklin W. Dixon. McFarlane wrote for the series for over twenty years and is credited with success of the early collection of stories. As the series became more popular, it was pared down, the format changed and new ghostwriters added their own flavor to the stories. Part of the draw of the Hardy Boys is that as the authors changed, so to did the times and the story lines. While there is no one true author of the series, each ghostwriter can be given credit for enhancing the life of this series and never unveiling that there really is no Franklin W. Dixon. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Flickering Torch Mystery
- Original title
- The Flickering Torch Mystery
- Original publication date
- 1943; 1971 (revised) (revised)
- People/Characters
- Frank Hardy; Joe Hardy; Chet Morton
- First words
- When Frank Hardy answered the doorbell that morning, he had no idea that its shrill ringing was a summons to excitement, adventure and peril.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"I know it now, sir," replied Archibald Jenkins humbly, and smiled at Frank and Joe in admiration.
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