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| 65. THE STONE IDOL |
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| WHEN an ancient stone idol disappears, the Hardy Boys are off on another fast-paced adventure. An important clue takes them to a primitive village of the South American Andes Mountains. They almost catch the cunning criminal, but instead are nearly caught themselves! Suddenly, a call for help sends them flying off to the Antarctic to assist their father, Fenton Hardy, who is investigating a ring of thieves pilfering U.S. Navy bases. The Hardys fight the frigid cold to escape the ruthless traps set by the thieves, and finally outwit the gang. But the valuable sculpture is still missing, so the brothers pursue a string of clues to Easter Island. There, an elusive birdman threatens their lives. But by using fine investigative skills, the Hardy Boys find that the mystery of the stone idol is not what it seems! |
| WHEN five priceless Egyptian statuettes are stolen from a New York museum, the Hardy Boys travel to exotic Egypt, the ancient land of the Pharoah's curse. En route, the boys are asked to safeguard a mysterious mummy and find themselves tangled in a web of international intrigue. While searching for the missing statuettes, the Hardy Boys fall into the clutches of a gang of sinister thieves and political rebels, and risk losing the mummy forever! What is the connection between the New York theft and the Egyptian mummy? In an exciting spin along the Nile, the young detectives uncover a secret hiding place with countless stolen treasures and realize they must get to the police fast! |
| A VALUABLE painting is stolen en route to Florida, and the Hardy Boys are suspects. Determined to find the artwork and corner the real thieves, the young detectives fly to Key Blanco, Florida. They disguise themselves, and joining a group of sinister smugglers, begin a dangerous exploration of the menacing underworld. Though the painting fails to appear, an important clue sends the boys on a perilous trek through the wilds of the Everglades. There, threatened at every turn by greedy enemies and vicious alligators, the Hardys fight a tricky and powerful battle to expose the truth. |
| CHET Morton's cousin, Vern, is on his way to California to find a rare and valuable coin mysteriously missing from his uncle's bank vault. When he stops in Bayport, his brand-new car is stolen. The Hardys and their friends take on a double mystery - and double danger. The head for the West Coast to investigate, and encounter a host of strange and sinister characters, including a madman who thinks he is the marharaja of Kashmir and a mysterious blonde woman who unwittingly leads the young detectives to the ring of thieves. |
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| 63. THE MUMMY CASE |
| 64. MYSTERY OF SMUGGLER'S COVE |
| 66. THE VANISHING THIEVES |