The missing chums / by Franklin W. Dixon.

Summary:

A series of bizarre events in their home town lead the Hardy Boys on a trail of robbers and kidnappers.

Something is amiss in Bayport, the Hardy boys' hometown. First there is trouble in Shantytown, then a strange black craft tries to ram Joe and Frank's boat, the Sleuth. That night the local bank is robbed. And later that same night the young detectives' pals, Chet Morton and Biff Hooper, mysteriously disappear after a masquerade party. Are the events related? And do they emanate from Shantytown -- or from Hermit Island, an isolated land mass inhabited for many years by a strange recluse? Is it significant that both the missing boys and the bank robbers wore masquerade masks? Or is it more important that Chet was wearing a costume identical to Frank's? One by one, Frank and Joe tackle the clues, hardly daring to think what might have happened to their missing friends. But it is not until the two brothers confront the kidnappers that the overall pattern begins to emerge. The kidnappers ruthlessly plan to force Frank and Joe's famous detective father into choosing between justice and his sons! How the Hardy boys use all their courage and skill to outwit the criminals provides an exciting climax to one of the most baffling mysteries the young detectives have ever encountered. - Flyleaf.

Record details

ISBN: 0448089041
ISBN: 0448189046
ISBN: 9780448089041
ISBN: 9780448189048
Physical Description: vii, 175 pages : frontispiece ; 19 cm.
Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, 1962.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"In this new story, based on the original of the same title, Mr. Dixon has incorporated the most up-to-date methods used by police and private detectives."
Formatted Contents Note:	Exciting Assignment -- An Evening of Mystery -- Faces in the Fog -- A Daring Getaway -- Dancing Gorillas -- A Perilous Slide -- Dangerous Beachcombing -- Postcard Puzzle -- The Old Salt's Story -- A Narrow Escape -- Midnight Caller -- The Desolate Island -- The Threatening Figure -- Signal Three -- Outwitting a Suspect -- Skeleton Symbol -- Hermit's Hideout -- Hidden Watchers -- Rocky Prison -- Ambushing the Enemy.
Target Audience Note:	670L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.2 5 5671.