Status
Available
Local notes
Fic Dix
Collection
Series
Genres
Publication
Grosset & Dunlap (1934), Edition: Revised, 192 pages
Description
The search for a stolen boat leads the Hardy brothers to Mexico where they become involved with a band of Indians and a strange smuggling operation.
Subjects
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1934
1967 (revised)
Physical description
180 p.; 5 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member sports-star
This is a very good book. Frank and Joe spot a submarine in the lake that is there illigaly. When they dicide to investigate, it brings them to Mexico. When in Mexico the boys run into a big group of Mexicans who everyone in the village is scared of. While investigating they get captured by the
I LOVE this book!!!!!!
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group.I LOVE this book!!!!!!
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LibraryThing member Schmerguls
This is t he only Hardy Boys book I read. I had access to no other, else I would have read more of them.
LibraryThing member thornton37814
Frank and Joe spot a submarine off the coast of Maine. A man from the area appears to have been taken hostage by this vessel. In the meantime, Fenton Hardy is heading to Mexico to investigate an international criminal. Joe, Frank, and their friend go along, knowing that a similar submarine has been
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spotted off Mexican waters. They discover several area kidnappings. There's probably too much coincidence and too much access to the inner workings of crimes for the series to really be believable, but it's still a fun and adventure-filled read. I think that even today, upper elementary and younger middle school readers will find much to enjoy, even if it was written before the age of cell phones which would certainly add an entirely different twist on this read. Show Less
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Lexile
680L
Pages
180