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The disappearing floor / by Franklin W. Dixon.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Dixon, Franklin W. Hardy boys mystery stories ; 19.Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap Publishers, A member of The Putnam & Grosset Group, [1992]Description: 176 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 044808919X
  • 9780448089195
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Contents:
Weird screams -- Telephone tip -- The purple stone -- The jigsaw face -- Spook hound -- Symbol in brass -- A fast fadeout -- Rock Hounds' shadow -- Secret cruiser -- The ghostly figure -- A parcel of gems -- The "seacat" clue -- Snoop camera -- Tigers' lair -- Puzzling reports -- Riddle with three answers -- The second specter -- A strange machine -- Jewel cache -- Trapped!
Summary: Once again Frank and Joe Hardy accept the challenge of a puzzling case when their famous detective father asks the boys to assist him in tracking down a notorious jewel thief and his accomplices. The trail leads to the outskirts of the Hardys' home town and to a weirdly guarded mansion on the old Perth estate. With their chubby, ever-hungry friend Chet Morton, Frank and Joe tackle another mystery -- one which has baffled the town of Bayport for many years: What caused the sudden death of old man Perth's nephew who inherited the mansion when his uncle died? A disappearing floor, a huge, savage-looking hound, a galloping ghost, a college professor's startling invention are just a few of the strange elements that complicate the boys' efforts to solve both mysteries. Before Frank and Joe finally discover the mysterious circumstances under which Perth's nephew died and also bring the jewel thieves to justice, the young detectives need all their sleuthing instincts to extricate themselves from one of the most harrowing situations they have ever faced. - Flyleaf.
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Once again Frank and Joe Hardy take on a puzzling case when their famous detective father asks the boys to assist him in tracking down a notorious jewel thief and his accomplices. The trail leads to the outskirts of the Hardys' home town and to a weirdly guarded mansion on the old Perth estate. With their pal Chet Morton, the brothers must tackle the mystery of the mansion heir's sudden death. A disappearing floor, a huge, savage-looking, hound, a galloping ghost, and a college professor's startling invention are just a few of the strange elements that complicate the boys' efforts to solve both mysteries.

Weird screams -- Telephone tip -- The purple stone -- The jigsaw face -- Spook hound -- Symbol in brass -- A fast fadeout -- Rock Hounds' shadow -- Secret cruiser -- The ghostly figure -- A parcel of gems -- The "seacat" clue -- Snoop camera -- Tigers' lair -- Puzzling reports -- Riddle with three answers -- The second specter -- A strange machine -- Jewel cache -- Trapped!

Once again Frank and Joe Hardy accept the challenge of a puzzling case when their famous detective father asks the boys to assist him in tracking down a notorious jewel thief and his accomplices. The trail leads to the outskirts of the Hardys' home town and to a weirdly guarded mansion on the old Perth estate. With their chubby, ever-hungry friend Chet Morton, Frank and Joe tackle another mystery -- one which has baffled the town of Bayport for many years: What caused the sudden death of old man Perth's nephew who inherited the mansion when his uncle died? A disappearing floor, a huge, savage-looking hound, a galloping ghost, a college professor's startling invention are just a few of the strange elements that complicate the boys' efforts to solve both mysteries. Before Frank and Joe finally discover the mysterious circumstances under which Perth's nephew died and also bring the jewel thieves to justice, the young detectives need all their sleuthing instincts to extricate themselves from one of the most harrowing situations they have ever faced. - Flyleaf.

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