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The secret warning / by Franklin W. Dixon.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Dixon, Franklin W. Hardy boys mystery stories ; 17.Publication details: NY : Grosset & Dunlap, 1994.Description: 176 pages : illustrations ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0448089173
  • 9780448089171
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A ghost walks -- Close combat -- Mystery map -- Danger signal -- The golden Pharaoh -- A madman's scrawl -- The midnight wrecker -- Egyptian fake -- The shattered cat -- A four-legged menace -- A clever dodge -- Key 273 -- A lost anchor -- A cave clue -- Trouble ashore -- Double disappearance -- Secret of the mummy case -- Danger below -- Strong-room surprise -- Rhamaton's curse.
Summary: Strange events involve Frank and Joe Hardy in a mystery which shrouds an ancient treasure -- the golden head of the Pharaoh Rhamaton IV. First, a cryptic unsigned warning from Egypt; second, the ghost of a bloodthirsty pirate of the eighteenth century, who, according to legend, haunted nearby Whalebone Island years ago and recently has reappeared. The owner of the million-dollar golden Pharaoh's head claims it was aboard the freighter Katawa, which sank not far from Whalebone Island. But suspicious developments indicate that Mehmet Zufar may be trying to defraud the shipping line's insurance company. Frank and Joe enthusiastically accept the challenge of their famous detective father to assist him in investigating the complex case for Transmarine Underwriters. A puzzling clue leads the Hardys to Whalebone Island, where they almost lose their lives in a violent explosion. Someone desperately wants to get rid of them. But who? Is it the ghostly pirate? Frank and Joe's perilous scuba-diving search in the ocean depths off the island yields electrifying discoveries that cap the climax of this exciting mystery. - Flyleaf.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Fiction Fiction Favorites Dixon Franklin Hardy Boys Available 33111009221066
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Strange events involve Frank and Joe Hardy in a mystery which shrouds an ancient treasure--the golden head of the Pharaoh Rhamaton IV. The owner of the million-dollar golden Pharaoh's head claims it was aboard the freighter Katawa , which sank not far from Whalebone Island. But suspicious developments indicate that Mehmet Zufar may be trying to defraud the shipping line's insurance company. Frank and Joe enthusiastically accept the challenge of their famous detective father to assist him in investigating the complex case for Transmarine Underwriters.

A ghost walks -- Close combat -- Mystery map -- Danger signal -- The golden Pharaoh -- A madman's scrawl -- The midnight wrecker -- Egyptian fake -- The shattered cat -- A four-legged menace -- A clever dodge -- Key 273 -- A lost anchor -- A cave clue -- Trouble ashore -- Double disappearance -- Secret of the mummy case -- Danger below -- Strong-room surprise -- Rhamaton's curse.

Strange events involve Frank and Joe Hardy in a mystery which shrouds an ancient treasure -- the golden head of the Pharaoh Rhamaton IV. First, a cryptic unsigned warning from Egypt; second, the ghost of a bloodthirsty pirate of the eighteenth century, who, according to legend, haunted nearby Whalebone Island years ago and recently has reappeared. The owner of the million-dollar golden Pharaoh's head claims it was aboard the freighter Katawa, which sank not far from Whalebone Island. But suspicious developments indicate that Mehmet Zufar may be trying to defraud the shipping line's insurance company. Frank and Joe enthusiastically accept the challenge of their famous detective father to assist him in investigating the complex case for Transmarine Underwriters. A puzzling clue leads the Hardys to Whalebone Island, where they almost lose their lives in a violent explosion. Someone desperately wants to get rid of them. But who? Is it the ghostly pirate? Frank and Joe's perilous scuba-diving search in the ocean depths off the island yields electrifying discoveries that cap the climax of this exciting mystery. - Flyleaf.

Accelerated Reader AR MG 5.6 5.0 5689.

Reading Counts RC 6-8 6.1 7 Quiz: 13169 Guided reading level: NR.

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