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The Tower Treasure
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Hardy Boys: Book 1

The Tower Treasure (1927) (edit title/settings)

by Franklin W. Dixon (Author) (edit contributors)

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Grownups will remember Frank and Joe Hardy and their ability to solve even the most baffling of mysteries. The first book was published in 1927, and over the years the series has sold over 50 million copies. But mysteriously, the original books have disappeared. Now, Applewood is pleased to... read more

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After the Hardy's friend Chet has his car stolen, $40,000 is missing from Tower Mansion. Soon a link is found between the money and the car. Will the Hardy's receive the $1000 reward for the returning the money, or will they be killed by the real thief? This book was full of suspense. At one... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

After the Hardy's friend Chet has his car stolen, $40,000 is missing from Tower Mansion. Soon a link is found between the money and the car. Will the Hardy's receive the $1000 reward for the returning the money, or will they be killed by the real thief? This book was full of suspense. At one point you think they have found the missing money, but it turns out to be just a bunch of flower bulbs. You want to keep reading to see if the next thing they dig up is the real treasure. At first you would expect some very interesting mystery situation from the beginning of the book, but all that is brought up is Chet's missing car. I even felt that I wanted to put the book down. I kept on reading though and shortly after that the mystery became a bigger and more dangerous one. You feel a mixture of anger and sorrow when the Hardys' friend's father is suspected of robbery.

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Joe Hardy: One of the two protagonists of the story, Joseph Hardy is the Brother of Franklin Hardy and Son of Fenton Hardy, a very well renowned detective in the New York Police Department. Joe is more Impulsive and tends to work on his first thought. Joe is 17 years old and is 6' high.
  • Frank Hardy: One of the two protagonists of the story, Franklin Hardy is the brother of Joseph Hardy and son of Fenton Hardy. Frank is the one who thinks before he works. He's a year older thank his brother and an inch taller.
  • Chet Morton: Frank and Joe's best friend with a very voracious appetite. Loves to eat. His interests change every few days or so.
  • Fenton Hardy: Fenton Hardy used to be a Police Detective in the NYPD, during his tenure, he acquired a title of being the best Police detective in the NYPD, later retired and started a Private Detective Agency.
  • Laura Hardy: Wife of Fenton Hardy and mother of Frank and Joe.
  • Biff Hooper: One of the Hardys' best friends, is very Buff and tall and is a part of the school Football team along with the Hardys.
  • Iola Morton: Sister of Chet Morton.
  • Callie Shaw: A friend of the Hardys.
  • Tony Prito: Another close friend of the Hardys, he has a part time job at a Pizza store.
  • Oscar Smuff: Add a description of this character.
  • Chief Collig: Chief of Police in Bayport, Chief Ezra Collig is an ally of the Hardys and a close friend of Fenton Hardy.
  • Gertrude Hardy: Sister of Fenton Hardy, lives with the Hardys, aunt of Frank and Joe.
  • Harold Morley: Actor with Hamlin's company
  • Perry Robinson
  • Hurd Applegate: Owns the tower mansion.
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  • Eighteen-year-old Frank was tall and dark. Joe, a year younger, was blond with blue eyes. They were the only children of Fenton and Laura Hardy. The family lived in Bayport, a small but thriving city of fifty thousand inhabitants, located on Barmet Bay, three miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean.
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  • motorcycles and stared in horror at the oncoming car. It was careening from side to
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  • CHAPTER I The Speed Demon FRANK and Joe
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  • “Yes, and at the speed he was making the poor Queen travel, you’ll never catch him.” Chet groaned. “I just remembered that the gas gauge wasn’t working. I guess the car had more gas in it than I thought. No telling where that guy may take my Queen.”
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  • nicknamed Biff because of his fondness for a distant relative who was a boxer named Biff; Jerry Gilroy, Phil Cohen, and Tony Prito.
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  • “He’ll hit us! We’d better climb this hillside—and fast!” Frank exclaimed, as the boys brought their motorcycles to a screeching halt and leaped off.
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  • Frank and Joe, students at Bayport High,
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  • Harrity?” “Dark brown and short cropped.” Frank and Joe looked at each other, perplexed. “You’re sure it wasn’t red?” Joe asked.
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  • The car had been traveling at such high speed that the boys had been unable to get the license number or a glimpse of the driver’s features. But they had noted that he was hatless and had a shock of red hair.
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  • Chief Ezra Collig, head of the Bayport police force. He was a tall, husky man, well known to Fenton Hardy and his two sons.
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First Sentence edit see section history

"Look! A periscope!" Joe Hardy shouted.

Table of Contents edit see section history

1. The Speed Demon
2. The Holdup
3. The Threat
4. Red Versus Yellow
5. The Hunt is Intensified
6. The Robbery
7. The Arrest
8. An Important Discovery
9. Rival Detectives
10. A Sleuthing Trip
11. Anxious Waiting
12. A Disturbing Absence
13. Teamwork
14. The Confession
15. The Tower Search
16. A Surprise
17. An Unexpected Find
18. A Startling Deduction
19. Loot!
20. The Escape

Glossary edit see section history

  • Jalopy: Bus: a car that is old and unreliable.
  • Ferryboat: A boat that transports people or vehicals across a body of water that operates on a regular schedule.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 1 of 190 in Hardy Boys. (standard series)

Followed by The House on the Cliff.

This is book 444 of 986 in 1001 Children's Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The School at the Chalet, and followed by Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Franklin W. Dixon (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlap
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Publication Date: 1927
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Page Count: 192

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