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Fenton Hardy, the famous private detective and father of the Hardy Boys, asks his sons to help him with his latest case involving a criminal named Snattman and the illegal drug trade smuggling of stolen drugs. Hardy directs Frank and Joe to a house on the cliff, whose location overlooking Barmet Bay offers an excellent vantage point to watch for smugglers. The Hardys are tricked into the house by cries for help, and are trapped for a short time in...
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Boxcar children volume 38
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While staying at a hotel in New York City, the Aldens investigate a series of annoying pranks plaguing the management and guests.
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Boxcar children volume 40
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While canoeing and backpacking near Timberwolf Lake, the Aldens receive strange warnings to stay away from the area and stumble upon clues to a missing cache of stolen coins.
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Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 1
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The Tower Treasure: After a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed "in the tower," the Hardy boys make an astonishing discovery. The House on the Cliff:When Mr. Hardy disappears while investigating a mystery surrounding a vacant house rumored to be either haunted or an abode for criminals, Joe and Frank search for the truth.
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 6
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The solutions to ten mysteries solved by Leroy "Encyclopedia" Brown are given in a separate section challenging the reader to match wits with the ten-year-old mastermind of Idaville's war on crime.
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Encyclopedia Brown volume 8
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A tiny submarine that flies through the air... A half-dollar worth five thousand dollars....Some tipsy birds.... A world that fits in the palm of your hand.... And a case that turns out to be a rreal can of worms! These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him.
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Boxcar children volume 20
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The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.
14) The mystery girl
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Boxcar children volume 28
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While helping run Jerry Taylor's general store, the Alden children investigate his mysterious employee Nancy.
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Boxcar children volume 34
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When their grandfather arranges for them to spend two week at Sunny Oaks, the four Alden children enjoy settling into the routines of farm life but become suspicious about a mysterious horse locked in the stables.
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Boxcar children volume 31
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While helping fix up the old house their cousins have bought, the Aldens hear stories about its being haunted and find evidence suggesting that there may be a ghost there.
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A Scandal in Bohemia -- The Red-headed league -- A case of identify -- The Boscombe Valley mystery -- The Five orange pips -- The Man with the twisted lip -- The Adventure of the blue carbuncle -- The Adventure of the speckled bnad -- The Adventure of the engineer's thumb -- The Adventure of the noble bachelor -- The Adventure of the beryl coronet -- The Adventure of the copper beeches.
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Hardy Boys mystery stories volume 49
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The Hardy boys dial a wrong number, get the Pentagon, and suddenly find themselves in a dangerous adventure involving national security.
19) Surprise Island
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Boxcar children volume 2
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Summer vacation on an almost private island gives the Aldens a challenge. Henry, Jessie, Violet and Benny used to live alone in a boxcar. Now they have a home with their grandfather and are spending the summer on their own private island. There is a mysterious stranger on the island with a secret--but that's not the only surprise in store for the Boxcar Children.
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Hank the Cowdog volume 4
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When a calf is murdered, Hank, the wiley Cowdog and Head of Ranch Security, pursues a gang of wild dogs and a clan of coyotes to find the killer.