Hardy Boys 26: The Phantom Freighter

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Penguin, Jan 1, 1947 - Juvenile Fiction - 192 pages
When eccentric Thaddeus McClintock invites Frank and Joe Hardy to accompany him on a sea voyage, the teenage investigators become entangled in a web of mystery. Who is trying to block the three from securing reservation on freighter ships that carry passengers? The determined efforts of Frank and Joe lead to a hazardous game of wits with a ring of slippery smugglers and to a dramatic confrontation on the high seas. Here is an exciting, action-filled mystery that will keep the reader on edge with suspense.
 

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A Strange Substitute
The ThreeCornered Scar
Suspicion
No Passengers
More Disappointment
The Morton Special
A Weird Tale
Missing Letters
Frank in Trouble
Stolen Tickets
Harrowing Experience
Mrs Harrison Again
Spy in the Shadows
The Abandoned Farm
Success and Failure
Danger at the Carnival CHAPTER XVIII YoullNever Come Back CHAPTER XIX Crowfeet CHAPTER XX Captured

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Franklin W. Dixon is a pen name used by a variety of authors writing for the classic series The Hardy Boys. The first and most well-known "Franklin W. Dixon" was Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author who contributed 19 of the first 25 books in the series. Other writers who have adopted the pseudonym include Christopher Lampton, John Button, Amy McFarlane, and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams.

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