The Twisted Claw

Book Details

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Author(s):

John Button; Franklin W Dixon

First Pub:

1939

Genre(s):

Detective Fiction; Juvenile Fiction; Middle-grade; Mystery

First Read:

Unknown

Times Read:

Never (or unknown...)

Rating:

Chapters:

See 25

1 - A Mysterious Cry

2 - The Missing Code

3 - The Black Parrot

4 - A Chase in the Dark

5 - A Secret Message

6 - Lost

7 - The Claw King

8 - A Fight for Life!

9 - A Daring Rescue

10 - Trouble!

11 - Captured!

12 - Lost in the Forest

13 - Fire!

14 - The Valuable Book

15 - On the High Seas

16 - The Stolen Papers

17 - Mutiny!

18 - Land Ho!

19 - The Mysterious City

20 - A Living Statue

21 - Pierre Speaks

22 - Ghosts

23 - Locked in the Brig!

24 - Trapped!

25 - S. O. S.

Internal ID:

3106

Series:

The Secret Warning
The Disappearing Floor

Hardy Boys (Original)

#18 of 38

Hardy Boys (Original)

A series of middle grade novels written to appeal to young boys starring two brothers of a famous detective solving their own mysteries. They were written by serveral people using the pen name Franklin W Dixon.

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1) The Tower Treasure
2) The House on the Cliff
3) The Secret of the Old Mill
4) The Missing Chums
5) Hunting for Hidden Gold
6) The Shore Road Mystery
7) The Secret of the Caves
8) The Mystery of Cabin Island
9) The Great Airport Mystery
10) What Happened at Midnight
11) While the Clock Ticked
12) Footprints Under the Window
13) The Mark on the Door
14) The Hidden Harbor Mystery
15) The Sinister Signpost
16) A Figure in Hiding
17) The Secret Warning
18) The Twisted Claw
19) The Disappearing Floor
20) Mystery of the Flying Express
21) The Clue of the Broken Blade
22) The Flickering Torch Mystery
23) The Melted Coins
24) The Short-Wave Mystery
25) The Secret Panel
26) The Phantom Freighter
27) The Secret of Skull Mountain
28) The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
29) The Secret of the Lost Tunnel
30) The Wailing Siren Mystery
31) The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
32) The Crisscross Shadow
33) The Yellow Feather Mystery
34) The Hooded Hawk Mystery
35) The Clue in the Embers
36) The Secret of Pirates' Hill
37) The Ghost at Skeleton Rock
38) The Mystery at Devil's Paw

Copyright:

Dedication:

No dedication.

First Sentence:

"Why, what's the matter, Frank?" exclaimed Joe Hardy as his elder brother suddenly stopped walking and began to search his pockets frantically.

Last Sentence:

May contain spoilers

"Frank," replied the younger Hardy lad, "when you get an idea it's a good one!"

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Added: 10-May-2022

Last Updated: 04-Oct-2024

01-Jan-1939

Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.

Hardback

Date Issued:

Cir 01-Jan-1939

Format:

Hardback

Pages*:

217

Cover Link(s):

amazon.com

Internal ID:

2586

Publisher:

Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.

ISBN:

0-356-02405-9

ISBN-13:

978-0-356-02405-9

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Credits:

John Leone - Cover Artist

This Emblem Leads You
to Adventure! LOOK FOR IT ON
THE COVERS OF THE EXCITING
HARDY BOYS
MYSTERY STORIES by F. W. Dixon

All boys from 10 to 14 who like lively adventure stories. packed with mystery and action, will want to read every one of the Hardy Boys stories listed here. Sons of a famous American detective, the Hardy boys help solve many thrilling cases after school hours and during vacations, as they follow up the clues they unearth in their quest to bring criminals to justice.

How Many of These Books Do You Own?

THE TOWER TREASURE
THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFF
THE SECRET OF THE OLD MILL
THE MISSING CHUMS
HUNTING FOR HIDDEN GOLD
THE SHORE ROAD MYSTERY
THE SECRET OF THE CAVES
THE MYSTERY OF CABIN ISLAND
THE GREAT AIRPORT MYSTERY
WHAT HAPPENED AT MIDNIGHT
WHILE THE CLOCK TICKED
FOOTPRINTS UNDER THE WINDOW
THE MARK ON THE DOOR
THE HIDDEN HARBOR MYSTERY
THE SINISTER SIGNPOST
A FIGURE IN HIDING
THE SECRET WARNING
THE TWISTED CLAW
THE DISAPPEARING FLOOR
MYSTERY OF THE FLYING EXPRESS
THE CLUE OF THE BROKEN BLADE
THE FLICKERING TORCH MYSTERY

THE MELTED COINS
THE SHORT-WAVE MYSTERY
THE SECRET PANEL
THE PHANTOM FREIGHTER
THE SECRET OF SKULL MOUNTAIN
THE SIGN OF THE CROOKED ARROW
THE SECRET OF THE LOST TUNNEL
THE WAILING SIREN MYSTERY
THE SECRET OF WILDCAT SWAMP
THE CRISSCROSS SHADOW
THE YELLOW FEATHER MYSTERY
THE HOODED HAWK MYSTERY
THE CLUE IN THE EMBERS
THE SECRET OF PIRATES' HILL
THE GHOST AT SKELETON ROCK
THE MYSTERY AT DEVIL'S PAW
THE MYSTERY OF THE CHINESE JUNK
MYSTERY OF THE DESERT GIANT
THE CLUE OF THE SCREECHING OWL
THE VIKING SYMBOL MYSTERY
THE MYSTERY OF THE AZTEC WARRIOR
HARDY BOYS DETECTIVE HANDBOOK

THE HAUNTED FORT

GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers NEW YORK 10, N.Y.

Cover:

Notes and Comments:

Spine number: 8918

01-Jan-1939
Grosset & Dunlap, Inc.
Hardback

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Author(s)

John Button

Franklin W Dixon
Birth: 04 Oct 1862 Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA
Death: 10 May 1930 Newark, New Jersey, USA

Notes:

Edward L Stratemeyer (1862-1930), owner of the Stratemeyer Syndicate, created Joe and Frank Hardy, as well as many other series characters in children's literature. He hired authors to write stories from his outlines and to agree never to reveal that they, and not the non-existant Mr Dixon, wrote the books.

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