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Mystery of the Desert Giant

Mystery of the Desert Giant

Children's BooksJuvenile
Pages
182
Published
1960
Language
English

Synopsis

Frank and Joe Hardy, along with their friend Chet, find themselves embroiled in a new mystery when a lawyer seeks their father's help to find a vanished nephew. After an eavesdropper learns of their involvement, the boys head to California, Mexico, and Colorado, facing a determined gang at every turn. Their investigation culminates in a dangerous showdown at the enigmatic desert giant.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

Adventurous
QuestRoad Trip

Genres

Children's Books Juvenile Mystery

About the author

F
Franklin W. Dixon

A pseudonym for a series of ghostwriters hired by the Stratemeyer Syndicate to write The Hardy Boys and Ted Scott Flying Stories, along with some Nancy Drew crossover stories. [Leslie McFarlane][1] is the most well known of these writers having written the first Hardy Boys book along with twenty others. [1]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1822558A/Leslie_McFarlane

Characters

Frank HardyProtagonist
Joe HardyProtagonist
Chet MortonSupporting
Fenton HardySupporting
Philip DodgeSupporting
All characters in Mystery of the Desert Giant