Age Group: 9 - 12 Years

Description:

The very first case in one of children's literature's longest-running mystery series, originally published in 1927 and read by generations of young sleuths. When teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy — sons of celebrated private detective Fenton Hardy — are nearly run off a Bayport road by a wild red-haired driver, they have no idea they have just crossed paths with a major thief. The same crook soon steals their friend Chet's beloved jalopy, and within days a fortune in jewels and bonds vanishes from the imposing Tower Mansion. Worse still, the kindly caretaker Mr Robinson is accused of the crime. With their pal's family name on the line, Frank and Joe must follow false disguises, a dying confession and a cryptic clue about a hidden "tower" to crack the case before the police do.