The Melted Coins
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Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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Language | English |
Series | The Hardy Boys |
Genre | Detective, mystery |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | February 1, 1944 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 180 pp |
Preceded by | The Flickering Torch Mystery |
Followed by | The Short-Wave Mystery |
The Melted Coins is Volume 23 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1944.[1] Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter.[2] The original version of this book was rewritten in 1970 by Andrew E. Svenson[1] resulting in two different stories with the same title.
Plot
Revised edition
Frank and Joe Hardy become suspicious when their friend Chet Morton enrolls in a summer school that sounds too good to be true. While investigating a burglary at the Seneca Indian Reservation in New York State, they also investigate the nearby Zoar College. Their sleuthing leads them to believe that there is a connection between the professors of this fictional college and the theft of a tribal mask titled Spoon Mouth. This mask was created when some melted coins happened to look like a sacred Indian image. Now it is missing and the boys' investigation proves to be dangerous; however, they successfully recover the mask and capture the thieves.
Original edition
A case involving counterfeit money, buried treasure, and the Curse of the Caribees, Frank and Joe solve the mystery of the Melted Coins and help shut down both a local counterfeiting ring and a much larger operation dealing in stolen gold.
References
- ^ a b Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).
- ^ "Hardy Boys Online".
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- Stratemeyer Syndicate
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- Andrew E. Svenson
- Harriet Adams
- Neal Barrett Jr.
- Susan Wittig Albert
- Steven Grant
- George Edward Stanley
- James D. Lawrence
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