The Crimson Flame

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Title The Crimson Flame
Author Franklin W. Dixon
Country United States
Language English
Series Hardy Boys
Genre(s) Detective, Mystery novel
Publisher Wanderer Books
Released 1983
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 206 pp (first edition paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-671-42367-3 (first edition paperback)
Preceded by Game Plan for Disaster
Followed by Cave-In!

The Crimson Flame is the title of a Hardy Boys Digest novel, written by Franklin W. Dixon. Sometimes it goes by the number of 77 in the series, a continuation of the original novels, and sometimes as the 19th, as it is the 19th published by Simon & Schuster after Grosset & Dunlap lost rights to publish new Hardy Boys books in 1979.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

The Hardy brothers travel to an Arizona ranch and eventually, Thailand in pursuit of jewel thieves who have stolen a priceless ruby.