Mystery of the Samurai Sword
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| Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hardy Boys |
| Genre(s) | Mystery novel, Detective novel |
| Publisher | Wanderer Books |
| Publication date | 1979 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 179 pp (first edition paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-671-95497-0 (first edition paperback) |
| Preceded by | Night of the Werewolf |
| Followed by | The Pentagon Spy |
Mystery of the Samurai Sword is the title of a Hardy Boys Digest novel, written by Franklin W. Dixon. Within the Hardy Boys series, it is sometimes numbered as 60, continuing the sequence from the original novels, and sometimes as 2, as it is the second book published by Simon & Schuster after Grosset & Dunlap lost rights to publish new Hardy Boys books in 1979.
[edit] Plot summary
Shortly after his arrival in United States, a Japanese business tycoon mysteriously disappears. Mr.Hardy ,who had been entrusted with the man's security, is baffled and shocked. He feels even worse when the FBI takes him off the case.
However, his sons, Frank and Joe, are there to investigate. A valuable samurai sword, said to have belonged to the missing tycoon's family for generations, is stolen from an auction gallery in New York, and the boys suspect a connection.One clue leads to another, and danger confronts them constantly on their search for the solution to the puzzle.
Who are their enemies? Did the criminals kidnap the missing businessman, or did he hide of his own volition? What is the secret of the stolen samurai sword?
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