The Wailing Siren Mystery
 Original edition | |
| Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Hardy Boys |
| Genre | Detective, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | January 1, 1951 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 192 pp |
| Preceded by | The Secret of the Lost Tunnel |
| Followed by | The Secret of Wildcat Swamp |
The Wailing Siren Mystery is Volume 30 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Andrew E. Svenson in 1951.[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 shortened in 1968 by Priscilla Baker-Carr[1] resulting in two similar stories sharing the same title.
Plot summary
Their SOS ignored by a strange yacht in a storm, the Hardy Boys find a wallet, apparently picked up by a helicopter, containing two thousand dollars alongside their speedboat and are launched into a mystery involving diverse clues. This includes finding out who kidnapped Jack Wayne and took his plane, and where the wailing siren is coming from.