The Secret of the Lost Tunnel
 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, 1950 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 174 pp |
| Preceded by | The Sign of the Crooked Arrow |
| Followed by | The Wailing Siren Mystery |
The Secret of the Lost Tunnel is Volume 29 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 1950.[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[1] resulting in two different stories with the same title.
Plot summary
The Hardy Boys travel with Brigadier General Jack Smith to a historic Civil War battlefield in the Deep South. Rocky Run Battlefield (near the town of Centerville in an unnamed state) is the center of a legend involving a Confederate general who was disgraced due to his alleged involvement with the theft of gold from a bank. Smith seeks to vindicate the long-dead officer.