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The Clue of the Broken Blade

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The Clue of the Broken Blade
AuthorFranklin W. Dixon
LanguageEnglish
SeriesThe Hardy Boys
GenreDetective, Mystery novel
PublisherGrosset & Dunlap
Publication date
January 1, 1942
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages192 pp
ISBNNA Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character
Preceded byThe Mystery of the Flying Express 
Followed byThe Flickering Torch Mystery 

The Clue of the Broken Blade is Volume 21 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Button in 1942.[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 Richard Deming[1] resulting in two different stories with the same title.

Plot summary

The Hardy Boys go to California and break up a truck hijacking ring and solve the mystery of the theft of Arthur Barker's swords.

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