The Clue of the Broken Blade
Appearance
Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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Language | English |
Series | The Hardy Boys |
Genre | Detective, Mystery novel |
Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap |
Publication date | January 1, 1942 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 192 pp |
ISBN | NA Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Preceded by | The Mystery of the Flying Express |
Followed by | The 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.