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The Secret of the Old Mill (The Hardy Boys #3)
Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever ruse to gain entrance and become trapped. There they unravel two mysteries, one involving a counterfeiting case and the other, a national security case their father is working on.
Hardcover, 174 pages
Published
June 1st 1927
by Grosset & Dunlap
(first published 1927)
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The Hardy Boys may have been the first reading experience where a fellow school friend turned me on to it. So, this was last year. Kidding!
But really, I remember going to my friend's house who was a couple of doors away from me, and he had the whole collection of Hardy Boys. Most of it were old, and I gather he got them used or his parents just hand them their copies which they saved for some reason.
Nevertheless as a small teenie bopper, I went to many used bookstores and picked up the Hardy Boy...more
But really, I remember going to my friend's house who was a couple of doors away from me, and he had the whole collection of Hardy Boys. Most of it were old, and I gather he got them used or his parents just hand them their copies which they saved for some reason.
Nevertheless as a small teenie bopper, I went to many used bookstores and picked up the Hardy Boy...more
According to GoodReads rating system, 4 stars = I Really Liked It. You have to get past the idea that you CAN give a Hardy Boys book you really liked when you were 10 years old 4 stars AND you can give a book of poetry you really liked 40 years later the same rating.
So, I feel no guilt about having read every Hardy Boys I could get my hands on when I was a kid. My mom bought them for me as rewards, and when I was home sick from school for a few days. Thanks Mom, you helped make me a reader!
I par...more
So, I feel no guilt about having read every Hardy Boys I could get my hands on when I was a kid. My mom bought them for me as rewards, and when I was home sick from school for a few days. Thanks Mom, you helped make me a reader!
I par...more
Jujur. Tadinya tertarik banget baca novel ini karena bukunya tipis dan ceritanya detektip. Dan ini salah satu serial klasik. Jadilah saya kalap dan langsung mengambil tujuh buku (berhubung buku pertama, kedua dan kesembilan udah sold out).
Setelah dibaca, ternyata saya terlalu over-expected dengan serial ini. Saya mengira akan mendapat sentuhan cerita layaknya Trio Detektif, tapi ternyata nggak. Kisahnya terlalu sederhana. Detailnya kurang, mungkin karena jumlah halamannya yang irit. Tapi yang pa...more
Setelah dibaca, ternyata saya terlalu over-expected dengan serial ini. Saya mengira akan mendapat sentuhan cerita layaknya Trio Detektif, tapi ternyata nggak. Kisahnya terlalu sederhana. Detailnya kurang, mungkin karena jumlah halamannya yang irit. Tapi yang pa...more
This Hardy Boys mystery is very exciting. There is so much suspense in this book. Many things happen. There are several mysteries going on at one time that lead to one big mystery. Chet Morton is handed a counterfeit bill and discovers this when he tries to buy a microscope. The Hardy Boys lets him borrow some money and shop owner lets him bring the rest of the money. Later on the book they find out about the old mill and find out somebody is trying to cause sabotage. Tony is later passed a coun...more
There is no Franklin W. Dixon. He's a pseudonym for numerous ghost writers. Somewhere, I read that the original "Dixon" (Leslie McFarlane, who wrote the first 15-20 Hardy Boys novels, I believe) stopped writing Hardy Boys stories because the publisher kept asking him to dumb it down for the younger audience. But this particular Dixon cared too much about writing a good story with good characters, so he left. Then, when it came to reprint time, the publisher went through the original books and ed...more
I once read an article about how the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series were written. Unsurprisingly, given the sheer number of books in each series, they weren't all written by one person -- "Carolyn Keene" and "Franklin W. Dixon" were pseudonyms for a variety of authors. They'd start off with an outline that was given to them and then fill in the rest of the story themselves. Well, whoever wrote this one didn't take any pains to stick to the two books in the series that preceded it. He completel...more
The Hardy boys have a new fan, it took more than one book to do it, but I am definitely a fan. This book has so many twists, you could get lost if the writing wasn't so superb and manage to keep you focused throughout the entire story.
Before you read further, I don't write spoilers, so its safe to read my reviews!
It all begins when the Hardy boys, Joe and Frank 's friend Chet is given a counterfeit $20 and all of a sudden Joe and Frank have a new case. One they end up working alone, because t...more
Before you read further, I don't write spoilers, so its safe to read my reviews!
It all begins when the Hardy boys, Joe and Frank 's friend Chet is given a counterfeit $20 and all of a sudden Joe and Frank have a new case. One they end up working alone, because t...more
My niece-in-law gave us this book as a thank you for her birthday card and cash. So far, I find it hard to believe that no one suspects the counterfeiters just might be up to their shenanigans in the old mill!! The suspense is killing me! (she types, as her blue eyes sparkle)
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When more ominous warnings follow, Frank and Joe suspect there is a link between the counterfeiting case they are investigating and a secret case their father cannot discuss because it involves national security.The key to the solution of both cases appears o be hidden in the old Turner Mill, constructed in frontier days but now a gatehouse for Elekton Controls Limited engaged in manufacturing top-secret electronic parts for space missiles. But the millhouse is occupied by two Elekton employees...more
Dapat bocoran kalo buku jenis ini didiskon 50 % di salah satu toko buku yang ada di pasbar. THX buat Adrian atas infonya ^_^ Begitu selesai acara launching di lokasi yang enggak jauh, segera meluncur kesana....
Lumayan nemu dua seri dari dua kakak beradik hardy
Kisahnya menawan seperti biasa.
Yang patut diacungi jempol adalah semangat Keluarga Hardy yang pantang menyerah ketika sedang menyelidiki sebuah kasus. Ancaman akan dianggap angin lalu...... Pokoke sebelum misteri terpecahkan mereka tidak a...more
Lumayan nemu dua seri dari dua kakak beradik hardy
Kisahnya menawan seperti biasa.
Yang patut diacungi jempol adalah semangat Keluarga Hardy yang pantang menyerah ketika sedang menyelidiki sebuah kasus. Ancaman akan dianggap angin lalu...... Pokoke sebelum misteri terpecahkan mereka tidak a...more
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Dec 25, 2011
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rated it
5 of 5 stars
I must say I had a very different childhood from everyone else in the neighbourhood or even in the crappy school i went to. Cos, while all the other girls played with dolls and dreamed of an early marriage, I used to spend endless hours reading Hardy Boys mysteries. My dad was the one (as usual) who introduced me to these two fearless American brothers when I was 7 or 8. The Clue of the Screeching Owl (Hardy Boys who else) was the first real book that was presented to me at a special family even...more
Nov 19, 2008
Muzzlehatch
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
nostalgia buffs only
Shelves:
juvenile
Frank and Joe investigate a series of counterfeit $20 bills that have been circulating in Bayport; meanwhile, their father "famous detective Fenton Hardy" is working on a case that will end up converging with theirs. I don't remember these books too well, but I'm guessing this kind of thing happened often; in any case, it's fairly well done here. Most of the plot, alas, was pretty cardboard even when I first read it 34 years or so ago. I'm not sure if I realized then that, jeez, those Hardys are...more
I remember really liking these at one time. Well, Dan Brown it is not! Kai seemed to like it well enough but the only thing I think Dave and I liked was laughing about how bad it was and how generally clueless everyone seemed to be. I guess I've definitely grown past these in a way that hasn't happened with the best children's books. Dave has a small collection from his own childhood. We certainly won't be diving back into them right away.
Mr. Hardy is a detective and has a bunch of cases to work on and one of them opposes a threat. Mr. Hardy simply ignores but when the threats continue and get worse the Hardy Boys go to work. When the boys find out the cases involve a little bit of the old mill they go check it out and find parts for outer space missiles.When the boys go inside and are caught then run away find themselves in a dark and damp passage way. What will happen next.
This issue is one of my favorites since in the book I learned not to leave my phone off, silent, or vibrate if I'm near a creepy looking place just to be safe. You never know whats going on so always pay attention to your surroundings to be safe and also to always know where you are.
This is my second Hardy Boy book, that I have read. And I thought the first time around that it was not very mysterious. This particular book, the mystery was certainly identifiable but the who's and why's were much more complicated. I like more complicated.
I think this is the only one I actually read.....my cousin had the whole set, and I thought he was rich....I wanted them. I did read Nancy Drew from the Library, but did't own many books, the Library was my hiding place: )
One of my favorite Hardys, and although the revision is seriously altered, I like both versions of this book; the revised is a favorite, and the original book, with some plot differences, is also on my top ten Hardy list.
If there were ten stars I would give it 10 stars. My favorite part in this book was when they heard people talking in the mill. I liked when these people ran up towards the Hardy Boys and the Hardy Boys ran the other way.
The classic boy detectives by Frank Dixon--I read ALL of them in my younger years, one I ran out of Nancy Drew books. The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe, are brother amateur detectives, aspiring to follow in their father's footsteps.
Not a favorite for sure. It was exiting and happy I really like mystery books. I like the "Boxcar children" more though,they are much more interesting. It was just another book I didn't nessesarely Love.
I read this over 25 years ago, but I remember that it was a really great book... the whole series was good. I'd like my daughter to read these someday. I have this book and several others in the series...
These books have held Christian's attention like no others.Christian really liked this book. I thought it was okay. Here is what an eight year old had to say about it.
"The mystery was awesome. I liked that the brothers didn't get help from grown-ups and they just did what they could do. And they did their best and that was all that they could do and that was enough."
Something that I did like about the book is that it has old fashioned values and that it show brothers working together - somethin...more
"The mystery was awesome. I liked that the brothers didn't get help from grown-ups and they just did what they could do. And they did their best and that was all that they could do and that was enough."
Something that I did like about the book is that it has old fashioned values and that it show brothers working together - somethin...more
I just read this today.. I probably read it when I was a kid too. IDK I read so much then.. I enjoyed reading this fun, clean mystery.. good for kids and now it is almost "historical fiction" too..
Liked this book but it wasn't as good as some of the other books in the series but it had lots of action and suspense but the whole mystery of the book didn't really make sense to me
This one was pretty unremarkable except for the interesting scenes at the secret factory/lab building. I really enjoyed those. I also really, really want a false wall in my room.
I have read most of this series over the years. These were the books that first got me interested in mysteries, and I've never read a book from this series that i haven't liked.
I loved Hardy Boys books as a kid. They were my first books over 80 pages long that I ever read ... well ok my dad read most of the first few to me, but they were the books that got me started.
One of the earlier Hardy Boys. Forgot about the "comedic" Oscar Smuff character in the early books. Must have been blocking him out.
Feb 22, 2009
C.
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
mystery readers
Recommended to C. by:
Uncle Richie
The books, what they look like here on Goodreads, are not like mine. Mine are like sand-colored, just like a blowing back tree.
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Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors (Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author, being the first) who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). This pseudonym was also used for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series.
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