The Tower Treasure, Franklin W. Dixon
The Tower Treasure, Franklin W. Dixon
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The Tower Treasure
A Hardy Boys Adventure

Author: Franklin W. Dixon

Series: Hardy Boys Adventures

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 4 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/30/2023

Synopsis

Their instincts and intelligence were valuable assets for teenage brothers, Joe and Frank Hardy, as they followed in the footsteps of their well-known father, Fenton Hardy, a former police detective. They had wits and courage that gave them what it took to solve cases in their fictional home of Bayport in the upper east coast area of the US. They never lost their nerve despite being frequently confronted by danger. In this instance there is a robbery at the Tower Mansion and a friend of the Hardy Boys’ father is falsely accused. Young Joe and Frank take on the case. The actual crook is found but he utters mysterious words while dying and these have to be deciphered to find the stolen loot. The boys wind up with a nice reward. Listen now to learn of their persistent determination.

About Franklin W. Dixon

Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who wrote the Hardy Boys novels. 

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Joe on May 18, 2007

I know, this book is not a great book, not by any stretch of the imagination--and the whole series is dated now but I give the book five stars because the Hardy Boys' books was the series that made me a voracious reader when I was in elementary school. How much do the Hardy Boys's books mean to me?......more

Goodreads review by Paul on July 29, 2024

I wonder how many children of my generation began a lifetime love of reading with THE HARDY BOYS, NANCY DREW or TOM SWIFT?......more

Goodreads review by James on April 09, 2017

Published in 1927, The Tower Treasure is the book that introduced the teenage heroes, Frank and Joe Hardy, and which also began the series that would introduce generations of young boys to the world of crime fiction. The series ran until 2005 and consists of one hundred and ninety volumes, although......more

Goodreads review by Michael Gerald on June 20, 2021

One of childhood's simple pleasures was reading these books about two brother detectives, their friends, and the adventures they had fighting criminals in their fictional hometown of Bayport and elsewhere in the world. I have to give credit to the library in my grade school here in the Philippines fo......more

Goodreads review by Craig on January 06, 2023

The Tower Treasure was the first volume in the famous, long-running Hardy Boys juvenile mystery series; it was written by Leslie McFarlane under the Stratemeyer Syndicate house pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon and published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927. In 1959 the novel was heavily revised and updated un......more

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