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Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Hardy Boys |
Genre | Detective, mystery |
Publisher | Wanderer Books |
Publication date | 1989 |
Media type | Print (paperback) |
Cast of Criminals is the 97th novel in the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. [1] It was published in 1989 by Minstrel Books.
The locales are in and around Bayport, New York and New York City. Frank and Joe are called upon to assist the Bayport Players in a production revival of a famous play, Homecoming Nightmare. The lead actress is Frank's girlfriend Callie Shaw. But the production is seriously threatened when someone in the cast decides they want Callie's part; and will do anything to get it.
A tiara that Callie purchases for the play is missing. She has received threats and pleads with Frank and Joe to stop the culprit before opening night. The Boys take on the case, unaware that the troublemaker is amongst them.
The Hardy Boys, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in several mystery series for children and teens. The series revolves around teenagers who are amateur sleuths, solving cases that stumped their adult counterparts. The characters were created by American writer Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of book packaging firm Stratemeyer Syndicate. The books were written by several ghostwriters, most notably Leslie McFarlane, under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.
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