The Billion Dollar Ransom

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The Billion Dollar Ransom
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Author Franklin W. Dixon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Hardy Boys
Genre Detective, mystery
Publisher Wanderer Books
Publication date
1982
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages189 pp (first edition paperback)
ISBN 0-671-42355-X (first edition paperback)
OCLC 7925033
LC Class PZ7.D644 Bi 1982
Preceded by The Voodoo Plot  
Followed by Tic-Tac-Terror  

The Billion Dollar Ransom is the 73rd title of the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. [1] It was published by Wanderer Books in 1982.

Plot summary

The Hardy boys help out when a magicians' tournament is threatened by mysterious happenings. Frank and Joe naturally catch the magician who kidnapped the President and all culprits by slowly closing in on their position and taking control.

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References

  1. Smith, Kevin Burton (5 June 2019). "Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys): Created by Franklin W. Dixon, House pseudonym of Stratmeyer Syndicate". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.