The Clue of the Broken Blade

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The Clue of the Broken Blade
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Original edition
Author Franklin W. Dixon
IllustratorPaul Luane
LanguageEnglish
Series The Hardy Boys
Genre Detective, mystery
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date
January 1, 1942, Revised: 1970
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages192 pp
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.

Contents

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.

Because of Dr. John Button's death in 1967, The Clue Of The Broken Blade (1942) entered the Canadian Public Domain on January 1, 2017.

Plot

Revised edition

After their fencing instructor Ettore Russo tells them about a family sword, the championship saber Adalante, the Hardy Boys go to California to search for the sword's missing half. Supposedly written on the sword is the owner's will that names the fencing instructor as a major heir of his deceased grandfather's fortune. Others also intent on finding the sword try hard to foil the Hardys from getting there first.

Original edition

Frank and Joe travel with their detective father, Fenton Hardy, to a town two hours from Bayport to break up a truck hijacking ring and recover two stolen swords for wealthy shipping magnate Arthur Barker.

References

  1. 1 2 Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "Hardy Boys Online".


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