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.

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The Hardy Boys, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in a series of mystery novels for young readers. The series revolves around teenage amateur sleuths, solving cases that often 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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Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Mystery of the Flying Express</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Mystery of the Flying Express is Volume 20 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Flickering Torch Mystery</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Flickering Torch Mystery is Volume 22 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1943. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of the series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter. The original version of the book was rewritten in 1971 by Vincent Buranelli resulting in two different stories with the same title.

<i>The Secret Panel</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Secret Panel is Volume 25 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Sign of the Crooked Arrow</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Sign of the Crooked Arrow is Volume 28 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Secret of the Lost Tunnel</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Secret of the Lost Tunnel is Volume 29 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Wailing Siren Mystery</i> 1951 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Wailing Siren Mystery is Volume 30 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Crisscross Shadow</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Crisscross Shadow is Volume 32 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Clue in the Embers</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Clue in the Embers is Volume 35 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Secret of Pirates Hill</i> 1956 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Secret of Pirates' Hill is Volume 36 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Clue of the Screeching Owl</i> 1962 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Clue of the Screeching Owl is Volume 41 in the original Hardy Boys series of detective/mystery books published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by James Buechler in 1962 while he was eighteen or nineteen years old.

<i>The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior</i> 1964 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior is volume 43 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Haunted Fort</i> 1965 book in The Hardy Boys series

The Haunted Fort is Volume 44 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Bombay Boomerang</i> 1970 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Bombay Boomerang is Volume 49 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Masked Monkey</i> 1972 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Masked Monkey is Volume 51 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Shattered Helmet</i> Book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Shattered Helmet is Volume 52 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Clue of the Hissing Serpent</i> 1974 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Clue of the Hissing Serpent is Volume 53 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

<i>The Ghost at Skeleton Rock</i> 1958 book by Franklin W. Dixon

The Ghost at Skeleton Rock is Volume 37 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

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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