The Mysterious Caravan

The Mysterious Caravan

Author	Franklin W. Dixon
Language	English
Series	The Hardy Boys
Genre	Detective, mystery
Publisher	Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date	1975
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	182 pp
ISBN	0-448-08954-8
OCLC	1527252
LC Class	PZ7.D644 Mu
Preceded by	The Clue of the Hissing Serpent
Followed by	The Witchmaster's Key

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The Mysterious Caravan is the fifty-fourth volume in the original The Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap.

This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Andrew E. Svenson in 1975. ^[1]

Plot summary

On a winter vacation in Jamaica, the Hardy Boys begin a dangerous adventure when an ancient gold death mask is discovered near their beach house (where Frank comically loses and finds his underwear). The case takes them from Jamaica to their hometown of Bayport to Casablanca to Marrakesh. ^[2] They meet William along the way, a kind African who is willing to help them uncover secrets of the mask, which they find out is Jamaican property.

William scares off the enemies of the Hardy Boys in Swahili, telling them he is an even more powerful juju man than theirs and eventually Mr. Hardy comes, after Frank and Joe thought he was dead. Back at the Celliers', they celebrate and Christine, the gorgeous, black-haired teen who also assisted them in solving the case lets the Hardys call home to their worrying mother and eats dinner with Aunt Gertrude. William even receives a statue of a Basenji dog as a present for saving the Hardys from the predicament.

References

1. Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).
2. Ruskin, Karla (May 4, 1975). "Nancy Drew and Friends". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved June 17, 2025.