The Secret of Pirates' Hill

The Secret of Pirates' Hill

Original edition
Author	Franklin W. Dixon
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Hardy Boys
Genre	Detective, mystery
Publisher	Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date	January 1, 1956
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	192 pp
Preceded by	The Clue in the Embers
Followed by	The Ghost at Skeleton Rock

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

This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Almquist in 1956. ^[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 shortened in 1972 by Priscilla Baker-Carr ^[1] resulting in two slightly different stories sharing the same title.

Plot summary

Hired by a mysterious businessman to locate an old Spanish cannon, the Hardy brothers and friends grow more and more suspicious as they encounter stolen cars and a mysterious man on a motorcycle. They eventually uncover the cannon and thousands in gold bullion after perilous underwater adventures.

References

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