The Stone Idol

The Stone Idol
Author	Franklin W. Dixon
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Hardy Boys
Genre	Detective, mystery
Publisher	Wanderer Books, Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date	1981
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	177 pp (first edition paperback)
ISBN	0-671-42290-1 (first edition paperback)
OCLC	6735361
LC Class	PZ7.D644 Su
Preceded by	Mystery of Smugglers Cove
Followed by	The Vanishing Thieves

Last updated October 09, 2023

The Stone Idol is the 65th title of the Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, written by Franklin W. Dixon. Wanderer Books published the book in 1981 and Grosset & Dunlap published the book in 2005. The novel is a treasure hunting action-adventure story typical of this period in children's literature in the United States. The genre was popular in the late 1970s and 1980s in part due to the popularity of the Indiana Jones franchise.^[1]

Plot summary

When an ancient stone idol disappears, the Hardy Boys are off on another fast-paced adventure. It's a mystery that takes the boys from a primitive village in the Andes Mountains to Antarctica and finally to Easter Island. By using their fine investigative skills, the Hardy Boys find that the mystery of the stone idol is not what it seems.

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References

↑ Ian Conrich and Hermann Mückler, ed. (2016). Rapa Nui: Easter Island Cultural and Historical Perspectives. Frank & Timme, Verlag für wissenschaftliche Literatur. p. 118. ISBN 9783732902651.

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[1] Ian Conrich and Hermann Mückler, ed. (2016). Rapa Nui: Easter Island Cultural and Historical Perspectives. Frank & Timme, Verlag für wissenschaftliche Literatur. p. 118. ISBN 9783732902651.

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