A dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stored "in the tower." Both towers of the looted mansion are searched in vain. It remains for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that clears up the mystery and clears the name of a friend’s father.

A dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stored "in the tower." Both towers of the looted mansion are searched in vain. It remains for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that clears up the mystery and clears the name of a friend’s father.

Brothers Frank and Joe Hardy investigate the murmurs of a dying man who claims to have “secreted” his loot in the dilapidated towers of a mansion. Readers of all ages will enjoy the classic first book of the teen mystery series The Hardy Boys, first published in 1927. Trained as amateur sleuths in the art of criminal detection by their father, a former police detective, the boys solve crimes together, often aided by their father or friends. The immensely popular, long-running series has inspired countless adaptations in graphic novels, merchandise, television, and video games and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Written by a group of ghostwriters under the name Franklin W. Dixon, the beloved franchise has sold more than seventy million copies.

After a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed "in the tower," the Hardy boys make an astonishing discovery. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Grownups will remember Frank and Joe Hardy and their ability to solve even the most baffling of mysteries. The first book was published in 1927, and over the years the series has sold over 50 million copies. But mysteriously, the original books have disappeared. Now, Applewood is pleased to present The Tower Treasure, the very first Hardy Boys mystery ever published.

The Tower Treasure is the first volume in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book ranks 55th on Publishers Weekly's All-Time Bestselling Children's Book List for the United States, with 2,209,774 copies sold as of 2001.

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