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.

While riding their motorcycles into town, Frank and Joe Hardy are nearly run off the road by a roadster that they later realize belongs to their friend Chet. As they set out to solve the mystery of the stolen car, the tower mansion is broken into and robbed. Are the crimes related? The Hardy boys will do their best to figure it out. This book is the first in the Hardy boys series of novels, first published in 1927. It was updated and rewritten in 1959, but this Standard Ebooks edition follows the first edition text. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

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.

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.

After a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed "in the tower," the Hardy boys make an astonishing discovery.

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.