The Clue in the Embers (Hardy Boys, Book 35)

by Franklin W. Dixon

Book Overview

Tony Prito enlists the help of his detective friends Frank and Joe Hardy when a sinister stranger demands that Tony sell him the bizarre curio collection he has just inherited. While the boys are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448089351
• Release Date: January 1956
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Not as portrayed

This book was a old library book with stickers all over the binding and should not have been in the good condition catergory!

35 mystery

The throbbing of the drums grew louder as the warroirs closed. Trapped in the middle of the stamping, screaming circle, the hardys were blinded by dust and smoke. Suddenly, as if some signal, everything stopped. Silently, the Indians closed in for the kill.

The Hardy Boys in Guatemala

When Tony Prito, a good friend of Frank and Joe Hardy, inherits a collection of bizarre curios from his uncle Roberto Prito, Tony discovers he has also inherited a cast of sinister characters that want Roberto Prito's collection for themselves. Tony asks Frank and Joe Hardy to help him, and almost immediately the boys run afoul of a gang that attempts to frighten them into selling the collection, and when that does not work, they try to steal the collection. As the mystery progresses, Frank and Joe quickly learn that the criminals are after a set of medallions that may hold a clue to a fabulous treasure located in Central America. Unfortunately, the boys do not have all the medallions and the lack may hamper their investigation. In order to investigate the mystery further the boys travel to Guatemala, where their enemies and Mother Nature strike. At one point in the story I wondered how the boys were going to escape lava. Later the boys along with Tony Prito and Chet Morton are about to be thrown into a hidden tomb to die. While this story could have been fleshed out better, I still enjoyed it. The action was nicely paced and I found myself speeding through the chapters to learn how the mystery ends. While Frank, Joe, Tony and Chet violate more than a few modern rules of archeology, and while it would be unthinkable to provide them with a souvenir of what they find, if you can ignore the fantasy that they boys would even be allowed to dig at an archeological site without getting in trouble then this story turns out to be a page turner. I consider this Hardy Boys story to be above average and I would recommend it to a first-time reader of the Hardy Boys series. The Hardy Boys series is recommended for ages 8 to 12 because the series is relatively tame for the previous target audience of ages 10 to 14. This particular book is a good fit for both age ranges. This book contains a number of problems regarding how the boys are so readily able to travel in certain areas of Guatemala and then excavate an archeological ruin. Today there are areas of Guatemala that are considered unsafe for foreigners, and I believe excavation of archeological ruins is very tightly regulated. However, in the fantasy world of Frank and Joe Hardy, who perpetually remain the same age, perhaps the actions they take are reasonable. Perhaps there should be a caution in the new editions: Do not try this in real life.

good

This was a good hardy boys book: and better than the last one. It was faster paced and had a better mystery.

PRETTY OBVIOUS THAT IT'S ACTION-PACKED!!

VERY,VERY ACTION-PACKED! This.This is the one I've been waiting for years! It is extremely ACTION-PACKED! I'll bet that all the reviewers that review this book will rate this book 5 stars. Very high on adventure and very thrilling. I would recommend this book to anyone I mean everyone! Full of suspense and action. I hope you'll love it and treasure it forever!

The Clue in the Embers

I really enjoyed reading this book, it was action packed, full of adventure with all your favourite characters, funny in places and I loved every minute of it.