The Secret Panel

by Franklin W. Dixon

Book Overview

Another exciting mystery begins for Frank and Joe when they help a stranger who has had an accident with his car. The man introduces himself as John Mead, owner of a nearby estate. But when the Hardy boys find an odd-looking house key and try to return it, they realize that John Mead died five years ago They are even more amazed when they find that the intricately carved doors in the deserted mansion have no visible knobs or keylocks. What happens...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448089254
• ISBN13: 9780448089256
• Release Date: January 1946
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

the Hardy Boys the Secret Panel report by : Jdn

I read the book Hardy Boys the Secret panel for a book report and it was really good. I liked the part when John Mead and his car become out of control and almost hit the Hardy boys car with his wheel. But John Mead died five years ago in a car crash. When they find the dead Mead's mansion there with no keyholes or doorknobs. one time Frank got shocked and almost died from the powerful shock. The next day a burgular comes and robes Mr.Hardy of his fingerprint record. Problems never end for the Hardy boys. One problem is when the burgular leaves he kidnaps Mrs.Johnson for a fellow gang member who is shot.He also kidnaps another doctor for the leg in the end they find out who shot the bullets and they found Lenny. I think the Hardy boys are good people and I hope they have many more mysteries to come.I would recommend this book to anybody who can read. it was very good.

Childhood Memories

I read an article that said Franklin W. Dixon died thinking he was a failure. He was miserable and disappointed that he never wrote a best-selling novel. What he didn't realize is how important he was to boys that religiously read every Hardy Boys book. "The Secret Panel" is possibly Dixon's best story in the series. The Hardy Boys almost have a car accident with a mysterious man named John Meade and Joe finds a unique key with a weird symbol after he leaves. Later, they discover Mead owned a mansion in Bayport and he has been dead for five years. Things get even stranger when Chet Morton's beat up boat sinks for no apparent reason.

The Best of the Hardy Boys books

I think that this is the best Hardy Boys book. It was the very first Hardy Boys that I read out of the 50 or 60 that I've read now, and I still think it is the best one. It's packed with excitement and I like it when they get stuck in a room that only can be opened with a very powerful magnet. Their father rescues them and captures the smugglers. Frank also finds out that there was a secret passage out of that room. By pressing a part in the wall you can find a door. I think this is the best of all the books, but only by a few points because the other ones are also so good.

A Dazzling Mystery!!!... by David House

A dazzling mystery full of excitment,and suspence. I thank my friend (Isaac Bease) who got me into the Hardy boys. Otherwise I wouldn't be writing this review right now. This is a realistic story which I call "a masterpiece!", "a real triumph!", " an action -packed thriller!",and "one great mystery full of fun!" If you don't like this book you got all wrong. The Hardy Boys are a great series of mystery books. Go! An have fun reading the most greatest series ever!

The Secret is Out - The Secret Panel is Cool

This was the second Hardy Boys' book I read, and it is still one of my favorites. I love the whole idea of a house with secret panels, and I think you will too.