Hardy Boys 17: The Secret Warning

by Franklin W. Dixon

Book Overview

Strange events involve Frank and Joe Hardy in a mystery which shrouds an ancient treasure--the golden head of the Pharaoh Rhamaton IV. The owner of the million-dollar golden Pharaoh's head claims it was aboard the freighter Katawa , which sank not far from Whalebone Island. But suspicious developments indicate that Mehmet Zufar may be trying to defraud the shipping line's insurance company. Frank and Joe enthusiastically accept the challenge of their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448089173
• ISBN13: 9780448089171
• Release Date: June 1938
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Good

Good transaction and prompt shipping. I purchased 8 of the series of these Hardy Boy books as a gift for a friend. I have not actually seen them, but I know the friend is pleased. I am not going to individually rate every book; it would be the same rating for all of them.

GREAT ONE

THIS STORY IS A PRETTY GOOD ONE IN THE SERIES. IT BASICALLY BEGINS WHEN THE HARDYS GET A NO NAMER THREAT FROM EGYPT, THEN THEY SEE A GHOST OF A PIRATE FROM THE 18TH CENTURY THAT APPARENTLY HAS HAUNTED WHALEBONE ISLAND YEARS AGO HAS NOW RE-APPEARED. THE OWNER OF THE GOLD HEAD OF PHAROAH RHAMATON 4 LOST THIS HEAD ON THE SHIP AND THEN THE SHIP SANK. THEY HARDYS INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND IN DOING SO ALMOST GET BLOWN UP. THEIR FATHER, DET. FENTON HARDY. GETS HIS BUTT KICKED AT LEAST 2 TIMES IN THIS STORY. THAT'S WHAT ESPECIALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS BOOK. JUST READ THE BOOK I AM NOT GOING TO EXPLAIN IT ALL TO YOU!! IT HAS A GREAT STORY LINE THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO KEEP READING. I READ THE WHOLE BOOK IN 1 DAY! EVEN SHORTER!! BUY THE BOOK!! YOU WON'T BE SORRY

review for the secret warning

I think that The Secret Warning is an average read. What I mean by average is that it is no more exciting in comparison with the other books Franklin wrote. That is why I gave it a four out of five points. The reason why I didn?t give it a perfect score is because of its lack of interest. I think that the whole story itself could have been more interesting if it had a more original plot. It is not a mystery like I expected it to be; it was more like an adventure story. Judging by what it said on the back of the book, I thought it would be a mystery story. Instead it turned out to be a plain adventure. This story is about an island that the boys visit to find a hidden treasure. Someone tells the boys to leave the island fast before they perish. The Hardy?s do as they are told, but they come back to see who is threatening to kill them. This time they get shot at. Luckily, all of the bullets miss them. So, instead of going back to the island, they research the island?s history to learn about its residents. Once they do that, they are able to figure out who shot at them. However, the reason for the shooting is more difficult to figure out. They later find out that there is a treasure there after all, and the residents naturally do not want anyone to know about it. In the end, the person who shoots at them gets arrested, and the treasure's secret place remains his secret. I think this is a predictable story, and that is why I give it a 4 out of five.

I think it is a very good book.

the book was about Frank and Joe on an island with a secret warning from a light house . It said keep away hardys wich they don't care and go in and saw their dad on the floor hit over the head . The hardys searched over the building and don't see anyone.