When Frank and Joe Hardy discover mysterious footprints under their window, they're launched into a dangerous web of smugglers and spies. A mysterious visitor vanishes in the night, their father's papers are stolen, and a sinister Chinaman lurks in the shadows. Can the Hardy Boys untangle the clues before they become the next victims?The Hardy brothers find themselves investigating a complex smuggling operation involving Orrin North and the sinister Louie Fong after a stranger using a false name disappears from their home. As Frank and Joe uncover secret passages, hidden trap-doors and cryptic Chinese messages, they realize their father Fenton Hardy may have been manipulated by criminals. With their aunt drugged, a frightened Chinese man in need of protection, and their own lives in danger, the Hardy Boys must use all their detective skills to break the case before the smugglers can silence them permanently.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
Our 72nd issue is going to please a lot of our mystery readers. Not only do we have an original tale from the greatr Dave Zeltserman, courtesty of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken, but we havca a terrific tale by Vicki Weisfelt, courtsey of Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman...plus a classic Sexton Blake mystery and the second Charlie Chan novel! (And, of course, a solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles. Science fiction & fantasy fans won't be disappointed, either. We have a new Count Czarny story from Phyllis Ann Karr, plus classics by John Barrett, Murray Leinster, Theodore Sturgeon, and George O. Smith. Great stuff.
Here's the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
"When Pigs Fly," by Dave Zeltserman [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
"Yard Sale Jitters," by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]
"New Energy," by Vicki Weisfeld [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
"A Back-room Mystery," by Hal Meredith [Sexton Blake short story]
The Chinese Parriot, by Earl Derr Biggers [Charlie Chan novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
"Morning Star," by Phyllis Ann Karr [Count Czarny short story]
"The Long Way Back," by John Barrett [short story]
"The Devil of East Lupton, Vermont," by Murray Leinster [short story]
"Memory," by Theodore Sturgeon [short story]
"Quarantine," by George O. Smith [novelet]
