The Mystery of the Flying Express

Mystery of the Flying Express
Author(s)	Franklin W. Dixon
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Hardy Boys
Genre(s)	Detective, Mystery novel
Publisher	Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date	January 1, 1941
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	192 pp
ISBN	NA
Preceded by	The Disappearing Floor
Followed by	The Clue of the Broken Blade

The Mystery Of The Flying Express is Volume 20 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.

This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Button in 1941.^[1] Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter.^[2] The original version of this book was rewritten in 1970 by Vincent Buranelli^[1] and retitled to Mystery of the Flying Express.

Plot summary (revised edition)

After the new hydrofoil they are guarding, the Flying Express, is stolen, the Hardy Boys face frequent danger in solving a mystery involving criminals who operate by signs of the zodiac.

Plot summary (original edition)

The original story line involves the "Flying Express" railway. This railway passes close to a foreign spy camp hidden in a forest.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed". http://www.keeline.com/Hardy_Boys.pdf. 
2. ^ http://www.hardyboysonline.net/content.php?page=series-canon-revisions