The Flickering Torch Mystery
- The Flickering Torch Mystery
Infobox Book |
name = The Flickering Torch Mystery
orig title =
translator =
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author = Franklin W. Dixon
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country = United States
language = English
series = The Hardy Boys
genre = Detective, Mystery novel
publisher = Grosset & Dunlap
release_date = January 1, 1943
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 212 pp
isbn = NA
preceded_by = The Clue of the Broken Blade
followed_by = The Melted Coins
"The Flickering Torch Mystery" is Volume 22 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Plot summary
Original edition (1943)
The boys investigate the mysterious disappearance of rare silkworms at a Scientific research facility while working at an Experimental farm during their summer vacation. The mystery deepens to include the theft of Government building materials- A case being investigated by their famous father, Fenton.
Revised edition (1971)
When two suspicious plane accidents occur near Marlin Crag Airport, the two Hardy brothers investigate the case and find themselves in greater danger than they anticipated. This involves investigating a restaurant with a guitar combo, the "Flickering Torch", and smashing an illegal plot to make industrial diamonds using uranium isotopes from smuggled coal from the United Kingdom.
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