num_pages: 192
description: Why is a wealthy sportsman so frightened by the serpent design on a mysterious balloon that he begs Frank and Joe Hardy to protect him? And who stole the ancient life-size chess king which is to be presented to the winner of the world chess championship? Targets of diabolical enemies, Frank and Joe find a clue that leads them across the Pacific to Hong Kong to help the police smash an international criminal organization.
language: English
title: The Clue of the Hissing Serpent
titlecomplete: The Clue of the Hissing Serpent  (Hardy Boys, #53)
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller, Detective, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Classics, Childrens, Crime
ratings_count: 1136
series: The Hardy Boys
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap