num_pages: 177
description: A series of museum thefts launch the Hardy Boys on this baffling mystery. Rare collections of ancient pirate treasure are being stolen, so Frank and Joe are asked to stake out the Black Parrot, a suspicious freighter docked in Bayport Harbor. This whirlwind chase after a self-styled pirate king in the Caribbean stronghold of the Empire of the Twisted Claw makes a gripping tale of suspense and high adventure.
language: English
title: The Twisted Claw
titlecomplete: The Twisted Claw (The Hardy Boys, #18)
genres: Middle Grade, Detective, Childrens, Crime, Young Adult, Classics, Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 2996
series: The Hardy Boys
publisher: Grosset & Dunlap