num_pages: 214
description: The first of an enduring series.The Hardy Boys will soon celebrate their 100th anniversary, but they remain the quintessential mystery and detective stories for young readers. This first one, "The Tower Mystery," introduced the action, mystery, and suspense themes. The boys continue to deliver thrills to this day.It all starts with the boys, Frank and Joe, on their motorcycles delivering important papers to a lawyer in Willowville for their father, Fenton Hardy. He's the well-known private investigator in Bayport. A reckless driver almost forces them over the embankment. It is not long before they find that their friend Chet's yellow jalopy has been stolen, possibly by the same red-haired driver! Stolen loot may be the issue. Later a dying criminal confesses that the loot has been stashed "in the tower" and the Hardy Boys make an astonishing discovery.
language: English
title: The Tower Treasure
titlecomplete: The Tower Treasure (The Hardy Boys, #1)
characters: Con Riley, Ezra Collig, Phil Cohen, Jerry Gilroy, Mr. and Mrs. Morton, Chet Morton, Mike Halley, Ike Harrity, Harold Morley, Iola Morton, Callie Shaw, Adelia Applegate, Fenton Hardy, Biff Hooper, Laura Hardy, The man with red hair, Frank Hardy, Perry Robinson, Mr. Rocco, Henry Robinson (The Tower Treasure), Hurd Applegate, John Jackley, Oscar Smuff, Mr. Schwartz, Tony Prito, Joe Hardy
genres: Middle Grade, Detective, Childrens, Crime, Young Adult, Juvenile, Classics, Mystery, Adventure, Fiction
ratings_count: 17465
places: Bayport
series: The Hardy Boys, Hardy-guttene
publisher: Applewood Books