The Crowning Terror

The Hardy Boys: Crowning Terror was yet another brethtaking mystery I loved. When the Hardys first encounter with Charity I thought she was on the opposite side. Turns out she was just trying to find out the same thing as the Hardys, what was Hugh Hunt after. Hugh is Frank and Joes uncle so they didn't suspect a thing, at first. Once the plans to steal the crown were found he was a little more suspected. Surprisingly, Uncle Hugh was poisoned by the culprets. These crafty thievs promised Uncle Hugh the antadote only if he helped them steal the crown. Finally Frank and Joe escape the back stabbing government offical, Starky, and head out to find their uncle. At the end the cunning Hardys save their father from the poison, the thievs, and restore the crown to its origional place at the meuseum.

This is by far the best of the first six casefiles. It manages to perfectly capture the feel of the spy genre. I loved the characters. You never knew what was going on with Hugh, Starkey or Charity. The Russians were the best. I liked the dig at Sen. MacCarthy (sic). "Somepeople think there are Russians everywhere." If you ever find this book, buy it. It is a very easy read and some moments are so wonderful they are almost beyond words. When Hugh says that he knows what the crown is and he still wants it you could have knocked me down with a feather.