The Twisted Claw (Hardy Boys #18)

Another Fun book for the whole Family !

I remember reading this book 5 years ago... and boy I loved this book. It was the quickest Hardy Boy book I have ever finished. Very suspenseful and a very exciting ending. If your a hardy boy fan... your not one without this book :)

This review concerns the revised 1969 edition. Frank and Joe help their father with his case concerning the thefts of pieces from a pirate treasure that had been on display in various museums. The investigation leads Frank and Joe to a mysterious ship called The Black Parrot. This is a very good book; although, I preferred the original edition. I thought that the best part of both books was when Frank and Joe disguise themselves and sail aboard The Black Parrot. Unfortunately, in the revised edition it lasts for only about 25 pages, while in the original version, that part lasted for a number of chapters. The revised edition is an exciting book and I think that most fans of the series would enjoy it.

This review concerns the original 1939 edition. Frank and Joe help their father track down a gang of smugglers and discover a secret island kingdom. This book was great; lots of mystery, lots of action, lots of suspence. The first 15 chapters are good, but the final 10 are excellent. At that point, Frank and Joe are hired on as crew members aboard the smuggler's ship. This book was very exciting; a must-read for all Hardy Boys fans.

The Hardy Boys are back in another big mystery. The twisted claw museum artifacts have been stolen and the Hardy Boys have to get them back. They have to risk their lives to find it. If you want to find out if they get it back you will have to read it. This is not a book to pass up.

The Hardy Boys yet again get caught in a super thriller that almost cost them their lives. The Empire of the Twisted Claw tries to smuggle out all of the twisted claw treasure in musuems in the U.S. The treasure was owned by the famous pirate Cortal, the founder of The Empire of the Twisted Claw. Can the Hardy Boys stop the gang from taking all of the treasure, and what is the link with the Black and Yellow Parrot? Nobody can pass up a book like this one!!!