The Hardy Boys: Mystery of the Samurai Sword - Franklin W. Dixon

Frank & Joe Hardy are the teenage sons of famous private detective Fenton Hardy & his wife Laura. Together, (& sometimes from help with family & friends) they investigate all sorts of crimes & strange occurences.... The Mystery Of The Samurai Sword was published in the US in 1979 & was the sixtieth in the series. The book first appeared in the UK in 1980 & was numbered 58 when it was published by Armada. Reclusive Japanese businessman Takashi Satoya is visiting the USA to conduct a business deal & Fenton Hardy has been hired as his "security adviser". However, when Satoya's limousine reaches his hotel ...  Read the complete review

The 60th Hardy Boys book provides just about as much of a 'middle of the road' in the series as you are going to get. The plot is intriguing yet not fulfilled to its potential, and the action is decent enough, but the scripting and the language tone it down somewhat. What we are left with is a decent book that Hardy Boys fans are likely to really enjoy, but others will likely see the book as okay but nothing special. Some are likely to wonder why they bothered and what the fuss is with the Hardy Boys anyway. The Hardy Boys are brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, sons of supersleuth Fenton Hardy. They have previously had 59 literary adventures, and miraculously seem ...  Read the complete review