The Hardy Boys: The Crimson Flame - Franklin W. Dixon

Frank and Joe Hardy are the teenage sons of famous private detective Fenton Hardy and his wife Laura. Together, (and sometimes from help with family and friends) they investigate all sorts of crimes & strange occurrences.... The Crimson Flame was published in the US in 1983 & was the seventy seventh in the series. The book first appeared in the UK in 1984 and was numbered 75 when it was published by Armada. The book opens with Frank and Joe killing time in New York before they catch their bus back to Bayport. En route to the World Trade Center, they prevent the mugging of one Alfred McVay, a rancher from Arizona. He's just purchased a ruby ...  Read the complete review

So, along comes another gem in the reams and reams of average Hardy Boys novels. One of the 'digests' of the series, The Crimson Flame is the 77th Hardy Boys book written, and the 19th to be released by publishers Simon & Schuster. It was first published in 1983. This one has its roots in a believable plot, as the heroes of the piece, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, fall into the adventure as opposed to being sought out. They prevent the mugging of a wealthy ranch owner, whose attacker was trying to get hold of an expensive ruby called the Crimson Flame. Frank and Joe, along with their friends Chet and Biff, agree to go and work at the ranch to find out who ...  Read the complete review