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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780448089430
ISBN number: 0448089432
Label: Grosset & Dunlap
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 192
Printing Date: February 01, 1964
Publishing house: Grosset & Dunlap
Age index: Young Adult
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I found this book to be better than the previous book in the series, "The Viking Symbol Mystery." While this story is still less exciting and interesting than the very first books in the series, at least I found the action reasonably plausible and the three boys seemed to face actual danger.
Mr. Jonathan Moore dies and leaves instructions that Fenton, Frank and Joe Hardy are to return an object the Aztec Warrior before any beneficiaries receive anything from his estate. The only problem is that no one knows what the object is, and neither do they know who the Aztec Warrior is. Thus begins a new mystery for the Hardy boys!
This mystery will see pilot Jack Wayne kidnapped. Dangers will threaten Frank and Joe Hardy and best friend Chet at every turn. A fake policeman attempts to stop the boys. Dangerous hoodlums corner the boys in an alley. Someone kidnaps Chet and leaves him in ancient ruins. A bull charges the boys on a city street, where they have no where to hide.
As the boys investigate, all they find are more questions. Who are Robert Hermosa and Senor Tatloc, and what do they have to do with the mystery? Senor Tatloc seems especially mysterious and difficult to locate. There is even a report that Senor Tatloc accidentally died while excavating ruins!
I found this story interesting. I thought the mysteries were much better than in several of the previous books, and the style was more similar to the earliest books in the series, though the writing was not as good as those books. While I thought this story was interesting, I still recommend someone begin with the earliest books in this series rather than begin with this book. Read this book only after you have had a chance to see how good the Hardy Boys books were early in the series.
The publisher recommends the Hardy Boys series for ages 8 to 12 because the series is relatively tame for the previous target audience of ages 10 to 14. This particular book is a very good fit for the new age range. Though the Hardy Boys series contains archaic information, as reading material for an increasingly younger audience they are fine. Once a child has reached age 12 or so the stories may be of less interest, but given the combination of mystery and action, these books remain good safe choices for parents who want to know what their children are reading.
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I'm a huge mystery fan. By the way, I love The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew, as well. I've read about 80% of all the books in the original Hardy Boys series. This one I read some time ago, and I remembered it because I'm studying the Aztecs in history right now. Anyway, I've read the other customer reviews and it is NOT boring. I agree that the Hardy Boys series declines in qualtiy in terms of excitement and the fresh, original action that captivated so many readers in the very first books...but it is NOT unbelievable. NOT put-you-to-sleep boring. NO WAY. Don't believe a word any of those other reviewers wrote. It has a some exciting parts and is pretty good, like all the Hardy Boys books.
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This one is GREAT. My favorite character is Chet because he likes eating and so do I. He helps solve the mystery by saving the Hardy Boys. It has a few pieces of history in it, but it's not real accurate.
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Are we allowed to curse on here? Probably not - so I shall refrain - but what in the name of crimony were these people thinking when they published this compilation of letters and sentences and stamped the name Hardy Boys Mystery on it????????????? This WAS without a doubt the WORST book in the entire series. My opinion - they got this mixed up with the Bobsey Twins series and put the wrong name on it. Written by Harriett Adams - no surprise! Anyone who has read her works (Namely Nancy Drews volumes 35-56) will understand why this book is as bad as it is. First of all this book deals with genealogy and a descendant of an Aztec Warrior getting an inheritance. Now come on people - think about this.......Everytime I hear this sort of thing I wince. Aztec Warriors lived in what century?? Let us suppose this Aztec Warrior was born in 1700 (And I'm being Conservative) Do you realize how many descendants this person would have? THOUSANDS! Not one. How could anyone legally or logically determine who was the rightful heir of someone who lived so long ago! What a legal battle that would bring. Volume #44 should not be The Haunted Fort. It should have been titled THE HAUNTED LAW OFFICE. Utter ridiculous plot. Furthermore this was the most boring of any Hardy Boys book. The cliff hangers in plain English - [were bad]. Actually WHAT cliff hangers? You mean there were some? I read this book once and that was enough. I do not intend to ever read it again - unless alzheimers kicks in. A one star rating is much to good for this one. There had to be a worst book in the series somewhere and this was it. RATED F Triple Minus Infinity!
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A dead mans will enlists the aid of the Frank and Joe Hardy along with their Detective Father, Fenton to find a person who's only description is 'The Aztec Warrior'. The case takes the boys, along with their best pal, Chet, to Mexico. Among the ruinded temples and ancient pyramids, they find themselves against a group of people who will do 'anything' to get to this Aztec Warrior before they do.
This is the least enjoyable Hardy Boy book I have read so far. Their detective skills in the book relies solely on pure luck and coincidence with not much, if any, detective work being done by the duo. Action sequences are all a let down. A chapter will end with a Bull bearing down at them giving the boys no escape. This will all be resolved in the subsequent chapter within one very small paragraph saying that it suddenly turned down a side street. This is what I call 'A COP OUT!!!". A majority of all the exciting parts of the novel end this way making the novel a very frustrating read. I would recommend this only to Hardy Boy completists out there.
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