
Written by Franklin W. Dixon
Book #35 in the The Hardy Boys series
A mysterious curio collection leads to threats, danger, and a perilous journey to Guatemala.
When Tony inherits a strange curio collection, a menacing stranger demands its sale, sparking a dangerous mystery. With threats looming, Frank and Joe Hardy join Tony to uncover the truth. As medallions vanish and threats escalate, the boys are drawn into a perilous chase from their hometown to the remote wilds of Guatemala. Can they outsmart a gang of ruthless thugs and solve the mystery before it's too late? The stakes are high, and the answers lie in the heart of danger.
Tony Prito enlists the help of his detective friends Frank and Joe Hardy when a sinister stranger demands that Tony sell him the bizarre curio collection he has just inherited. While the boys are discussing this suspicious incident, the stranger, Valez, telephones and threatens Tony. That same afternoon the three boys collect the cases of curios at a freight station only for Joe’s life to be at risk on their way back to Tony’s house. The next day a seaman claims two medallions in the collection that coincidently go missing. Did Valez steal them? And what was their significance. Unraveling the clues in this exciting mystery takes the Hardys and their friends to a desolate region in Guatemala and straight into the hands of a gang of dangerous thugs.
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