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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1943 · Est. 5 hour read
The Flickering Torch Mystery
Written by Franklin W. Dixon
Book #22 in the The Hardy Boys series
Two plane crashes lead to a deadly mystery.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 1,908 ratings
212 pages· 34,232 words· Est. 5 hour read
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Bookroo's summary
Teen detectives Frank and Joe Hardy face a perilous mystery after two plane crashes near an East Coast airport. Discovering a radioactive engine in a junkyard, they are thrust into a dangerous investigation. With their lives at risk, they must unravel clues to solve one of their most baffling cases yet. Can they uncover the truth before it's too late?
From the publisher
Two unexplainable plane crashes near an airport on the East Coast plunge Frank and Joe Hardy into a bizarre case. From the moment Frank and Joe find a radioactive engine in an airplane junkyard, unexpected dangers strike like lightning. Despite the repeated attempts on their lives, the teenage detectives pursue their investigation, discovering two vital clues and others that provide the solution to one of the most baffling mysteries the boys and Mr. Hardy have ever encountered.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 212
- Words
- 34,232
- Reading age
- 8–12
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 650L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 5
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 5660
Publication
- Published
- January 1, 1960
- First published
- January 1, 1943
- Publisher
- Grosset & Dunlap
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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