The Flickering Torch Mystery
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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.

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212 pages· 34,232 words· Est. 5 hour read· 650L
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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
Themes & topics
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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
Identifiers
ISBN
9780448089225
LCCN
71158747
OCLC
215171

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