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5/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Publication date January 1, 1954 Originally published 1 January 1954 Followed by The Clue in the Embers | 3.7/5 Goodreads Country United States Series The Hardy Boys Pages 192 pp Publisher Grosset & Dunlap | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (hardback and paperback) Preceded by The Yellow Feather Mystery Genres Detective fiction, Mystery Similar The Yellow Feather Mystery, The Clue in the Embers, The Crisscross Shadow, The Secret of Wildcat Swamp, The Secret of the Lost Tunnel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Hooded Hawk Mystery is Volume 34 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Charles S. Strong in 1954. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter. The original version of this book was shortened in 1971 by Priscilla Baker-Carr resulting in two slightly different stories sharing the same title.
Plot summary
The Hardy Boys solve a kidnapping and break up a gang smuggling illegal aliens from India who are also holding an Indian prince captive. An official of the Indian government saw to it that a trained peregrine falcon was delivered to the boys to use in their investigation. Throughout their mission the falcon intercepts many messages between the smugglers as the criminals use pigeons to fly messages from place to place. Finally, the boys rescue the Indian prince and catch the human smugglers along with creating a strong bind between India and the Hardys.