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The Hidden Harbor Mystery (Hardy Boys, Book 14) Reviews
The Hardy Boys Books : The Hidden Harbor Mystery (Hardy Boys, Book 14) Reviews
| 7 of 9 people found the following review helpful  The Hardy Boys Head South, By HardyBoys.us (Long Island USA) - See all my reviews Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: The Hidden Harbor Mystery (Hardy Boys, Book 14) (Hardcover) This review concerns the original 1935 edition.The Hardy Boys and their pal Chet head to the deep South and become involved in an old fued between the Rand and Blackstone families. Modern readers are likely to have their sensibilities offended by the racial sterotypes in this book which cast African-Americans and Southerners in a particularly negative light. Stereotypes aside, this isn't a bad adventure although it certainly doesn't rank among the best in the series. 4 of 6 people found the following review helpful  Alligators and a Hidden Harbor, By This review is from: The Hidden Harbor Mystery (Hardy Boys #14) (Hardcover) The fourteenth Hardy Boys mystery has a more classic flavor to it. This mystery is set in and around the coastal town of Larchmont, Georgia. The boys start out trying to help a man accused of libel, and end up getting involved in a hidden treasure, secret passages, mysterious characters, and a monster. Of course, there is also the central mystery of the hidden harbor.Bart Worth is the publisher of the Larchmont Record, a newspaper. Bart wrote a story about Samuel Blackstone. The story was carefully written and completely factual. However, after the story was set in type, remembering that this story was updated in 1961 and computer publishing was many years in future, someone added a rumor that the Blackstone fortune was obtained from smuggling. Samuel Blackstone was in the process of suing Bart for libel, and Bart was requesting help from the Hardys to either find the person responsible for changing the article, or find information about the Blackstone family to... Read more 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful A Highly Entertaining Book, By A Customer This review is from: The Hidden Harbor Mystery (Hardy Boys #14) (Hardcover) This review concerns the original 1935 edition. Frank, Joe and Chet become involved in an old-time Southern feud when they come to the aid of an elderly man and he later accuses them of robbing him. This book actually reminds me more of something that I would read in the Nancy Drew series, but for people who aren't fans of Nancy Drew, don't let that keep you from reading this book, because I really enjoyed it. The book is very well-written and is very interesting. I'd recommend this one to any Hardy Boys fan. |
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