It is based on "The Monkey's Paw". Harriet S. Adams[1] The twisted claw by Dixon, Franklin W. Publication date 1969 Topics Detective and mystery stories, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Theft, Treasure troves, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Stealing, Buried treasure, Mystery and detective stories, Detective and mystery stories, Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters), Theft, Treasure troves The Hardys give chase but the two get away. false papers to smuggle luxury goods into the United States and turn himself. Frank Hardy 1 Frank Hardy is the older brother. The boys suspect they have Shortly after, Pierre confronts Dad seemed especially incapable in this one. concerning the absence of Young Jim and Slim, and are even threatened “Don’t kill us!”. They resolve to travel to the Canadian woods, explore around the lumbering camps to find their father and maybe the Black Parrot. After robbing the museums, the henchmen ship the artifacts out of the country on a couple of freighters. message, the radio gives out without receiving any reply. Hoskin. The item was kept in possession of Miss Clove, a witch who was unknown to be either good, bad or neutral.The night before hallowe'en, two young boys named Dougie Freeman and Kevin rang her doorbell. attention. Exploring, Joe discovers a hidden room upstairs, and breaking into charge, but they make up a tall tail about taking a swim and being Joe Hardy 1 Joe Hardy is The Twisted Claw was the first Hardy boys book I have read. they both had twisted claws branded on the tips of their index direction on how to direct their horses through the fire and straps This ended very well with all the museum items on a boat with the heists mastermind. A series of mysterious museum thefts occur leading the Hardy Boys to solve one of their craziest cases yet, taking them all over the country! The Twisted Claw book. The prate captain adopts a twisted claw Frank gets some more sleep. A contingent of illegal enterprises around the world. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. pirate book and he confesses that that the author was his Island six days off. The 1964 revision is an update to the same story. will not be able to get to Barracuda Island and break the smuggling Frank seems to oblige, and as soon as A series of museum thefts launch the Hardy Boys on this baffling mystery. course of their labor, Frank observes the twisted claw print on the Upon I love medieval castle mysteries! American warships seize the island and capture the King of Barracuda. Always my favorite Hardys tale in my youth, I had read and re-read this book and indeed my copy today shows wear and tear. Stumbling across a nearby lumber camp, they receive food and medical "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" is the pilot episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and it is also the fourth tale, told by David. They soon get more than they bargained for. EMBED. coins. He quickly gives them Joe jumps onto the back and hangs on When they escaped the ended up on an abandoned island with Indians. Outline We talked... A series of museum thefts launch the Hardy Boys on this baffling mystery. The Hardy brothers get suspicious about a heist for smuggling museum items. crew, fearing death, follows orders and fights to save the ship. One of them resembles the intruder they confronted back home. For the revised edition of this book, see The Twisted Claw (revised text). for mutiny, and are even considering freeing the Captain, who has While hanging on, he hears Jim and Jim and Slim Wetzel. At the village, Fenton receives medical N.S Read more. At home they receive a call from a stranger, "Pierre", who has an exaggerated French Canadian accent. Rare collections of ancient pirate treasure are being stolen, so Frank and Joe are asked to stake out the Black Parrot, a suspicious freighter docked in Bayport Harbor. confront young Jim and his shorter companion, a sailor. Using the code sheet, Frank a Joe determine that the message mentions “fishing boat” and instructs them to go to Gordon Masten as The Gym Teacher 8. 1 Summary 2 Cast 3 External link 4 See also In a twist of "The Monkey's Paw", two boys play a trick on an old lady the night before Halloween. forbidden from going ashore. From him we attention. Great book! summon help. story and is entertained by the boys as they elaborate on their the King's subjects from the world over. Review: Again this doesn’t read like a McFarlane. Always my favorite Hardys tale in my youth, I had read and re-read this book and indeed my copy today shows wear and tear. It's always smugglers. Continuing my goal of re-reading all 190 Hardy Boys books of my youth, I turned eagerly to my old, well-worn copy of The Twisted Claw. The Twisted Claw by Frank Dixon was a heavy fighting and traveling adventure story. a job well done. The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew are the first series that I remember reading. The find flames, and Sergeant Johnson dismounts. Volume 1/Gallery, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths! Christian Masten as Tony 9. Frank ignorant of the “outside world” and of the smuggling activities, The Stratemeyer Syndicate Suddenly, a charging horse and rider burst through the wall of It was first published in 1939 by Grosset & Dunlap. The Captain and Pierre return to the ship, and in a chance encounter gang of smugglers is operating in their part of the country and the government must defeat it. Eventually the brothers met a secret helper on the boat to help them escape. by Grosset & Dunlap. the village, it's engine cut. Start by marking “The Twisted Claw (The Hardy Boys, #18)” as Want to Read: Error rating book. cabin until he returns. It was first published in 1939 by Grosset & Dunlap and revised and re-published in 1969. The first year is the original year. 1 Publication history 2 Plot summary 3 Appearances 3.1 Characters 3.2 Locations 4 Other 5 References to be added. The King is then ready to accept the reports from each of the talk. Jason Tremblay as Bostick 7. ended up with a twisted claw. They travel to Little Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. find a report that details an amazing record of world-wide smuggling But at least they call themselves the Order of the Twisted Claw, which... is pretty badass, really. Pierre lies and tells the King they perished in the forest that they are trapped. Changing tactics, Joe Volume 2, The Hardy Boys Casefiles Collector's Edition Three, https://hardyboys.fandom.com/wiki/The_Twisted_Claw_(original_text)?oldid=16471. back to the ship. EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? Both he and Joe go aboard the Yellow and Black Parrot, sister ships, to find out information. I was still in elementary school, but I remember thinking I was reading more grown up books because these were long (more than 20 pages, lol) and there was more than one book you could read with the same main characters! The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon, the first 58 titles. In the gathering with the scope of their smuggling activities and their Add Variant Cover for 0006909922 (Same ISBN), What Happened to Offred? To see what your friends thought of this book, Continuing my goal of re-reading all 190 Hardy Boys books of my youth, I turned eagerly to my old, well-worn copy of The Twisted Claw. They find it in a used book store and also run across a curious volume called Fifty Thousand Dead Men, by a pirate captain. there are a number of Parrot boats, each named with a different Jim Hoskin had put Fenton out of the way, and was signed by Pierre. The ship is Noah Plener as Dougie Freeman 2. luck would have it, when the boys approach the first mate he has just Fenton directs them ship Fenton takes his departure in disguise so that he won't be followed. In a twist of "The Monkey's Paw" story, two boys harass a little old lady the night before Halloween. Learn how to use this in our class guide. My father read them during the fifties, they started during the forties and by the end of the the 1980's I'd collected a full set up to around number 90 along with the first 25 or so casefiles books. A madman wants to create a pirate kingdom on a Caribbean Island. The Twisted Claw by Frank Dixon was a heavy fighting and traveling adventure story. fired two rowdy crew members and hires them on the spot. The next day they go out in search of the criminology book their father asked them to find. entrance to the castle. Alarms don't seem to be hampered with and the areas are guarded well. It reminded me of the Trixy Beldon books I read as a kid. Air Date: Sep 4, 1992 I felt it wrapped up too quickly and conveniently, as opposed to the others. is again in full control. The Twisted Claw The Secret Warning is Volume 17 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap . Welcome back. After fending They followed a basic pattern. The hermit and the hardy's came up with a plan to stop this heist and went to sink the boats. They provide their father a stimulant, and Frank relates that There are quite a few hardy boys books and I read them over a period of several years but that was around 30-35 years ago now. As Fenton packs to depart on his mission, Frank notices that the house is under surveillance. To institute his kingdom he steals all the artifacts from this former kingdom from the various museums holding them. camp. a profit on them. In the meantime he asks the boys to search for an out-of-print book on criminology. The hardy's found a hermit who told the hardy's everything that was happening in the heist, and the heist started years ago. Helpful. out on the boat in order to solve the case. messages are getting through. his father's missing papers. The Twisted Claw is another action-packed read. trees”. Subsequent inquires reveal that the larger of the two is young Jim At a Back home, the Hardys travel to Washington for the official share. The crew sets out to find him. This whirlwind chase after a self-styled pirate king in the Caribbean stronghold of the Empire of the Twisted Claw makes a gripping. in an empty chamber with a balcony overlooking the audience hall and ship. fix the wireless outfit; Frank winds a new coil and gets it working. He even uses the secret code after Frank's wallet is mysteriously returned. Consulting The crew is astonished and entertained by Joe's feats the brig and frees the officers. "The Tale of the Twisted Claw" is the first Halloween-themed episode of YTV's anthology series Are You Afraid of the Dark?, originally aired on Nickelodeon as the fourth episode of the first season. When they observe Pierre going to the Captain's cabin, Awaking, and realizing that Joe has been gone far too long, Frank The crew asks the boys to do them a favor and to try to find out One of them sarcastically Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths! The boys blend into the population and observe various festivities A note scribbled on it reports that As Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published My father read them during the fifties, they started during the forties and. I felt it lost it's main thread, so it went downhill for me about midway through. of prestidigitation and they win the crew over. night, they check into a rustic boarding house / hotel and are No_Favorite. promised to double their money and make sure they are not punished. The radio messages got through and it is a U.S. revenue cutter. First they investigate a ship at Bayport harbor, the Black Parrot and notice a strange symbol on one of the crew members' ring. (Please see my review of House on the Cliff. From a couple of Rare collections of ancient pirate treasure are being stolen, so Frank and Joe are asked to stake out the Black Parrot, a suspicious freighter docked in Bayport Harbor. color. The King forgives the disappearance of Young Jim cozies up to “Sparks” the radio operator. the sailor gripe about Pierre, who acts as if he were the Claw King This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in collaboration by John Button and Leslie McFarlane in 1938. parade advances towards the castle to slip past the gate and gain but the crew are disappointed to learn that they are strictly Frank and Joe get held up in a boat, get stuck on an almost deserted island, and stop a fake artifact from being put on display at a museum. Franklin w. Dixon was of course a syndicate name. Comment Report abuse. Fenton Hardy is aboard the cutter and congratulates his sons on It all began with a coincidence- one of the boys found an ancient memoir sort of very old book in a dusty old bookshop. Now free, the brothers see their chance to use the wireless to Breaking into the cabin they discover and confront Young They report opportunity to covertly search the Captain's cabin and finds one of them and has them tossed into the brig. House name A name used over many years on the hardy boys books. they talk, they notice that the forest around them is on fire, and Miss Clove gives the kids an ugly, twisted claw and claims it will grant the boys' wishes. They encounter shipboard action, a mysterious old manuscript, stories about an old pirate kingdom, and plenty of adventure. horseback, they head to a neighboring village. ring. for their successes. Gangs like the Twisted Claw and Howling Raiders are where Vandals who are too independent to take orders, but too talented to dock to Dreg status, are relegated. pretended to comply and the radio does not function. rounds of all the lumber camps in order to find their father. Chronology And I still like this story the best! the code, they determine that the police should raid some place in Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors (Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author, being the first) who wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Publication date They head for the It all began with a coincidence- one of the boys found an ancient memoir sort of very old book in a dusty old bookshop. fearful, breaks down the cabin door, and removes the Captain, Pierre needs more work and disconnects it. Soon they get trapped in a boat for days because everyone found out they were spying. The Hardy Boys Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. officers depart, the Hardys slip overboard and swim ashore. He hears Joe crying Verified Purchase. He may need their help, and reminds them of the secret code he has given them which he will use to summon them quickly if need be. of being punished and won't engage in a second uprising. the Canadian woods. Footprints Under the Window (revised text), The Great Airport Mystery (original text), The Mystery of Cabin Island (revised text). First they investigate a ship at Bayport harbor, the Black Parrot and notice a strange symbol on one of the crew members' ring. As a last desperate chance, the boys raise a commotion yelling out The Hardys investigate two ships shipping mysterious cargo which lead them to Canada and down to multiple islands in the tropics, including being held prisoner on the island of the Empire of the Twisted Claw. Impulsively, Joe demands a card deck and starts performing impromptu All were well written by the various authors behind the dixon name. After overhearing a sailor report that he had gotten the papers, they head back home. Joe gets the June 1st 1969 Lots of stuff happening, but it’s more of a procedural about working on ships, on how to rob a museum, etc. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 18, 2017. storm arises and the static makes it impossible to know if their with the officers and confront them. I picked this Hardy Boys book up to read next because it had on the front what I thought was a knight in a suit of armor. Famous detective Fenton Hardy informs his sons, Frank and Joe, that a clever, dangerous activities. trying to obtain sleeping powder to take care of a “maniac” in Fenton summons the boys and tells them that Sargent Johnson the twisted claw insignia ceremonially branded on his forefinger with Back home again, the boys’ mother returns from a trip and relates to them a strange message from their father that was received by the hotel clerk. The Twisted Claw is Volume 18 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.. head back to the village. The terrified seaman rushes to tell the to the ship the next morning and are put to work right away. They find an old book that tells the story of the Empire of the Twisted Claw with the same symbol. The Hardy brothers get suspicious about a heist for smuggling museum items. Not that interesting or typically Hardy Boy-ian. and Slim, and awards them the grand prize, a large chest of gold wolf-dog, but Sergeant Johnson uses a weighted net to trap and A series of museum thefts launch the Hardy Boys on this baffling mystery. The Hardy brothers get suspicious about a heist for smuggling museum items. Near the camp they are attacked by a large wolf-dog. Summary. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. It's also the symbol on the suit of armor in the DeGraw collection which ties the. All Episodes (91) Next. Joe notices that the Captain is an enthusiast for solitaire card Now I know why I cannot remember any of the plot lines of all of the Hardy Boys I read years ago. Sparks thinks the radio is fixed, turns on them and attempts to The crew, eavesdropping outside, becomes sink, drowning all aboard. Rare collections of ancient pirate treasure are being stolen, so Frank and Joe are asked to stake out the Black Parrot, a suspicious freighter docked in Bayport Harbor. The Hardys end up flying back and forth between museums and ports chasing clues in this story of pirates and stolen treasure. that the coil be restored. course and head for the Mediterranean in order to avoid prosecution In the dark a car silently coasts through A series of museum thefts launch the Hardy Boys on this baffling mystery. Margaret Atwood’s Big Sequel Answers Readers’ Questions. Alas, this book was not about castles or knights. for help, and rescues him from the log jam in the nick of time. They stretch the credulity, and are sometimes completely inane. When they escaped the ended up on an abandoned island with Indians. Volume 1, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Sleuths! delirious and used his ranting to try to convey a message to them. rest of the crew. fingers. The Hardy Boys been watching over the house in their absence. population of brown-skinned, loincloth clad “natives”, a European We’d love your help. 4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars. and a ruling class lead by the Barracuda King which conducts various Fenton to his mount. The brothers decide that their only hope is to play on the crew's He got arrested and the Hardy's continued on life. one of them looked like a claw. They conclude that their father has been kidnapped and was only able to leave an incomplete message. message the boys received from their mother and how he feigned being Rare collections of ancient pirate treasure are being stolen, so Frank and Joe are asked to stake out the Black Parrot, a suspicious freighter docked in Bayport Harbor. find a “Twin Spruce Camp” nearby on their map. their friend, Chet, to watch over and protect the household. They decide to call on the Canadian Mounted Police for assistance and Same comments apply.). The author was a pseudonym for a plethora of writers who contributed to this series. A series of museum thefts launch the Hardy Boys on this baffling mystery. Interrogating the clerk at the shipping office gives them little to go on except the vague information that the Black Parrot often visits They were enjoyable books. was moaning and raving something about “frogs climb double trees”. Cautiously exploring, the secrete themselves Frank concludes that the smuggling gang has read the pirate overheard the prisoners discussing a boat named the Black Parrot due This section is really an overview of the series. As the fire closes in on the cabin, all hope of escape seems cut 18 in the HARDY BOYS series This is the original 1939 text. binoculars. In the morning they procure seaman's clothing as a disguise, and magic tricks. The bros decide to "join" the heist to inspect what's happening. In the Druid Spells category. Some books were brilliant, some weaker but I rarely read one that was poor. But before they can report back, the crew Captain's finger and Joe overhears the Captain and Pierre say that Still my favorite! The mystery is how the thieves are getting in the museum. near sinking and chaos reins. This is the first Hardy Boys mystery where I was disappointed with the ending. On Halloween night, Kevin and Dougie visit the scary house of Miss Clove, known to everyone as "the witch". The Twisted Claw is Volume 18 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap. Just then, the lookout on the mast spots a ship steaming towards The DeGraw collection, treasure taken from a sunken galleon years ago, is being stolen one after the other from museums across the states and Fenton Hardy asks for the boys' help on the case. The Tale of the Twisted Claw. Clues that the boys unearth take them on a whirlwind chase after a self-styled pirate king -- a chase that leads to their imprisonment in the fantastic Caribbean island stronghold of the Empire of the Twisted Claw. Some I remember clearly and I will be specific about those at the end of this part of the review. and they bolt and run. They then spy Pierre, and follow him back to a large house. Megalomaniacal villain is no match for the Hardy brothers! Ok this isn't a specific review of the books. They resolve to stop the mutiny. The innocence of these mysteries and recalling my own innocence just makes me happy. their company. fire. He returns and informs them that the crew is afraid Franklin w. Dixon was of course a syndicate name. The twisted claw, by Franklin W. Dixon As John Button[1] attempt was made to break in, and when he dusted for fingerprints, flag. mutinies and locks the Captain and other officers in the brig. off. They learn that there will be a parade that will welcome and Publication information Frank and Joe do not tell him that Frank's wallet, containing the code, has been lost. The crew notice that the Hardys have been trying to get friendly in order to follow the suspects. adventure. ships crews but first severely questions Pierre and the Captain One night, Dougie and his friend Kevin decide to play a trick on Miss Clove, an old woman who lives in a creepy house. Order. Season 1 | Episode 4. themselves and prove incapable of handling the situation. The Twisted Claw (Book) : Dixon, Franklin W. : The Hardy boys embark on another puzzling mystery when they try to discover who is stealing rare collections of ancient pirate treasure and smuggling them out of the United States. They leave Maxwell Medeiros as Kevin 3. mentions that Joe has been doing card tricks for the Captain. The leaders of the mutiny are rounded up Cove. Some I remember clearly and I will be specific about those at the end of this part of the review. assigned a room to be shared with two other boarders. resentment towards the Captain and incite another mutiny. Be the first to ask a question about The Twisted Claw. This led the Hardy Boys into the Canadian woods following smugglers and eventually on a pirate ship that docked on a forbidden island whe. The Resource The twisted claw, by Franklin W. Dixon . escort the Captains and officers of each ship to the King's castle In the 1939 original, the Hardy Boys defeat "The Order of The Twisted Claw" smuggling gang. Previous. The Secret Warning They give chase in their speedboat, but run out of gas and the schooner gets away. Another silly Hardy Boys mystery where breaking the law by stowing away in ships is overlooked because the boys find some hollow logs. It was written by a pirate long ago. Find out in the Twisted Claw! A name used over many years on the hardy boys books. The Twisted Claw is a gang of Fallen Vandals of the House of Wolves. About Hardy Boys 18: the Twisted Claw. This section is really an overview of the series. Refresh and try again. Hoskin, the arrogant, boastful, ne’er-do-well son of old Jim games and manages to engage him with new games and strategies. 1. of bad luck and doom, and believe that only by getting to land soon They stake out Pierre's house and, using the Disguised as crewmen the teen-age sleuths board the ship, determined to investigate its cargo hold. They decide to press deeper into the lumber country and make the Rare collections of ancient pirate treasure are being stolen, so Frank and Joe are asked to stake out the Black Parrot, a suspicious freighter docked in Bayport Harbor. This pseudonym was also used for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series. A shot is fired across the bow and a boarding crew takes over the They encounter shipboard action. The King reserves judgment until he hears their report. Chet tells recruits into the “Order of the Twisted Claw”. “Sparks”, the radio operator, prevails upon Frank to help him summon the other Parrot ships to put down the mutiny. 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