Book by Franklin W. Dixon
The Secret of the Caves
is Volume 7 in the original
Hardy Boys
series of mystery books for children and teens published by
Grosset & Dunlap
.
This book was written by
Leslie McFarlane
in 1929 for the
Stratemeyer Syndicate
, which published it under the pseudonym
Franklin W. Dixon
.
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Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Edward Stratemeyer's daughter Harriet Adams.
[2]
In 1965, the original version of this book was rewritten by Andrew E. Svenson,
[1]
resulting in two different stories with the same title.
Plot summary (revised edition)
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The book begins with
Chet Morton
showing off his new
metal detector
to the Hardy boys and
Biff Hooper
while inviting them to camp at Honeycomb Caves. Meanwhile, their father,
Fenton Hardy
, is working to protect a Coastal Radar Station from sabotage during its construction. They are interrupted by Mary Todd who tells them that her brother, Morgan Todd, is missing and asks Fenton to find him. The Hardy boys and their father decide to team up to both find Morgan Todd and protect the Coastal Radar Station.
The Hardy boys travel to Kenworthy College and meet Todd's colleague, Cadmus Quill. A clue leads them to Rockaway, but when it is mentioned they notice strange behavior from Cadmus Quill. While driving to Rockaway they hear a radio report that the radar station has been damaged, so they instead return to Bayport. Their help is not needed so they leave for Rockaway, stopping at
Palis Paris
to purchase a
spinning wheel
for their
Aunt Gertrude
. When they stop in at
Tuttle's General Store
Mr. Tuttle warns them to keep away from Honeycomb Caves because people have seen strange lights and heard shooting coming from the caves. Instead of leaving, the boys decide to camp at Honeycomb Caves with their friends Chet and Biff.
At the caves they meet a strange hermit who invites them for breakfast, then chases them off and even shoots at Frank. Their adventure continues with
Callie Shaw
,
Iola Morton
and Mary Todd trying to get jobs at the
Palis Paris
, Biff getting knocked out while waiting in the parking lot, Chet's metal detector suddenly exploding and the Hardy boys' boathouse catching on fire.
The story concludes with the Hardy boys finding a
submarine
delivering supplies to the hermit in the caves. They explore the cave and learn that the caves have an underground passage to
Palis Paris
where a device was being built to interfere with the new Coastal Radar Station. The Hardy boys trap the criminals, including Cadmus Quill, in the cave while the State Police enter from the other end and arrest them all. The Navy is alerted and intercepts the submarine to find Morgan Todd being held hostage.
Additional formats
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The revised edition was used for an episode of the Hardy Boys animated series and a
View Master
version also exists.
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