The Twisted Claw (The Hardy Boys, Original Series, Book 18)

THE TWISTED CLAW By FRANKLIN W. DIXON No. 18 in the HARDY BOYS series This is the original 1939 text. In the 1939 original, the Hardy Boys defeat "The Order of The Twisted Claw" smuggling gang. The 1964 revision is an update to the same story. The Hardy Boys series by Franklin W. Dixon, the first 58 titles. The first year is the original year. The second is the year it was revised. 01 The Tower Treasure 1927, 1959 02 The House on the Cliff 1927, 1959 03 The Secret of the Old Mill 1927, 1962 04 The Missing Chums 1927, 1962 05 Hunting for Hidden Gold 1928, 1963 06 The Shore Road Mystery 1928, 1964 07 The Secret of the Caves 1929, 1965 08 The Mystery of Cabin Island 1929, 1966 09 The Great Airport Mystery 1930, 1965 10 What Happened at Midnight 1931, 1967 11 While the Clock Ticked 1932, 1962 12 Footprints Under the Window 1933, 1962 13 The Mark on the Door 1934, 1967 14 The Hidden Harbor Mystery 1935, 1961 15 The Sinister Sign Post 1936, 1968 16 A Figure in Hiding 1937, 1965 17 The Secret Warning 1938, 1966 18 The Twisted Claw 1939, 1964 19 The Disappearing Floor 1940, 1964 20 The Mystery of the Flying Express 1941, 1968 21 The Clue of the Broken Blade 1942, 1969 22 The Flickering Torch Mystery 1943, 171 23 The Melted Coins 1944, 1970 24 The Short Wave Mystery 1945, 1966 25 The Secret Panel 1946, 1969 26 The Phantom Freighter 1947, 1970 27 The Secret of Skull Mountain 1948, 1966 28 The Sign of the Crooked Arrow 1949, 1970 29 The Secret of the Lost Tunnel 1950, 1968 30 The Wailing Siren Mystery 1951, 1968 31 The Secret of Wildcat Swamp 1952, 1969 32 The Crisscross Shadow 1953, 1969 33 The Yellow Feather Mystery 1954, 1971 34 The Hooded Hawk Mystery 1954, 1971 35 The Clue in the Embers 1955, 1972

36 The Secret of Pirates' Hill 1956, 1972 37 The Ghost of Skeleton Rock 1957, 1966 38 The Mystery at Devil's Paw 1959, 1973 39 The Mystery of the Chinese Junk 1960 40 The Mystery of the Desert Giant 1961 41 The Clue of the Screeching Owl 1962 42 The Viking Symbol Mystery 1963 43 The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior 1964 44 The Haunted Fort 1965 45 The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge 1966 46 The Secret Agent on Flight 101 1967 47 The Mystery of the Whale Tattoo 1968 48 The Arctic Patrol Mystery 1969 49 The Bombay Boomerang 1970 50 Danger on the Vampire Trail 1971 51 The Masked Monkey 1972 52 The Shattered Helmet 1973 53 The Clue of the Hissing Serpent 1974 54 The Mysterious Caravan 1975 55 The Witch-Master's Key 1976 56 The Jungle Pyramid 1977 57 Mystery of the Firebird Rocket 1978 58 Sting of the Scorpion 1979

ILLUSTRATED By paul laune NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS Copyright, 1939, by GROSSET & DUNLAP, ino. All Eights Reserved The Twisted Claw Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS I. A mysterious cry II. The missing code III. The Black Parrot IV. A chase in the dark V. A secret message VI. Lost VII. The Claw Kino VIII. A Fight for Life! IX. A Daring Rescue X. Trouble!

XI. Captured! XII. Lost in the Forest XIII. Fire! XIV. The Valuable Book XV. On the High Seas XVI. The Stolen Papers XVII. Mutiny! XVIII. Land Ho! XIX. The Mysterious City XX. A Living Statue XXI. Pierre Speaks XXII. Ghosts XXIII. Locked in the Brig! XXIV. Trapped! XXV. S. O. S.

CHAPTER I A MYSTERIOUS CRY "Why, what's the matter, Frankt" exclaimed Joe Hardy as his elder brother suddenly stopped walking and began to search his pockets frantically.