| The Secret of Pirates' Hill | |
| Author: | Franklin W. Dixon |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Hardy Boys |
| Genre: | Detective, mystery |
| Publisher: | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Release Date: | January 1, 1956 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 192 pp |
The Secret of Pirates' Hill is Volume 36 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by John Almquist in 1956.[1] 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.[2] The original version of this book was shortened in 1972 by Priscilla Baker-Carr resulting in two slightly different stories sharing the same title.
Hired by a mysterious businessman to locate an old Spanish cannon, the Hardy brothers and friends grow more and more suspicious as they encounter stolen cars and a mysterious man on a motorcycle. They eventually uncover the cannon and thousands in gold bullion after perilous underwater adventures.