The tower treasure

"The Tower Treasure” by Franklin W. Dixon is a mystery novel likely written in the early 20th century. The story introduces the Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe, who are eager to follow in their father's footsteps as detectives. As they embark on their own adventure, a thrilling quest intertwines with the pursuit of a notorious car thief and a jewel robbery at the Tower Mansion, engaging them in a series of suspicious encounters and clues. At the start of the narrative, the Hardy boys are enjoying a motorcycle ride in their hometown of Bayport when they encounter a reckless driver. After narrowly avoiding a collision, they learn that the driver's red-haired figure was involved in the theft of their friend Chet Morton's roadster. The boys quickly join forces to pursue the thief, discovering that he may also be connected to a larger crime— the robbery of a safe at the Tower Mansion. The opening portion effectively sets up a mystery-laden backdrop as the boys find themselves caught in a web of crime, eager to prove their detective skills and solve the case. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.