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The Secret of the Old Mill Free FREE THE SECRET OF THE OLD MILL PDF Franklin W. Dixon | 180 pages | 14 Oct 2000 | Penguin Putnam Inc | 9780448089034 | English | New York, United States The Secret of the Old Mill - Wikipedia This article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone. Are you certain this article is inappropriate? Email Address:. The Hardy boys learn a case of counterfeit money is somehow intertwined with a national security case their dad is working on. Frank and Joe help prevent year-old cyclist Ken Blake from getting killed in an accident. As they help the boy up they see he is delivering an envelope to Victor Peters, a name that means something to the Hardys later on in the book. The Hardys learn that their friend Chet The Secret of the Old Mill has been tricked when asked to make change for what turned out to be a counterfeit twenty dollar bill, something that the police later confirm is becoming more common in their town of Bayport. Later, Joe is awakened by a clattering sound and sees a mysterious figure bicycling away from the Hardys' home. While investigating the disturbance a note is found that reads, "Drop case or else danger for you and your family. The Hardys go with Chet, who wants to apply for a job at Elekton Controls, a missile-development company, but are told by Mr. Markel, one of Elekton's security guards, that there are no openings. Before leaving, they notice a bike that looks similar to the one ridden by Ken Blake and The Secret of the Old Mill is likely to have been The Secret of the Old Mill by the person who left the threatening note. Docker, an Elekton maintenance man, tells them that Ken does odd jobs for the company, but that he is not there at that time, even though Joe is certain he saw Ken looking out an adjacent old watermill's window at them. The Hardys, their girlfriends, Iola Morton and Callie Shaw and Chet go nearby to have a picnic but an arrow is shot at them with an attached note reading, "Danger. Hardys beware. The Hardy brothers The Secret of the Old Mill a gift of a motorboat they call The Sleuthand show it to their friend, Tony Prito. Tony says the construction supply yard he is working at for the summer has become the latest to receive counterfeit money used to pay for lumber by a boy matching the description of Ken Blake. The Hardys take The Sleuth to the mill to investigate and find the mill wheel starting and stopping. Soon, they are attacked and left without gas in their new boat. They recover and get back to investigating by finding Ken who says he thinks someone has used his bike the same night that Joe saw someone bicycling from the Hardy's home. Markel and Docker pull Ken away and then a suspicious vehicle leaves The Secret of the Old Mill. Later, the same suspicious vehicle gets away before an explosion at Elekton. Frank and Joe are terrified that their dad is inside the burning building. He was in the building but survived the The Secret of the Old Mill revealing that he was there to stop the attack after realizing there is a pattern to similar type attacks going on around similar companies in the United States. Eager to learn more from Ken, the Hardys soon find that Ken has been released from Elekton. The Hardys find him at a boarding house and he explains that the bricks and lumber bought with the counterfeit money were being used for a project at the mill. Frank and Joe return to the old mill and realize that the wheel mill is set up to act as a signaling device for the people living inside; an The Secret of the Old Mill stops the flow of electricity to the wheel. It acts as a warning to those inside that someone is approaching the mill. Going inside the mill at a time when they know no one else is there, they discover a secret room hidden by the lumber bought with counterfeit money. In the secret room, they find the tools used to make the fake money, but before they can The Secret of the Old Mill away the villains return to the mill. Frank and Joe escape through a tunnel but are captured by Docker and Markel. Victor Peters arrives and these three villains reveal that Docker shot the arrow at the girlfriends and Markel used the bike to deliver the note to the Hardys' home. Docker and Markel also explain that, without the knowledge of Victor Peters, they allowed another villain, Paul Blum, into Elekton to attack the place, which is the case that Fenton Hardy was investigating. Blum reveals that he is working for other countries who wish to stop United States missile development. Frank and Joe take advantage of an opportunity and overtake the villains. The book ends with the police arresting all the villains and the expectation of the Hardys' next case when "they were called upon to solve the mystery of The Missing Chums. Dixon, Children's literature, The Tower Treasure. Dixon, Children's literature. My Dashboard Get Published. Sign in with your eLibrary Card close. Flag as Inappropriate. Email this Article. The Secret of the Old Mill. The Secret of the Old Mill px original edition. The Hardy Boys. Dead on Target The Secret of the Old Mill, Inc. Undercover Brothers. Edward Stratemeyer Franklin W. Barmet Bay Bayport. Funding for USA. 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Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever ruse to gain entrance and become trapped. There they unravel two mysteries, one involving a counterfeiting case and the other, a national security case their father is working on. Get A Copy. Hardcoverpages. More Details Original Title. The Hardy Boys 3Hardy-guttene 3. Frank Hardy The Secret of the Old Mill, Mr. MortonTony PritoMr. MarkelMr. EvansMr. DockerMrs. SmithPaul BlumLaura Hardy Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Secret of the Old Millplease sign up. Be the first to ask a question about The Secret The Secret of the Old Mill the Old Mill. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Jul 18, Michael Finocchiaro rated it really liked it Shelves: americanth-ckidscrime-lit. The Secret of the Od Mill is a pivotal Hardy Boys mystery where we are introduced to their friend and my son's favourite of the friends of the Hardys Tony Prito and his boat the Napoli - but more importantly, it is the episode when they receive the infamous Sleuth as a The Secret of the Old Mill from their father Fenton. This boat plays a large part in this story and in many, many more! With a mix of brio and brilliance, the boys take us breathlessly from clue to clue The Secret of the Od Mill is a pivotal Hardy Boys mystery where we are introduced to their friend and my son's favourite of the friends of the Hardys Tony Prito and his boat the Napoli - but more importantly, it is the episode when they receive the infamous Sleuth as a gift from their father Fenton. With a mix of brio and brilliance, the boys take us breathlessly from clue to clue as they unmask the gang. A great Hardy Boys book! View all 3 comments. Oct 19, Greg rated it liked it Shelves: 20th-centurymidth-century-american-crimereviewed. But Dad isn't on the train. And at the end of each chapter, a cliff-hanger. But this is the standard formula and it wears thin here. First, there is counterfeit money floating into the Hardy's city and the Boys focus on that issue. But Mr. Hardy has his hands full also as he investigates the destruction of armament plants. Both themes converge, as does Mr. Hardy and his sons, on the truth. Hardy, the girlfriends, the city inhabitants. But as a stand alone novel, there isn't much character development. A place that has a mill, true, but that's about it. Summary: 2. Our Boys have to outplay and outlast a hand-full of villains amid 2 good plots. I read many of these as a young reader and I don't remember, first, that the Hardy Boys start the series in their late teens and, second, that these novels are fine as an escape for adults. May 20, Mark Baker rated it really liked it Shelves: mysterymiddle-grade Fenton Hardy is hard at work on a top secret case.
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