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| name =The Secret of the Old Mill
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| image =[[Image:Secret_of_the_Old_Mill_1962_cover.jpg|150px]]
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| image_caption =Cover art of the Grosset & Dunlap edition, 1960
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| image_caption =1960 Cover Art, published by Grosset & Dunlap, in Flashlight Edition (1987-Present)
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| ghostwriter =[[Alistair Hunter]]<ref name="whowrote">[http://www.keeline.com/Hardy_Boys.pdf Who Wrote the Hardy Boys?] at keeline.com</ref>
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| author =[[Franklin W. Dixon]]
 
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| outline =[[Harriet S. Adams]]<ref name="whowrote"/>
 
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| cover_artist =Rudy Nappi
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| cover_artist =[[Rudy Nappi]]
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| series =[[Original]]
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| publisher =[[Grosset & Dunlap]]
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| producer =[[Stratemeyer Syndicate]]
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| publisher =Grosset & Dunlap
  
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| produced by =Stratemeyer Syndicate
  
 
| pub_date =1962
  
| pub_date =1962
 
| media_type =Print (Hardcover)
 
| media_type =Print (Hardcover)
 
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| isbn =ISBN 0-448-08903-3
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| preceded_by =''[[The House on the Cliff]]''
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| series =[[The Hardy Boys (Original series)|Original]]
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| followed_by =''[[The Missing Chums]]''
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| preceded_by =''[[The House on the Cliff (revised text)|The House on the Cliff]]''
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| followed_by =''[[The Missing Chums (revised text)|The Missing Chums]]''
 
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'''''The Secret of the Old Mill''''' is the third book in [[The Hardy Boys]] [[Original]] series. It was first published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927 and revised in 1962. Produced by the [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]].
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'''''The Secret of the Old Mill''''' is the third book in [[The Hardy Boys]] [[The Hardy Boys (Original series)|Original series]]. It was first published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927 and revised in 1962. Produced by the [[Stratemeyer Syndicate]].
   
 
==Plot summary==
  
==Plot summary==
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'''Internal summary:'''<ref>The Hardy Boys: The Secret of The Old Mill (1962); Grosset & Dunlap</ref>
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'''Internal summary:'''<ref>[[The Hardy Boys (Original series)|The Hardy Boys]] #3 ''The Secret of The Old Mill'' (1962)</ref>
   
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''"Drop case or else danger for you and your family." This warning addressed to [[Fenton Hardy]] not only alarms the famous investigator and his detective sons, but also puzzles them, because Mr. Hardy is working on more than one case. Which one prompted the threat?''
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''"Drop case or else danger for you and your family." This warning addressed to [[Fenton Hardy]] not only alarms the famous investigator and his detective sons, but also puzzles them, because Mr. Hardy is working on more than one case. Which one prompted the threat?''
   
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''When more ominous warnings follow, [[Frank Hardy|Frank]] and [[Joe Hardy|Joe]] suspect that there is a link between the counterfeiting case they are investigating and a secret case their father cannot discuss since it involves national security.''
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''When more ominous warnings follow, [[Frank Hardy (Original)|Frank]] and [[Joe Hardy (Original)|Joe]] suspect that there is a link between the counterfeiting case they are investigating and a secret case their father cannot discuss since it involves national security.''
   
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''The key to the solution of both cases appear to be hidden in the old Turner mill, constructed in frontier days but now a gatehouse for Elekton Controls Limited, engaged in manufacturing top-secret electronic parts for space missiles. But the mill house is occupied by two Elekton employees who are hostile to Frank and Joe and refuse to allow the young detectives to question the company's fourteen year-old messenger boy who unknowingly may be in possession of some vital clues.''
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''The key to the solution of both cases appear to be hidden in the old Turner mill, constructed in frontier days but now a gatehouse for Elekton Controls Limited, engaged in manufacturing top-secret electronic parts for space missiles. But the mill house is occupied by two Elekton employees who are hostile to Frank and Joe and refuse to allow the young detectives to question the company's fourteen year-old messenger boy who unknowingly may be in possession of some vital clues. ''
   
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''Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever ruse to gain entrance, only to find themselves trapped in a subterranean passageway. How the young detectives extricate themselves from this dangerous situation and unravel both mysteries will keep the reader tense with suspense.''
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''Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever ruse to gain entrance, only to find themselves trapped in a subterranean passageway. How the young detectives extricate themselves from this dangerous situation and unravel both mysteries will keep the reader tense with suspense.''
   
 
==Appearances==
  
==Appearances==
 
{{incomplete list}}
  
{{incomplete list}}
 
===Characters===
  
===Characters===
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[[List of recurring characters|Regulars]]
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*[[Fenton Hardy]]
  
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*[[Frank Hardy]]
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**[[Fenton Hardy (Original)|Fenton Hardy]]
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*[[Joe Hardy]]
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**[[Frank Hardy (Original)|Frank Hardy]]
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**[[Joe Hardy (Original)|Joe Hardy]]
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**[[Chet Morton]]
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**[[Iola Morton]]
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**[[Callie Shaw]]
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**[[Laura Hardy]]
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**[[Gertrude Hardy]]
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**[[Tony Prito]]
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**[[Ezra Collig (Original)|Chief Collig]]
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*Ken Blake
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*Mr. Docker (Criminal alias, real name never revealed)
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*Mr. Markel (Criminal alias, real name never revealed)
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*Paul Blum
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*Victor Peters
   
 
===Locations===
  
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===Businesses and organizations===
  
===Businesses and organizations===
 
*[[Elekton Controls Limited]]
  
*[[Elekton Controls Limited]]
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==Notes==
  
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[[Image:Secretoftheoldmillcollins16.JPG|thumb|''The Secret of the Old Mill'' Great Britain: Collins #16, 1972, Hardcover]]
  
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*The artwork used for the revised text was originally commissioned in 1960, so a few dust jacket editions of the original version of the text from 1927 exist with the same artwork.
  
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*Some of the first printing picture cover editions of the revised text of ''The Secret of the Old Mill'' contain a little square on the front cover in the upper right hand corner with a $1 sign indicating the price of the book in 1962.
  
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*''The Secret of the Old Mill'' (revised text) has been issued in Great Britain as the 16th volume in the [[Collins]] series ([[Original]] series) (see picture, right) which has led to a colorful time line in that series, since the Hardy's don't receive their boat the ''Sleuth'' until this volume, however, in the Collins series, the ''Sleuth'' is used in a couple of books before this one.
  
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*The revised text was also released in Israel in 1979 using the same external and internal artwork as the Grosset & Dunlap editions. (see picture, right)
  
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[[Image:Oldmillhebrew79front.JPG|thumb|''The Secret of the Old Mill'' Israel: Hebrew edition revised text, 1979, Hardcover]]
  
   
 
==References==
  
==References==

Revision as of 01:39, 23 July 2019

For the original book, see The Secret of the Old Mill (original text)

The Secret of the Old Mill is the third book in The Hardy Boys Original series. It was first published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927 and revised in 1962. Produced by the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

Plot summary

Internal summary:[2]

"Drop case or else danger for you and your family." This warning addressed to Fenton Hardy not only alarms the famous investigator and his detective sons, but also puzzles them, because Mr. Hardy is working on more than one case. Which one prompted the threat?

When more ominous warnings follow, Frank and Joe suspect that there is a link between the counterfeiting case they are investigating and a secret case their father cannot discuss since it involves national security.

The key to the solution of both cases appear to be hidden in the old Turner mill, constructed in frontier days but now a gatehouse for Elekton Controls Limited, engaged in manufacturing top-secret electronic parts for space missiles. But the mill house is occupied by two Elekton employees who are hostile to Frank and Joe and refuse to allow the young detectives to question the company's fourteen year-old messenger boy who unknowingly may be in possession of some vital clues.

Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever ruse to gain entrance, only to find themselves trapped in a subterranean passageway. How the young detectives extricate themselves from this dangerous situation and unravel both mysteries will keep the reader tense with suspense.

Appearances

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Characters

Regulars

Locations

  • Turner Mill

Businesses and organizations

  • Elekton Controls Limited

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? at keeline.com
  2. ↑ The Hardy Boys #3 The Secret of The Old Mill (1962)


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