The Vanishing Thieves is the 66th title of the Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, written by Franklin W. Dixon.[1] Wanderer Books published this book in 1981 and Grosset & Dunlap published this book in 2005.[2] As of 2018, this is the last Hardy Boys story to be published by Grosset & Dunlap.

The Vanishing Thieves
First edition
AuthorFranklin W. Dixon
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHardy Boys
GenreDetective, mystery
PublisherWanderer Books, Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1981
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages179 pp (first edition paperback)
ISBN0-671-42292-8 (first edition paperback)
OCLC6916354
LC ClassPZ7.D644 Van
Preceded byThe Stone Idol 
Followed byThe Outlaw's Silver 

Plot summary

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Chet Morton's cousin, Vern, is on his way to California to find a rare and valuable coin mysteriously missing from his uncle's bank vault. When he stops in Bayport, his brand-new car is stolen. The Hardys take on a double mystery – and double danger – as they head for the West Coast to investigate this sinister mystery.

Notes

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Grosset & Dunlap only had the license for volumes 59-66 from 2005 to 2013.

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Kevin Burton (5 June 2019). "Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys): Created by Franklin W. Dixon, House pseudonym of Stratmeyer Syndicate". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ The Vanishing Thieves at Fantastic Fiction