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The Masked Monkey

Franklin W. Dixon

1972153 pagesabout 2–4 hours
1972
first published
  • 1972Grosset & Dunlap · 178 pages · ENGISBN 9780448089515
  • 1979Collins · 153 pages · ENGISBN 9780001605459
  • 1975Grosset & DunlapISBN 9780448189512
  • 1988HarperCollins Publishers · 160 pages · ENGISBN 9780006928270

Frank and Joe Hardy are called upon to find a wealthy industrialists's son who has mysteriously disappeared. Did Graham Retson flee from his home because he was at odds with his father, or was he kidnapped? Finding the answer turns into something more dangerous and larger in scope than Frank and Joe ever bargained for. The only clue in the case leads the two young detectives to South America, where the intrigues of evil adversaries almost cost them their lives. Involved in this complex mystery are a fierce-looking monkey trained to be a killer, a school of voracious, man-eating piranhas, a ruthless gang of passport thieves, and a cleverly operated change-your-identity mill for criminals. Only through their courage and perseverance do the Hardys solve one of the toughest cases they have ever tackled. - Flyleaf.

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AtmosphereWhimsicalNoir

How it reads

Plot intensityEventful
Character focusSingle lead

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ThemesJustice

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