I just recently started reading Hardy Boys books to my son because I enjoyed them when I was young. This is the third one we read together (going out of order obviously) and probably the least enjoyable of the three. Had we read the book over a course of 2 days, it may have been easier to remember who was who. For the most part, the plot really lacked in surprise. We both had a good idea of who was guilty from the start. In addition, the two subplots were way too coincidental when the author tied them together. The best part about it was the involvement of Chet and the Hardy's other friends. This one is for serious fans only.

This review concerns the revised 1970 edition. Frank and Joe are called upon by a member of the Seneca Indians to find a gold tribal relic that was stolen from them. Also they believe that their friend Chet was scammed by a summer school called Zoar College. I enjoyed this book; I thought that the mystery was quite interesting and not as predictable as some of the other books. There was a fair amount of action and the book moved along at a good pace. I liked this book and think that other fans of the series would as well.

This review concerns the original 1944 edition. A man with amnesia, a crazy pirate, a treasure buried on the Morton farm and a case of counterfeit coins all occupy Frank and Joe's time in this story. This book was fairly good. The mystery was interesting and there was a moderate amount of action. One thing that I liked about the book was that Chet Morton played a prominent role in the mystery after being just barely mentioned in many of the volumes immediately preceeding this one. This book isn't one of the best volumes, but it is still enjoyable reading.

While helping their father locate a missing navy officer who is believed to have stolen top secret information from the Pentagon; Frank, Joe and Chet investigate a series of antique weathervane robberies in Pennsylvania Dutch country. It wasn't one of the best that I've read, but it wasn't one of the worst either. The only part of the book that I can really say was bad was the final chapter and the way in which the crooks were caught, but I won't spoil it for those who decide to read the book.

The Hardys try to catch antique weathervane thieves and their father thries to find a missing Navy employee with a top secret document. This ends up being interconnected, but how?

This is just an average Hardy Boys book. They are hired to do one thing, and their father is doing something else, but they end up being the same case.

Frank and Joe are hired to go to Chile to find a stolen Easter Island stone idol and also go to Antarctica to help their father catch a gang of thieves. This book is bad. It lacks mystery, action or suspence. The plot is thin and the whole Antarctica part only serves to fill pages. A boring read from beginning to end.

This book was a little too predictable, and just had the stuff that took up the pages. Only exciting thing was the conclusion near the end of the story. Well, actually not so exciting. However, if I had to choose between a book that said yeah on every page, I'd read The Stone Idol.

The Hardys search for an ancient stone idol, and their father investigates a ring of thieves. This book is okay for kids.

While it's not one of the better books of the series, The Borgia Dagger still has lots of fast paced action. I only recommend it to fans of the series. If you're not already a fan, don't get this book.

This is definitely not the most important book to read in this series. In fact, it's not near the most important. It's just your average Hardy Boys mystery, with attempted murder and a lot of action.

While not as good as some of the books of this series, The Borgia Dagger is still full of fast paced action and attempted murder. Nothing too special, though.

i love nancy drew and the hardy boys and they are usually very good but this was a major disipointment. it was all mixed up and the plot was not that great. i imitatly guessed who the culprit was.DO NOT BOTHER WITH THIS BOOK!!!!

I think this book was okay, but definitely not one of the best in the series. It's worth reading if your really bored, and need something to do, but only if you've read the rest of the series first. It's easy to figure out, and the tennis player's a total brat.

I love it

The publisher of this book did not do a very good edit, which became annoying, but the story is superb. I would give the storyline, the disasters scenes, and the action scenes all a 4.

The story runs from great joy to even a greater horror. Everyone in Israel should read this book.

Israeli Heat may be a sleeper. DJ Hardy may also be a prophet. If the Ark is ever discovered, all hell will break out in the Middle East. The political, religious, and military balance will be forever shaken.

Although anyone can still enjoy this book, I however think the plot was boring and strained. Plus I think it was somewhat sadistic, (the parts about bombs being talked about off handedly and murder dismissed) I do not recommend this casefile.

This is one of the usual hardy boys books. It did not really stand out that great but I recomend reading it anyay if you love the series.

Published in 1955 - I have never ever cared for this volume and until I read The Mystery of The Aztec Warrior thought it was the worst in the series. To me I always found it a suffocating book and I can't explain why. Tony plays a prominent role in this one and to the books credit at least they encounter the criminals a fair amount and there is a little action. The latter chapters were fairly decent. Its worth reading - once -but honestly compared to the other volumes in my opinion this is among the cellar dwellers. (Almost a 2 Star - but not quite) RATED D

This review concerns the original 1955 edition and the revised 1972 edition which is a shorter version of the original. Frank and Joe's friend Tony inherits a collection of curios and immediately a gang of thieves is interested in a couple of medallions that were apart of the inheritance. The mystery of the medallions takes Frank, Joe, Chet and Tony on a treasure hunt to Guatemala. Personally, I didn't find this book very good. I thought that it lacked much action and many of the chapter endings didn't entice me to read more right away. The plot of the book was rather weak and not very creative and it took the Hardys and their friends no time at all to find the treasure after arriving in Guatemala; although, that didn't happen until page 160. While some fans may like this book, it definately wasn't one of my favorites.

VERY,VERY ACTION-PACKED! This.This is the one I've been waiting for years! It is extremely ACTION-PACKED! I'll bet that all the reviewers that review this book will rate this book 5 stars. Very high on adventure and very thrilling. I would recommend this book to anyone I mean everyone! Full of suspense and action. I hope you'll love it and treasure it forever!

A Very sub par book that tended to get distracted from the mystery (whatever it was) at hand. One of the better picture covers during this era and it actually did happen around page 110 in the book! But beyond that, the internal artwork was horrible, and it was a rather dissconnected volume. RATED D

Mr. Hardy, Frank and Joe are hired to locate a fortune in gold bars stolen from the Wakefield mint. Through the course of the book they travel to Zurich, Switzerland and the jungles of Mexico. This book was absolutely awful. The mystery is boring. Frank and Joe are no closer to solving the case at page 150 than they were when the book began. The reader is "treated" to a bunch of events that have absolutely nothing to do with the mystery (such as Frank and Joe skiing in Switzerland) and a bunch of boring cliffhangers. When Frank and Joe finally do solve the mystery, it's not because of brilliant or hard detective work, it's because they follow someone. If they had only done that back on page 25 the reader would be spared a lot of pointless events. The book is poorly titled because the jungle pyramid has nothing to do with the case on which they are working. The book is terrible, don't waste your money on it.

The most adventurist mystery of all The Hardy Boy's books series! Frank and Joe are on another scrambling mystery with a dangerous gang. Chet,Biff,Tony,and Mr. Hardy are in with them. I loved the part when Frank and Joe were skiing with Rony,Alice,Jane,and Karen. Also the part when Frank and Joe were trailing the hynoptize man. And when Joe fell into a swamp full of alligators and nearly got eaten. Please people save your money to buy a Hardy Boy's books series!

Good lord this is bad! Tess is always sorrowful over something or another, the description makes up at least half the book, and the plot moves along at a snails pace. If you find reading about a girl's sensitive feelings (to the point of wanting to attack her), and reading extreme amounts of things like milking cows, harvesting grain, walking places, sleeping, and being pathetic, then this is the book for you. Otherwise, avoid this book like the plague.

It was unique, sad, and brutal. Some parts were too exaaggerated and Tess's maudlin made it all worse! The story was good but could have been written in half as many words!

First published in 1891, Tess... is a very sad book: a young girl's life is slowly but surely destroyed -not by her enemies, but by the people who say they love her.