The Hooded Hawk Mystery (The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories Series Book 34)

New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1954. Reprint. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x5x0. 3rd printing (Carpentieri 1955B-3). Includes original jacket. Minor trimming defect to bottom corner of front flyleaf, edges lightly foxed, 1/4 inch chip from jacket spine base. 1954 Hard Cover. 212 pp. 8vo. Beige cloth, brown titles, orange Gretta endpapers. The young detectives receive a trained peregrine falcon as a gift that involves them in an exciting mystery. Imagine their astonishment when the swift-flying falcon brings down a homing pigeon carrying two precious rubies! Startling events that ensue indicate the gems are a ransom that has been paid for the release of a kidnapped student from India, who had come to the United States to complete his education. But Tava, the son of a wealthy industrialist, is still being held captive. Hoping to find a clue to Tava's whereabouts, the Hardys try to track down the owner of the ruby-bearing pigeon. Their every move, however, is thwarted by the dangerous criminals not only involved in the kidnapping, but also in the large-scale smuggling of aliens from India to the United States. How Frank and Joe eventually outwit their adversaries climaxes this thrill-packed mystery adventure.