THE GREAT AIRPORT MYSTERY ( Hardy Boys Series #18 ) [Import] [Hardcover]

Franklin W. Dixon (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Collins (1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0001605186
• ISBN-13: 978-0001605183
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors (Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author being the first) who wrote The Hardy Boys novels.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The real thing, March 29, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Great Airport Mystery (Hardy Boys, Book 9) (Hardcover)

This is a fascimile of the original book. A nice copy and a nice idea. So far they have released about 8 of these fascimile editions in the Hardy Boys series and several in the Nancy Drew and Tom Swift series also.

The Great Airport Mystery is a tale of early flying, mail plane robberies, and races across the countryside in a roadster. It was a long ago time when kids had to pass exams to graduate from High School. No revisionism and mindless updating to make the stories "relevant" to the contemporary reader. This is not great literature, but updating is really little more than colorizing black&white movies.

This is just plain fun, and thanks to the publishers for giving us an opportunity to see what fun was for kids 75 years ago.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, entertaining novel, April 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Great Airport Mystery (Hardy Boys, Book 9) (Hardcover)

This tells the story of a group of thieves who steal platinum. The Hardy Boys track the thieves from Bayport to Ile de la Mer, an allegedly uninhabited island, to a mountain hideout in Montana. While solving the case they also find a hidden cave, the ghost of a dead pilot who haunts his guilty former partner and a plot that incorporates airport workers on every level. Thrilling and entertaining. Good for people of all ages.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's okay. . ., September 8, 2007

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Shakiel D. "Aspiring Novelist" (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Airport Mystery (Hardy Boys, Book 9) (Hardcover)

This book was okay, just okay. In my opinion, it didn't have as good adventures as the others books had. There were some exciting parts, true; but to, me the whole book wasn't worth it. The end was disappointing and somewhat predictable.

Try reading: "While the Clocked Ticked" the Hardy Boys book #11. Now that is some really good fiction.