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Hide-and-Sneak
Children's Mystery
Hide-and-Sneak
Book 174 of the The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series
144 pages · First published 2002
When Chet Morton answers an advertisement seeking actors for a student film, Frank and Joe Hardy find themselves drawn into a most unusual production. The improvised movie is being filmed on Barmet Bay, and every participant must have a boat, so the brothers put their motorboat, the Sleuth, back into action. Before long, the young actors are racing across the water, following cryptic clues and mysterious charts, and attracting the attention of the harbor patrol. But the real mystery begins when a wealthy financial expert's yacht is discovered drifting in the bay and a suspicious figure appears around the marina. As the brothers investigate, they must determine which events are part of the movie and which point to genuine danger. This fast-paced Hardy Boys adventure will appeal to middle-grade readers who enjoy amateur detectives, boating adventures, unusual mysteries, and clues that aren't always what they seem.
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High-speed motorboat chases, dangerous situations on the water, and the risk of boating accidents or collisions. Suspicious activity involving an apparently abandoned yacht and a mysterious figure around the marina. Mild romantic teasing and brief comments about attractive girls
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Tidal Marble Fizz
Coconut water, lime, and a hint of sea salt evoke the waters of Barmet Bay, where Frank and Joe discover that their movie adventure conceals a real mystery.
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- Fill a glass with ice. Add coconut water and lime juice, top with soda water, stir gently, and add a tiny pinch of salt.
- Garnish: Lime wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Dark ’n’ Stormy
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Dark rum and lively ginger evoke the turbulent mystery awaiting Frank and Joe as their boating adventure turns unexpectedly dangerous on Barmet Bay.
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- 2 oz dark rum
- 3 oz ginger beer ↗
- ½ oz fresh lime juice ↗
- Ice
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- Fill a highball glass with ice. Add the ginger beer and lime juice, then slowly pour the dark rum over the top to create the signature storm-cloud effect. Serve without stirring so the drink retains its dark-over-light appearance.
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