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Tricky Business
Mystery and suspense
Tricky Business
Book 88 of the The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series
Frank and Joe Hardy take on a case centered on a suspicious business scheme. The brothers must sort through money, deals, and people whose professional explanations conceal criminal motives, looking for the practical connection among clues that initially seem designed to confuse or frighten them. As the investigation grows more dangerous, teamwork and quick decisions become as important as identifying the person behind the scheme. Franklin W. Dixon’s Hardy Boys adventure combines commercial intrigue with the series’ brisk juvenile-detective formula, using its distinctive premise to give Frank and Joe another fast-moving puzzle.
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Violence, weapons, and peril · Mild frightening/intense material
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