Secret of the Red Arrow

Informationen zum Autor Franklin W. Dixon is the author of the ever-popular Hardy Boys books. Klappentext The supposedly "retired" Hardy brothers are on the case yet again after a crime gang start pulling violent pranks around Bayport. THE HOLDUP 1 FRANK IT’S FUNNY TO THINK ABOUT HAVING ENEMIES. Not funny ha-ha. Funny strange. I was standing in line at the First Bayport Bank on Water Street. Dad had sent me here on an errand, explaining that the Hardy household believed in banking in person, not online. Mistakes were less common, he said, when the tellers had a face to remember. Even plain old Frank Hardy’s face. I knew it was just an excuse to get me out of the house. “You’re spending too much time cooped up in front of a computer screen.” Dad, Mom, Aunt Trudy, and my brother, Joe, each told me that at least five times a day. Well, they weren’t the ones who had to give a speech. That’s right: In one week, yours truly had to get up in front of the entire Bayport High School student body to present my American history paper on civil liberties, which my teacher, Ms. Jones, had called “exceptional.” I’d been really happy about that until I realized it would lead to mandatory public speaking. Thinking about it gave me turbocharged butterflies. I was embarrassed to admit it, but if there was one thing I truly hated, it was public speaking. D-day was right around the corner, and I didn’t even have a final speech yet. I pretended to be “researching,” but the reality was that I was turning into Joe: a world-class procrastinator. The line in the bank was long, and the wait was boring. It had rained all morning, which meant drippy umbrellas inside. My sneakers were soaked through from the walk. I took out my cell and texted Joe. We were going to meet up later at the Meet Locker to study. (That’s a coffee shop, in case you were wondering. A popular hangout, it’s open late, and they serve a mean Maximum Mocha.) NO SIGNAL. Typical , I thought. Bayport had become notorious for its spotty cell reception. Staring down at my phone, I accidentally bumped into the person in front of me in line. “Sorry,” I said. The guy glanced back. Then, eyes widening, he turned to face me. It was Seth Diller, Bayport High’s very own Quentin Tarantino. “Oh. Hey, Seth,” I said. He studied me with his strange, unblinking, pale-blue eyes. He looked very highly charged for some reason, like he’d beaten me to the Meet Locker and drunk about twelve espressos. A few inches shorter than me, Seth was wearing a black turtleneck so tight it made me wonder if his brain was being deprived of oxygen. Finally he dipped a nod in my direction. “Frank,” he said quietly. I didn’t know Seth very well. But he always had a camera in his hand. He was president of the Bayport High AV Club. His specialty was monster videos. I’d seen a couple on the club website. Lots of fake tissue damage and gross-out effects. Joe appreciated that Seth took the time to make all his effects “in the camera”—meaning not digitally. No CGI for Seth. He was a purist. Joe was a fan, me not so much. “Working on any new monster masterpieces?” I asked, just to be friendly. He nodded. “Yes . . . in fact, I’m cooking up something really special.” “Really?” He smiled. “That’s right. I’m hoping this new movie will break my record of eleven thousand four hundred fifty-six views on YouTube.” I guessed that was impressive. “What’s it about?” I asked. He frowned and gave a shrug. “It’s hard to describe.” I figured he didn’t want to talk about it, so I just wished him luck and changed the subject. “Hey, how’s your brother doing?” Tom Diller, Seth’s older brother, had been badly wounded while serving with the marines in Afghanistan. Seth grew Zusammenfassung The Hardy brot...

Product details

• Authors: Franklin W Dixon, Franklin W. Dixon
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster USA
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.02.2013
• EAN: 9781442465855
• ISBN: 978-1-4424-6585-5
• No. of pages: 160
• Series: Hardy Boys Adventures; Hardy Boys Adventures
• Subject: Children's and young people's books