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(The) Mystery of the Flying Express

Volume #20 in the Hardy Boys Canon (1-58) series

Original edition (1941)

  • Ghostwriter: John Button
  • Summary: The boys foil a foreign spy training operation using the "Flying Express" train.

Revised edition (1970)

  • Revision type: Completely rewritten, with no plot elements retained from the original; the new story involves the disappearance of the "Flying Express" hydrofoil. (More about revisions.)
  • Ghostwriter: Vincent Buranelli

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Laune,
1941

Leone,
1962

Nappi,
1970