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The Flickering Torch Mystery

Volume #22 in the Hardy Boys Canon (1-58) series

Original edition (1943)

  • Ghostwriter: Leslie McFarlane
  • Summary: While working at an experimental farm, the boys investigate the disappearance of valuable silkworms and the theft of government building materials.

Revised edition (1971)

  • Revision type: Completely rewritten, with no plot elements retained from the original; the new story centres on a scheme involving smuggled uranium isotopes. (More about revisions.)
  • Ghostwriter: Vincent Buranelli

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Laune,
1943

Leone,
1962

Nappi,
1971