the hardy boys mystery stories 18 : the twisted claw
Franklin W. Dixon
- Canada Grosset & Dunlap c1939
- 177 illustrations 19cm
In The Twisted Claw (#18), Frank and Joe Hardy investigate a series of museum thefts involving ancient pirate treasures. Suspecting a smuggling ring, they stake out a freighter called the Black Parrot. The investigation leads them to a "self-styled pirate king" in a Caribbean stronghold known as the Empire of the Twisted Claw.