|  Original edition | |
| Author | Franklin W. Dixon | 
|---|---|
| Country | United States | 
| Language | English | 
| Series | The Hardy Boys | 
| Genre | Detective, mystery | 
| Publisher | Grosset & Dunlap | 
| Publication date | January 1, 1949 | 
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) | 
| Pages | 192 pp | 
| ISBN | 0-448-08928-9 | 
| OCLC | 19495942 | 
| Preceded by | The Secret of Skull Mountain | 
| Followed by | The Secret of the Lost Tunnel | 
The Sign of the Crooked Arrow is Volume 28 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Andrew E. Svenson in 1949.[1] Between 1959 and 1973, the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter.[2] The original version of this book was shortened in 1970 by Priscilla Baker-Carr,[1] resulting in two different stories with the same title.
Plot summary
The Hardy brothers interrupt their investigations of jewelry store holdups to answer a plea from their cousin on a New Mexico cattle ranch. They discover how Arrow cigarettes can knock people out using a gas that comes out from a vent in the ground in New Mexico, originally discovered by American Indians.
References
- 1 2 Keeline, James D. "Who Wrote the Hardy Boys? Secrets from the Syndicate Files Revealed" (PDF).
- ↑ The Hardy Boys Online: Revisions