The Secret of the Old Mill
Counterfeit bills are turning up all over Bayport, and after Frank and Joe get stuck with a fake note themselves, the Hardy Boys decide to trace the phony money to its source. The third book in the series points them toward a renovated mill on the outskirts of town and a tight-lipped operator who does not welcome visitors. Threats against their family only sharpen the brothers’ resolve. Between hidden machinery and coded deliveries, the case builds to a genuinely tense finish. First published in 1927 under the collective Franklin W. Dixon byline, it is a clean, well-plotted example of what made the early series stick with young readers. Free PDF and EPUB copies are here to download.
About the Author
Franklin W. Dixon is a collective pen name created by Edward Stratemeyer’s fiction syndicate for the Hardy Boys series, which began in 1927. Several writers worked under it over the decades, most notably the Canadian newspaperman Leslie McFarlane, who ghostwrote the majority of the earliest…
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The Secret of the Old Mill (1927) is a public domain work.
| # | Chapter | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Five Dollar Bill | 8:25 | |
| 2 | Counterfeit Money | 9:43 | |
| 3 | The Hardy Boys at School | 7:55 | |
| 4 | Another Victim | 9:02 | |
| 5 | Curing the Joker | 9:55 | |
| 6 | The Old Mill | 7:13 | |
| 7 | In the Mill Race | 6:43 | |
| 8 | Joe's Courage | 9:06 | |
| 9 | The Rescue | 8:20 | |
| 10 | The New Boat | 9:32 | |
| 11 | A Man in a Hurry | 9:49 | |
| 12 | Seasick | 8:14 | |
| 13 | Paul Blum | 7:55 | |
| 14 | Con Riley Guards a Package | 13:01 | |
| 15 | The Chase | 10:08 | |
| 16 | A Plan of Action | 10:10 | |
| 17 | What Lester Said | 9:13 | |
| 18 | Suspicions | 8:29 | |
| 19 | The Rug Buyer | 10:32 | |
| 20 | A Note of Warning | 10:06 | |
| 21 | At the Mill | 9:44 | |
| 22 | Through the Roof | 9:03 | |
| 23 | The Alarm | 8:41 | |
| 24 | Trapped | 10:06 | |
| 25 | The Reckoning | 6:07 |
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