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St. Martin's, Oct 2002, 22.95, 288 pp.
ISBN 0312301081
Their father is a private detective and it's no secret in the northeastern city of Bayport that his sons Frank and Joe want to follow in his footsteps. In 1947, they and their friends take a motorcycle ride ending up at the abandoned Polucca house. They take shelter inside and notice some footprint in the dust and fingerprints on the staircase. They run out screaming when they hear strange noises from upstairs.
Their father is working on a smuggling case and the Hardy Boys think the Polucca house is the smugglers' base of operations. The boys snoop and find a cave near the house only accessible by boat. When Alex Polucca moves in, Frank and Joe sneak into the garage and find a secret door that leads them down in to a catacomb, which eventually takes them to the cave. Before they can report their findings to the police, their father disappears, his hat in Alex's car. The boys think their father is being held by the smugglers in the catacombs but are afraid if the police search the place, he will be killed. They need a plan.
Benjamin Hoff, author of THE TAO OF POOL, has had a love affair with the Hardy Boy books since he was a youngster. He has rewritten the classic THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFF making it attractive to older readers as well as the teenage set. The Hardy boys use inductive and deductive reasoning as they follow the clues so the audience really believes these high school students have enough insider knowledge to solve the case. Mr. Hoff deserves Kudos for his delightful reinterpretation of a cherished novel.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- vigilante getting revenge
- escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- stolen goods organization
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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