Hardy Boys 02: the House on the Cliff

The Hardy Boys have many friends and are very gutsy. I am wondering how they can easily find answers to mysterious places and how to get to the next place in a jiffy(ok fine, not always but most of the times they find the way). Aagney Agesh

Il libro in inglese, quindi adatto solo a ragazzi che parlano la lingua: madrelingua, studenti di scuole internazionali o altro. E' molto vecchio, ma l'inglese non è antiquato. Il romanzo trasmette avventura e buoni sentimenti. Hai miei due ragazzi di sette e nove anni anni è piaciuto molto. Per inciso ho due figli normali che passano il tempo fra il pallone la wii e il nintendo ds, per fortuna non disdegnano la lettura. Se qualcuno ha dei ragazzi così lo consiglio vivamente. Un ultima cosa, è un libro più adatto a ragazzi maschi, e meglio ancora se fratelli, che non a ragazze.

Ich muss sagen, die liebe die Hardy Boys Geschichten. Sie führen einen in eine so herrlich altmodische Welt wohlerzogener Söhne, die niemals Fluchen, kochenden, herlichen Müttern und Vorbild-Vätern. In unserer Zeit, wo leider sowohl in Realiter wie in der sog. Unterhaltung alles flucht, lügt und Familien zerbrechen, ist dies wie ein wohltuendes, warmes Bad. Natürlich ist es Eskapismus pur. Aber in einer dunklen, gebrochnen Realität ist es ein schöner, heilsamer Ausgleich in diese Welt einzutauchen.

The Plot: One day shortly before summer vacation, the Boys, along with Chet, Biff and Jerry, are out motorcycling along the Shore Road and decide to investigate the spooky old abandoned Polucca house, high on the cliffs overlooking Barmet Bay. Once inside, they hear a shriek which scares all but Frank and Joe out. The Boys investigate but find nothing. They leave but a storm forces them all back to the house. They hear more shrieks, get locked in and part of the house starts to collapse! They finally get out but have problems with their motorcycles and find their tool kits stolen. They are distracted by a boat chase out on the bay. There are shots from one boat and the other boat explodes! The Boys row out to save the pilot of the boat. Finding him injured, they bring him to a nearby farmhouse to recuperate. The man gives his name as "Jones" and claims "Snackley got me - the rat!" The Boys return home and Fenton tells them that Snackley is an infamous smuggler. The next day, the Boys return to the farmhouse only to find the farmer and his wife bound and gagged. "Jones" is missing and the Boys give chase but lose him. Returning home, they find that Fenton has disappeared and a forged note left behind. They start a search and a truck driver reports he saw Fenton walking out by the Polucca place. The next day, the Boys, accompanied by Chet, Biff, Tony and Phil, go out to the old home but find it's now occupied by some seedy characters. The occupants claim ignorance but Franks spots Fenton bloodied cap hanging inside the house! They report their findings to Chief Collig, the fat, pompous leader of the Bayport PD, and his moronic sidekick, Det. Smuff. The cops dither and the Boys have to shame them into making an investigation. Reluctantly, the Chief agrees to go the next day and, of course, discovers nothing. Fed up, the Boys take matters into their own hands and go out with Tony on his boat, "The Napoli", to explore the cliffs by the Polucca place. They find a hidden cove but are chased away at gunpoint by Snackley. Hanging around nearby till after dark, they overhear the smugglers. Frank and Joe go ashore and find a hidden cave entrance. They discover that it leads all the way to the cliff top and the smugglers are stashing their booty there. Overhearing Snackley threatening Fenton, they attempt a rescue and are captured. Snackley threatens to send the Boys out to a watery grave with his partner-in-crime, Li Chang. Later, Fenton overpowers the guard and they escape, only to be spotted and chased into the Polucca house. There's a running gun battle and Fenton and the Boys are recaptured. Suddenly, the state police show up and everything is thrown into turmoil. Fenton and Snackley have a life-and-death struggle and the gang is finally rounded up. The Boys and Fenton split a $5,000 reward, we find out that Snackley was Polucca's nephew and that he had murdered the old man. With some of that 5 grand, the Boys throw a big dinner party for their pals in the barn behind the Hardy home. Comments: The best story in the canon! A dark, violent tale of smuggling, drugs, kidnapping and murder! None of the other stories can match this one for sheer exciting adventure! I've always thought this tale would make a great Hardy Boys movie. The Boys show plenty of guts and good detective ability in this one. Fenton plays a major role here and he works well with his sons. The gun battle and fight at the climax is the most thrill-packed prose in any Hardy story. If you read only one Hardy Boys book, it should be this one. Rating: A+

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