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The Sinister Signpost

Volume #15 in the Hardy Boys Canon (1-58) series

Original edition (1936)

  • Ghostwriter: Leslie McFarlane
  • Summary: The boys track down a stolen racehorse and save Bayport from destruction by the madman Vilnoff.

Revised edition (1968)

  • Revision type: Completely rewritten; two elements (a stolen racehorse and an evil inventor) are retained, but the plot is otherwise completely different, involving the theft of top-secret racecar engine plans. (More about revisions.)
  • Ghostwriter: Tom Mulvey

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Gretta,
1936

Gillies,
1950

Nappi,
1968