Hardy Boys #41: The Clue of the Screeching Owl

This is a great classic Hardy Boys adventure. The brothers, and Chet travel to the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania to assist their father's friend, a retired police captain who has been experiencing troubles around his woodland cabin. When they arrive they find the captain is missing, along with a bunch of pet dogs from the area, and strange noises have been heard from a nearby hollow, extolling a local witch legend. Along the way they come across an old local family whose inheritance has tangled over disagreements, and the local sheriff, aided and abetted by one of the family members who lives in a cabin in the hollow, doesn't take the boys seriously. In the end the boys and Chet survive a harrowing encounter with a puma and the disaffected old family member intent on getting his money to solve the mystery of the missing dogs, save the captain, resolve the mystery of the inheritance and resolve the clue of the screeching owl! This is a well-written, interesting classic Hardys adventure that has aged well and which any fan of the series will well enjoy! The classic cover art is also very well done!