The Secret of the Old Mill is a book by
Leslie Mc Farlane , written under the pseudonym
Franklin W. Dixon . It is the third book in the original Hardy Boys series, first published in 1927. This series follows two teenage brothers, Frank and Joe Hardy, who solve mysteries and engage in detective work. In The Secret of the Old Mill, the Hardy Boys investigate a counterfeiting ring operating out of an old mill. The book is written in a simple, fast-paced style typical of early 20th-century children’s detective fiction and is considered a classic in young adult literature. Mc Farlane was one of the key ghostwriters for the Hardy Boys series, contributing significantly to its early popularity.
Charles Leslie Mc Farlane (October 25, 1902 – September 6, 1977) was a Canadian journalist, novelist, screenwriter, and filmmaker, who is most famous for ghostwriting many of the early books in the very successful Hardy Boys series, using the pseudonym
Franklin W. Dixon .
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