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With two cases in tow, the Hardy boys look to Turner mill for clues. Determined to learn the secret of the old mill, Frank and Joe employ a clever ruse to gain entrance, only to find themselves trapped. How the young detectives extricate themselves from this dangerous situation and unravel…

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Where I grew up there was a rotting old gristmill at the end of the road on the corner.

I remember like it was yesterday reading the Hardy Boys Secret of the Old Mill and invited to see the inside of the old mill and my imagination reliving the experience the boys had in coming upon the counterfeiters and ultimately causing their demise.

To me the thrill of that chase was trying never to be caught. I was so enamored with my tour of both floors of the old mill I accepted the offer to kiss my guide, the three-year…

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