The Clue of the Broken Blade (The Hardy Boys, No. 21) Review

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The Clue of the Broken Blade (The Hardy Boys, No. 21) ReviewBy coincidence I happened to be in one of California's wine regions when I read this book. Since a good portion of this book takes place in California's grape growing regions, I was able to imagine many of the scenes in this book quite well. Because of this coincidence, I found this book to be very enjoyable.
The Hardy boys have taken up fencing. One day their fencing master, Ettore Russo, tells the boys that he must close the fencing school because he needs to find a piece of a sword that may hold the key to his inheritance. Intrigued, the boys follow clues that lead to California, where they believe the broken piece to be. Of course, at least one other person is also looking for the sword, and that person is stopping at nothing to be sure that person locates the sword first, even if it means someone else gets hurt.
This story is relatively less complicated than many other Hardy Boys stories. To spice the story up a little the author added a subplot about a voice identification system. These systems are quite sophisticated today, but at the time this story was written the systems must have been very new.
While several other reviewers have indicated that this story is mediocre, the author paced it nicely and the story is plotted well. I found myself intrigued by the mystery of the sword, which makes this story more of a true mystery with less of a criminal subplot. Further, other than a few incidents, there is relatively less violence in this book than in many other Hardy Boys books. While the story has less action, the quality of the mystery and the accurate setting in California keep this mystery in the four star range.
Though the Hardy Boys series is written in a relatively archaic fashion, as reading material for an increasingly younger audience they are excellent. The stories were once recommended for children ages 10 to 14. As children are exposed to more violence and seem to require greater levels of stimulation, the recommended age range has move to 9 to 12. I think any child capable of reading some of the challenging words in these books will enjoy them, regardless of how tame most of the action may be. Once a child has reached age 12 or so the stories may be of less interest, but given the combination of mystery and action, these books remain good safe choices for parents who want to know what their children are reading.
The Clue of the Broken Blade (The Hardy Boys, No. 21) OverviewWhile searching for the guard end of a broken saber that will solve one mystery, the Hardy brothers become involved with a gang of bank robbers.

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