The house on the cliff

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The house on the cliff

by Franklin W. Dixon

EN·~3 hours

Chapters

Description

A group of high‑school friends from Bayport decide to break the monotony of a sweltering summer Saturday by taking their motorcycles out to the coast. Their chatter turns to the infamous Polucca house perched on a sheer cliff overlooking Barmet Bay—an isolated stone mansion long rumored to be haunted after its eccentric owner was murdered. With the wind in their faces and curiosity driving them, the boys set a course toward the looming silhouette, eager to test whether the ghost stories are just town folklore.

As they approach the crumbling estate, the atmosphere shifts; strange lights flicker in the windows and the distant howls of the house’s former guard dogs echo across the water. The teens find themselves drawn into a web of whispered legends, hidden passages, and unanswered questions about the vanished fortune of Felix Polucca. Their adventure quickly becomes more than a thrill‑seeking ride—it turns into a puzzle that only their keen minds and daring spirit can solve.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (222K characters)

Series

The Hardy boys mystery stories

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United States: Applewood Books, 1927, reprint 1991.

Credits

Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2023-02-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Franklin W. Dixon

Franklin W. Dixon

Best known as the house name behind the Hardy Boys mysteries, this pen name became one of the most familiar bylines in children's detective fiction. For generations of readers, it has stood for fast-moving adventures, secret clues, and the teamwork of brothers Frank and Joe Hardy.

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