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A buried secret becomes a big problem for Frank and Joe in the twentyfifth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series

Frank and Joe are on a history club trip to New York City and their first stop is the Prohibition Museum where theyll hear about how smugglers building getaway vehicles led to the rise of modern stock car racing During a tour of damp escape tunnels beneath the museum Frank slips and breaks a wall panel with his elbow revealing a hidden compartment containing documents from the 1920s

The documents reveal that The Gilded Top Hatthe speakeasy which later became the Prohibition Museumwasnt actually owned by the Faccini brothers who were arrested for its bootlegging operations The museum curator is eager to investigate this lead into the speakeasys history and never ones to turn down a good case Frank and Joe volunteer to help out But before long someone steals the documents and sends the boys warnings to stop digging into the past Can Frank and Joe uncover the truth before its buried for another hundred yearsand the boys along with it