Download or read book Hardy Boys 18: The Twisted Claw written by Franklin W. Dixon and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1939-03-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A series of museum thefts launch the Hardy Boys on this baffling mystery. Rare collections of ancient pirate treasure are being stolen, so Frank and Joe are asked to stake out the Black Parrot, a suspicious freighter docked in Bayport Harbor. This whirlwind chase after a self-styled pirate king in the Caribbean stronghold of the Empire of the Twisted Claw makes a gripping tale of suspense and high adventure.