A Figure in Hiding [SEP] series
A Figure in Hiding
A Figure in Hiding is Volume 16 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Leslie McFarlane in 1937. Between 1959 and 1973 the first 38 volumes of this series were systematically revised as part of a project directed by Harriet Adams, Edward Stratemeyer's daughter. The original version of this book was rewritten in 1965 by James D. Lawrence resulting in two different stories with the same title
Plot summary (revised edition)
the series. There, he was responsible for running a diamond smuggling racket that Tintin exposed, setting up for further confrontation in "Tintin in America". Capone was one of only two real-life individuals to be named in "The Adventures of Tintin", and was the only real-life figure to appear as a character in the series. In the original version, Hergé avoided depicting him directly, either illustrating the back of his head, or hiding his face behind a scarf; this was altered in the