“The House on the Cliff” is the second installment in the “Hardy Boys” series of mystery stories. Written by Canadian author Charles Leslie McFarlane and published under the pen name, Franklin W. Dixon, in 1927, “The House on the Cliff” ranks as one of the best books of the series. In this thrilling work, readers are reunited with Frank and Joe Hardy, two clever and resourceful teenage boys, who are asked by their father to help solve a case involving a career criminal and a drug smuggling ring. When their father and his friend go missing while following the smugglers, the brothers must brave threats on their lives and a treacherous sea to find their father and bring the criminals to justice. Masterfully plotted and full of adventure and intrigue, “The House on the Cliff” will have readers on the edge of their seats to its thrilling conclusion as the Hardy Boys try to defeat the smugglers and rescue their father. Presented here is the original version of “The House on the Cliff”.