Publisher's Synopsis
Rare animal smugglers, a deserted farm, and a buried treasure in Bayport - join Josephine and Francesca Hardy as the twelve-year-old cousins scramble to solve their first case: The Mystery of Rafferty's Farm. Meet Josephine and Francesca - the Hardy Girls! The year is 1975. Frank and Joe Hardy, once famous teen detectives, are grown up, married, and have become successful orthodontists. The Hardy Boys' youthful sleuthing freed Bayport from crime for twenty years. But now a new generation of criminal is back. The Hardy Girls - twelve-year-old cousins Francesca and Josephine - pick up where their fathers left off. Careening around town on their bicycles, trying desperately to corner the animal smugglers while staying one step ahead of bumbling Police Chief Oscar Smuff, the Hardy Girls tackle their first case.
