"e;Hunting for Hidden Gold"e; is the fifth installment in the "e;Hardy Boys"e; series of mystery stories. Written by Canadian author Charles Leslie McFarlane and published under the pen name, Franklin W. Dixon in 1928, "e;Hunting for Hidden Gold"e; ranks as one of the best books of the series. While ice skating with friends on Shallow Lake, the Hardy Boys meet Jadbury Wilson, a poor old miner from Montana who tells them a tale of his lost gold. Meanwhile the boys' father, Fenton, is away in Montana investigating a case of missing gold. When the boys receive a telegram from their father to join him immediately in Montana, the two young men are thrust into an exciting adventure filled with kidnappers, outlaws, and a mad chase to find and recover the hidden gold. This edition follows the original edition, first published in 1928.