2023 Reprint of the 1927 U.S. Edition. The Tower Treasure is the first volume in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap in 1927. The book ranks 55th on Publishers Weekly's All-Time Bestselling Children's Book List for the United States, with 2, 209, 774 copies sold as of 2000. Tower Mansion is robbed, and Frank and Joe Hardy take on the case to clear the name of a friend's father. They discover the real crook but first have to decipher his mysterious dying words, find the stolen loot and crack the case. This first Hardy Boys mystery launched a series that would prosper for many decades to come.