THE HARDY BOYS #1: The Tower Treasure A dying criminal confessed that his loot had been secreted "in the tower." Both towers of the mansion that had been looted were searched, but in vain. It remained for the Hardy boys to make an astonishing discovery that cleared up the mystery. This is a facsimile of the original uncensored complete first edition text. All texts, beginning in 1959, have been censored, rewritten, and condensed.