When Danny goes to a small village to live with his aunt and grandfather, it soon becomes apparent that he and his dog are afflicted with the Minden Curse.
The discovery that the underground coalfields of a Pennsylvania town are burning is followed by a wave of murders. Three highschool friends get involved in stopping the problems.
Attempting to recover a sacred gold statue stolen from a friend, the Dana sisters track the thief to Thailand where they encounter a series of harrowing experiences.
The art collector who suspects the Hardy boys of stealing one of his valuable paintings offers them a chance to prove their innocence by hiring them to find the painting and the real culprits.
Called in to investigate the theft of some statuettes stolen from the Eygptian Museum in New York, the Hardy brothers become involved in a deepening mystery which includes the possible overthrow of another country's government.