| Mystery of the Whale Tattoo | |
| Author: | Franklin W. Dixon |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Hardy Boys |
| Genre: | Detective, mystery |
| Publisher: | Grosset & Dunlap |
| Release Date: | 1968 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 174 pp |
| Isbn: | 0-448-08947-5 |
| Oclc: | 437427 |
| Preceded By: | The Secret Agent on Flight 101 |
| Followed By: | The Arctic Patrol Mystery |
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo is Volume 47 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
This book was outlined by Andrew E. Svenson and written by Jerrold Mundis in 1968 for the Stratemeyer Syndicate.[1]
This story is based in Bayport where two teenagers, the Hardy Boys, try to solve the mystery of pickpockets at a traveling carnival. Both of the Hardy Boys had something very valuable stolen from them, and they later find out that a group of teenagers are the culprits. Each one of the group has a whale tattoo.
The plot of the novel is adapted and repeatedly referenced in the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building.[2]