Cast of Criminals is the 97th novel in the Hardy Boys Series and no. The Hardy Boys is a Juvenile detective/adventure series chronicling the Fictional adventures of Teenage brothers Frank and 48 in the Mystery Digest Series and was written by Franklin W. Dixon. Franklin W Dixon is the Pen name used by a variety of different authors ( Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian author being the first who wrote The Hardy Boys
The action in this novel takes place in and around Bayport, New York and New York City. The City of New York Frank and Joe are called upon to assist the Bayport Players in a production revival of a famous play, Homecoming Nightmare. The lead actress is Frank's girlfriend Callie Shaw. Callie Shaw is a fictional character in The Hardy Boys novel series by Franklin W But the production is seriously threatened when someone in the cast decides they want Callie's part- and will do anything to get it.
A tiara Callie purchases for the play is missing. A tiara (from Persian تاره tara adopted in Latin as 'tiara' is a form of crown. She has received threats and pleads with Frank and Joe to stop the prankster before opening night. The Boys take on the case, but little do they know that the troublemaker is right in their midst.