Tom Swift and His Electronic Retroscope

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Summary: Tom Swift tries to solve the mystery of the Maya
Review: I first read this book back in 1973. It was originally published the year I was born. That said---I'm getting down to the heart of the matter. Tom Swift goes to Central America. His purpose is to solve the mystery of the Maya. He has the help of his friends, Bud Barclay and Chow Winkler, and various supporting characters. The problem is that at every turn he's thwarted by enemies. They sabotage his equipment for looking at a rock that has sacred writing on it. The machine that's deliberately sabotaged is called a retroscope. One of Tom Swift's many inventions. They meet a pro wrestler named Big Frenchy. Big Frenchy helps them escape from their enemies once. The second time, however, they're almost killed by a hand grenade thrown by one of the archaeologists. They happen to be foreign spies. Each Tom Swift book is a set up for the next. That's how the series has remained so popular since the 1930s.

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Summary: wonderful, puts you on the edge of your seat
Review: so thrilling it is unbelieveabl