<p><span>The Shore Road Mystery is Volume 6 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset &amp; Dunlap. The plot centers on attempts by the Hardy Boys to catch a ring of car thieves stealing cars from the Shore Road.</span></p><p><span>While riding their motorcycles along the Shore Road the Hardy boys along with their pal Chet Morton meet a local fisherman who has just had his car stolen. The three boys give chase but are delayed due to an accident with a horse-drawn hay wagon. Further down the road they find their chum Jack Dodd and his father being questioned by the police because a stolen car was found in their yard with Jack's fishing rod in the back seat. The Hardy boys resolve to solve the case and clear their friend's name.</span></p><p></p><p><span>While investigating the case the Hardy boys identify suspects including a band of tramps camping on the beach a man named Gus Montrose who used to work for Mr. Dodd and a group of fishermen sneaking around the woods at night.</span></p>