# The Tower Treasure — Character guide

> Key figures in The Tower Treasure by Franklin W. Dixon.

- [Frank Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/frank_hardy.md): The steadier Hardy brother, whose cool head and stubborn resolve turn a stalled robbery case into a personal mission.
- [Joe Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/joe_hardy.md): The younger Hardy, all slang and impulse, who spots the strange light in the tower and never lets his brother quit.
- [Fenton Hardy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/fenton_hardy.md): A celebrated private detective whose faith in a dying thief's confession collides with a town that has already convicted the wrong man.
- [Chet Morton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/chet_morton.md): The Hardys' easygoing pal, always ready to tag along on a mystery when there's fun and food to be had.
- [Callie Shaw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/callie_shaw.md): Frank's sharp-eyed girlfriend, whose loyalty and quick thinking keep the Hardy boys grounded between clues.
- [Red Jackley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/red_jackley.md): A dying red-haired thief whose last confession sends the Hardy boys hunting for loot no one can find.
- [Ezra Collig](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/ezra_collig.md): Collig runs the local force alongside the fumbling Detective Smuff, and he treats the Tower Mansion robbery as much as a turf war with Fenton Hardy as a case to solve. He complains loudly that Hardy won't cooperate, thou
- [Hurd Applegate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/hurd_applegate.md): Applegate is a stamp-collecting eccentric who hires Fenton Hardy after a thief cracks his tower safe, then swings between smug disbelief and eager cooperation as the boys press their theories. Quick-tempered and easily s
- [Detective Smuff](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/detective_smuff.md): Smuff trails Chief Collig through Bayport's investigation, gravely taking notes and grandly accusing Fenton Hardy of obstructing justice when Hardy refuses to share his leads. He and Collig scheme to interrogate the dyin
- [Mr. Robinson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/robinson.md): Robinson was fired from Tower Mansion and, in the eyes of Hurd Applegate, remains the likeliest thief, since he can't account for the cash he suddenly had. The boys find it hard to believe him guilty, but his shadow hang
- [Perry Robinson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/perry_robinson.md): Perry, nicknamed Slim, brings Fenton Hardy a crucial detail: a strange man lurking near Tower Mansion two nights before the robbery. With his father jailed on thin evidence, Perry is desperate and eager to help, and his 
- [Slim Robinson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/slim_robinson.md): Another son of Mr. Robinson, a chum of the Hardy boys.
- [Adelia Applegate](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/adelia_applegate.md): Adelia Applegate greets the Hardy boys with suspicion and a sniff, dismissing detectives as nosey and insisting the jewels will never be found. Dressed in outdated, garish finery and quick to needle her brother, she clin
- [Con Riley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/con_riley.md): A local policeman who assists in the investigation.
- [Harold Morley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/harold_morley.md): A man whose car is stolen, leading to the initial mystery.
- [Lem Billers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/lem_billers.md): A suspect in the car theft, later found to be innocent.
- [Henry Robinson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/henry_robinson.md): A member of the Robinson family, possibly a relative of Mr. Robinson.
- [Mrs. Robinson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tower_treasure_se/characters/mrs_robinson.md): Mr. Robinson's wife, a worried mother.

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