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Nightmare in Angel City (1989)

Frank's girlfriend, Callie Shaw, manages to summon the Hardy boys before she disappears, and their investigation turns up her film of secret people and a brutal and desperate cop.

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Skin & Bones (2000)

The HARDY BOYS(R) SKIN & BONES SELLS EVERYTHING FROM ANACONDA SKINS TO OSTRICH SKELETONS -- BUT SOMEONE' S TRYING TO TRASH THE BUSINESS! Cody Chang's San Francisco store could be considered creepy -- Skin & Bones sells animal skulls, fish skeletons, reptile skins, and more. Business is boomin...

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The House on the Cliff (1987)

The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe, are invited by their dad, the famous detective Fenton Hardy, to work on one of his cases. This one involves smugglers bringing stolen drugs into the town of Bayport by boat. In an effort to search for clues, the boys take their telescopes and ride their motorcycle...

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The Secret of the Caves (1929)

The classic boy detectives by Frank Dixon--I read ALL of them in my younger years, one I ran out of Nancy Drew books. The Hardy Boys are brother amateur detectives, aspiring to follow in their famous father's footsteps. Frank Hardy is the elder of the two and has dark hair. Joe Hardy is the youn...

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The Secret of Skeleton Reef (1997)

Frank and Joe have landed in heaven-miles of sun, sand, and deep blue sea on the Caribbean island of St. Lucia. But when they find a young woman, barely alive, washed up on the beach, the boys realize that there's trouble in paradise. Because beneath the surface of these calm waters lurk hidden t...

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No Way Out (2004)

A Haunted Maze Has Twice The Dead Ends. Frank and Joe are thrilled to be taking part in the grand opening celebration of a new maze in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. By solving puzzles -- their specialty -- they could win a valuable prize! But once they arrive, the teens soon have a new puzzle to sol...

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Kickoff to Danger (2001)

The jocks are bruising the Hardys -- but a detective end run is about to start! At Bayport High, Frank has left the football team to focus on a computer course, and Joe is trailing behind the team's newest star, Terry Golden. College recruiters are after Terry, and all the jocks are eager to join...

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The Secret Agent on Flight 101 (1967)

Because one of my grandmothers had given it to me for Xmas, "The Secret Agent on Flight 101" by Franklin W. Dixon (in this case, the real author is Tom Mulvy), was the first Hardy Boys book I ever read. From that point on throughout my junior high school years, I read the vast majority of the ser...

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The Secret of Skull Mountain (1975)

This was pretty scary the end! Sailor Hawkins almost dynamited the roof of a cavern above Frank, Joe, Dick Ames, and Bob Carpenter. Bayport was losing water from a local reservoir. Frank and Joe found out that crooks were using a tunnel that went underground from the lake to the sea to deposit...

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Mystery of Smugglers Cove (2005)

The Hardy boys are well known as a detective duo in their hometown of Bayport, so they aren’t surprised when they are called upon to help solve local mysteries. However, they never expected to be pulled into a case in which, not only are they the investigators, but they’re also the chief suspects...

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Brother Against Brother (1989)

This book was pretty interesting. It started out with Joe Hardy flying to Colorado. He gets out of the plane and starts to wonder around. He is looking for someone to give him a ride. Someone stops and offers him a ride. But then the unexpected happens. The man hits joe in the back of the head an...

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The Clue in the Embers (1956)

In solving the mystery of two medallions missing from an inherited curio collection, the Hardys wind up in a desolate area of Guatemala at the mercy of dangerous thugs.

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Double Exposure (1988)

Double exposure is about these 2 boys and their names r frank and joe hardy they r actually brothers.well,its about when frank and joe get a phone call saying meet them at this parking lot they say ok. well, when they got their this mercedes pulled next to them in the driving seet was a very buil...

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Mystery at Devil's Paw (1959)

This is one of my surviving Hardy Boys books (most were lost in a basement flood years ago). I found it recently and enjoyed re-reading it. Again. There is very little redeeming about the book - its not a great literary work, it has a horribly outdated (and offensive) view of women and minorities...

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The Viking Symbol Mystery (1962)

Wow, you know who had terrible parents? The Hardy Boys! Who sends their children and their children's friends into the deadly Canadian wilderness after receiving death threats about meddling into the affairs of thieves? Oh, you guessed it, the Hardy parents! I guess you could say the parents of t...

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Speed Times Five (2002)

CAN THE HARDYS PASS THIS EXTREME TEST OF ENDURANCE AND SKILL?Making it to the finish line of the high-endurance Fire Creek Mountain Race is going to be a real challenge for the Hardys. The five demanding events include downhill mountain biking, kayaking, cross-country hiking and climbing, biking ...

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The Crisscross Shadow (1953)

Entry 1-Frank, Joe, Chet,and Mr. Hardy are the main characters and protagonists. The antagonists are the people trying to take the RRampans property and stealing the Indian Articals. Entry 2-The setting is wherever the clues the boys fing take them. The theme is don't underestimate anyone. The po...

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Mystery of the Whale Tattoo (1968)

One exciting event follows another when Frank and Joe Hardy are hired to apprehend the pickpockets who have been plaguing Solo's Super Carnival. When their friends Tony Prito and Biff Hooper exhibit a stuffed whale dug up at a construction project, they all but put the carnival out of business. I...

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The Caribbean Cruise Caper (1999)

All Aboard for a Major Mystery Frank and Joe have the ultimate case on their hands: to judge the sleuthing skills of five teen dtectives in a contest sponsored by Teenway magazine. Even more cool -- the contest takes place on a caribbean cruise ship! But it's not long before suspicious pranks t...

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Three-Ring Terror (1993)

The Hardys never dreamed they'd be swinging for their lives on the circus's flying trapeze, but that's exactly what happens when their pal Chet Morton discovers a college for clowns. But Frank and Joe have no time for clowning around, for they've intercepted a coded message that may turn the grea...

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Trial and Terror (1997)

Another adventure of the crime-busting brothers, Frank and Joe.

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The Great Airport Mystery (1930)

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The Witchmaster's Key (1975)

Wait, a what?!The Story.Fenton Hardy didn’t have enough time to brief his sons, Joe and Frank, on the case before sending them over to London on a special investigation, but he put them in contact with a man who could – Professor Rowbotham. Imagine the boys’ surprise when they arrive in East Angl...

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Mystery of the Samurai Sword (2005)

Shortly after his arrival in the United States, a Japanese business tycoon mysteriously disappears. Then a valuable samurai sword, said to have belonged to the missing tycoon's family for generations, is stolen from an auction gallery in New York. Danger confronts them constantly as the Hardy Boy...

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The Missing Chums (1962)

The Missing ChumstI read the book The Missing Chums, it was written in 1997, and has 175 pages. The author is Franklin W. Dixon, and the genre is mystery.tOne night the Hardy brothers were going to a party. After the party was over they turned down on ally on the back of the bank to get on there...

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The Bombay Boomerang (1970)

In The Bombay Boomerang by Franklin W. Dixon the Hardy boys get a strange phone call that is involved in a case that will affect national security. Joe hardy accidentally dials the wrong number and he calls the Pentagon and the man on the other end of the phone says Bombay boomerang and hangs up....

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The Apeman's Secret (2005)

Yeah, so I found this in a pile of retreads passed around at work, and I had to look inside. No chance I'll finish it, but it's nice to know the Hardy Boys were still keepin' it real in 1980, holdin' it down for the 1950s, fo'reals. That language is straight thug: "Well I'll be a monkey's uncle...

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The Sting of the Scorpion (1978)

This is a great book!You will sit on the edge of your seat the whole time! You will not be able to put this book down until your done! This story is about Frank and Joe trying to solve the Mystery of the Sqorpio Gang! There are also threats coming to the owner of Wild WOrld, the new park in town....

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The Clue of the Broken Blade (1942)

While searching for the guard end of a broken saber that will solve one mystery, the Hardy brothers become involved with a gang of bank robbers.

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The Clue of the Screeching Owl (1962)

In the across scream diaster??? God of few telling

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The Disappearing Floor (1940)

author: Franklin W Dixondate published: 1940genre: mystery This story all started with the Hardy boys driving in a car venturing into the dark. In that ride they ended up finding one of the people on one of their dads files (their dad is a detective and they are detectives also. They ended u...

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A Figure in Hiding (2005)

This is the 16th volume of Applewood Books reproductions of the Original Hardy Boys-Just as You Remember Them. Originally published in 1937, A Figure in Hiding was was ghostwritten by Leslie McFarlane. Its dustjacket art and frontispiece were illustrated by Paul Laune. In A Figure in Hiding, Fran...

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Footprints Under the Window (1933)

I read the 1933 edition, which is very different from the revised 1965 edition. In fact, the cover of the book shown is wrong. There are not tropical settings and no army guys in the book I read.But there sure are cringingly terrible racist stereotypes about Chinese people! If you want to read a ...

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The Ghost at Skeleton Rock (1958)

A cryptic message from their famous detective father and a note concealed in a ventriloquist's dummy lead Frank and Joe Hardy on a dangerous search to the tropical islands in the Caribbean. There the teenage detectives are constantly beset by vicious henchmen of a criminal mastermind. Danger stal...

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The Sign of the Crooked Arrow (1992)

It's probably been close to 50 years since I read this, so I can't recall any details or give a pertinent review. However, I CAN say this much: if not for the Hardy Boys series by the esteemed Franklin W. Dixon, I might not be an avid reader today. The life-threatening dilemmas in which Frank and...

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The Haunted Fort (1965)

I thought this book was really good but, not as exciting as I hoped. There were many interesting parts, but the book still felt a little dry. I'm not saying I hate the book I'm just saying I've read better. I guess the book was written really well on what would happen in real life, but I guess th...

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The Shattered Helmet (1973)

Danger is the name of the game when the Hardys agree to help their pen pal from Greece, Evan Pandropolos, search for a priceless, ancient Greek helmet. Years ago, Evan's uncle had loaned it to Hollywood movie company for use in a silent motion picture, but the treasured helmet had been lost. Pick...

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The Hooded Hawk Mystery (1955)

I used to be a fan of the Hardy Boys, though I've only read a couple of books from the series. This might be my third or fourth one. Though the plot points seem logical, I can't help but think outside a PG-13 setting were criminals are more ruthless and cold-blooded than normally depicted in the ...

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Hunting for Hidden Gold (1963)

"Joe realized that he and Frank would never be able to accomplish the task. And he knew there was no hope of assistance from outside, for no one knew where they were."Indeed. You have to read the original version of this book (published in 1928) and not one of the revised versions (1963) or updat...

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The Mark on the Door (1934)

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The Masked Monkey (1972)

Frank and Joe are called upon to find a wealthy industrialist's son who has mysteriously disappeared. The only clue in the case leads the two young detectives to South America, where the intrigues of evil adversaries almost cost them their lives. Only through their courage and perseverance do the...

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The Mystery of Cabin Island (1995)

The Mystery of Cabin Island (Hardy Boys, Book 8)

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The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior (1964)

I'm a big fan of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew series. Although I would normally just breeze through the books, this was just a bit of a drag for me. I was already more than halfway through the book, but they still haven't found a single piece of clue. Some of the dialogues were stated as narrati...

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The Mystery of the Chinese Junk (1975)

What I've Said Before This is the 39th book in the original Hardy Boys Mystery Series which ran from 1927 to 1979 and was, along with the Nancy Drew, Tom Swift and Bobbsey Twins series, part of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. Like "Carolyn Keene" of the Nancy Drew series, "Franklin W. Dixon" is a pen ...

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Mystery of the Flying Express (1941)

Spencer Given’s fancy new hydrofoil, the Flying Express, is causing quite a stir in Bayport – and not the kind he’d hoped to create. Although initially people are eager to travel the seas in his ship, word gets about that the hydrofoil is dangerous – and should be run out of Bayport Harbor.But wh...

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The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge (1965)

In this book of the Hardy Boys series it is a continuation of the previous book (#44 The Haunted Fort). It starts with a brief recap telling that Fenton Hardy was working on a case and was injured. So now his sons must pick up where he left off in the investigation of a mob jeopardizing Mr. Prito...

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Night of the Werewolf (2005)

When I was pre-teen I read all the Hardy Boys mysteries I could get hold of. Eventually I moved onward and upward - Nancy Drew. It's been many years now since dark haired suave Frank and light haired volatile Joe led me through the pages of a harrowing adventure. And it's been many years since th...

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The Pentagon Spy (2005)

First valuable antique weather vanes are stolen in Pennsylvania Dutch Country and Frank and Joe are hired to catch the thieves. Meanwhile, their father is asked to find a missing Navy employee and a top-secret government document. What is the connection between the missing weather vanes and the P...

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The Secret of Pirates' Hill (1957)

The Secret of Pirates Hill is your typical rollicking Hardy Boys adventure novel, with one notable and fantastic addition - a scene where Aunt Gertrude steps in and saves her nephews by repeatedly whacking the villain with an antique cutlass! Prim and disapproving Aunt Gertrude is usually relega...

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The Secret of the Lost Tunnel (1950)

My Book ReviewBook title and author: Secret of the Lost Tunnel by Franklin W DixonTitle of review: Review of Secret of the Lost TunnelNumber of stars (1 to 5): 5IntroductionIn the secret of the lost tunnel the hardy’s are at there at the hardy home and they get some strange phone calls and then a...

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The Secret of Wildcat Swamp (1952)

I really liked this book a lot because it was related in mystery and adventure. Most adventure and mystery books are about men trying to find bad people. Well this series is a unique series because it is about two kids that are about 18 years old. They help their father who is a detective in find...

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The Secret Panel (1946)

I love a good mystery!..Mystery books that really take you along on the journey, making you feel like you're one of the detectives working on the case, are extremely fun! Picking up on the clues, thinking it all through and challenging yourself to crack the case before the characters do..Honestly...

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The Secret Warning (1938)

Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 6/1/1938 Pages: 192 Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

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The Shore Road Mystery (1997)

The Hardy Boys have more traumatic things befall them in one chapter of their books than most real detectives have happen to them in their entire careers. In this book they are knocked out by gas, nearly die of Carbon Monoxide poisoning, have two motorcycle crashes, are almost crushed by a fallin...

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The Short-Wave Mystery (1945)

Pulled this off the shelf at Grandma's. Fine plot involving taxidermy and short-wave radios, whatever. What stands out in this particular book (perhaps all Hardy Boys books?) is how often they call Chet (the boys' best chum) "fat." Or "stout." As in, "By the time the two brothers had reached thei...

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The Sinister Signpost (1936)

This book, " The Sinister Signpost" by Franklin Dixon, is one of the legendary Hardy mysteries. The Hardy's encounter a race car crash, in the heart of Bayport City, because of a reflecting signpost. The Hardy's soon figure out that criminals want to steal a secret engine of one of the racers. Th...

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The Vanishing Thieves (2005)

An enjoyable quick read.I did not like the character Vern but Chet, as usual, sparkled like a shining star. I am always amazed how strong the Hardy Boys are as they seem to overpower almost any body-builder they see.A good mystery.Although I must note it is strange reading/rating a children's boo...

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The Secret of the Old Mill (1927)

I must say I had a very different childhood from everyone else in the neighbourhood or even in the crappy school i went to. Cos, while all the other girls played with dolls and dreamed of an early marriage, I used to spend endless hours reading Hardy Boys mysteries. My dad was the one (as usual) ...

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The Flickering Torch Mystery (1979)

The classic boy detectives by Frank Dixon--I read ALL of them in my younger years, one I ran out of Nancy Drew books. The Hardy Boys are brother amateur detectives, aspiring to follow in their famous father's footsteps.The two boys live in the fictional city of Bayport (on Barmet Bay) with their...

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The Tower Treasure (1991)

For a few years now, I've been interviewing my twins after they finish reading their books, posting those interviews on their own goodreads profile. My boy, Miloš, finished reading The Tower Treasure a couple of weeks ago, and I reread it just this week (I always reread the books they've read.) Y...

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The Twisted Claw (1969)

The Twisted Claw by Frank Dixon was a heavy fighting and traveling adventure story. The Hardy brothers get suspicious about a heist for smuggling museum items. The bros decide to "join" the heist to inspect what's happening. Soon they get trapped in a boat for days because everyone found out they...

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While the Clock Ticked (1990)

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The Stone Idol (2005)

When an ancient stone idol disappears, the Hardy Boys are off on another fast-paced adventure. It's a mystery that takes the boys from a primitive village in the Andes Mountains to Antarctica and finally to Easter Island. By using their fine investigative skills, the Hardy Boys find that the myst...

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Hide-and-Sneak (2002)

SOMETIMES THE BEST ACTING IS DONE BY AMATEURS The Hardys' friend Chet answers an ad in the paper for a role in a student film. There's just one catch: all participants must have a boat, so Chet persuades Frank and Joe to get their motorboat, the SLEUTH, out of mothballs. He even convinces the bro...

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The Melted Coins (1944)

The classic boy detectives by Frank Dixon--I read ALL of them in my younger years, one I ran out of Nancy Drew books. The Hardy Boys are brother amateur detectives, aspiring to follow in their famous father's footsteps.The two boys live in the fictional city of Bayport (on Barmet Bay) with their...

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A Game Called Chaos (2000)

Brothers Frank and Joe try to find Steven Royal, a famous computer game designer who has disappeared with the prototype of his newest game.

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The Wailing Siren Mystery (1951)

Hardy Boys: The Wailing Siren Mystery. By Franklin W. Dixon,the book is about two brothers Joe Hardy and Frank Hardy have to find out where a load of rifles were loaded on to a wailing ship that got away because the Harry's mother boat ran out of gas. Throughout the entire book the author explane...

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The End of the Trail (2000)

Hiking the Appalachian Trail with their friends, Chet, Phil, and Biff, the Hardys hit a snag when daredevil Biff gets hurt. The old mining town of Morgan's Quarry is the nearest place for help. But even the run-down, isolated town turns menacing when two tough locals drop a bag full of money in f...

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Lost in Gator Swamp (1997)

Frank and Joe have come to the Everglades to experience the thrills of the Swampland Rodeo. But the thrills turn to chills when they land in a swamp-full of trouble chasing a gang of fleeing crooks and their loot

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The Phantom Freighter (2015)

The Hardy brothers embark on a freighter trip under mysterious circumstances and find themselves involved with a smuggling ring.

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Trouble in Warp Space (2002)

THE JOCKS ARE BRUISING THE HARDYS -- BUT A DETECTIVE END RUN IS ABOUT TO START! At Bayport High, Frank has left the football team to focus on a computer course, and Joe is trailing behind the team's newest star, Terry Golden. College recruiters are after Terry, and all the jocks are eager to join...

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The Dead Season (1990)

The Hardy boys must solve an eerie mystery in a Barbados hotel when they confront some bizarre spirits of the night.

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Survival Run (1993)

The Hardy sizzle in the second volume of their new summer trilogy. What begins with a baggage-theft scheme based in Atlanta is actually a far more dangerous operation involving international terrorists. The Hardys have only one ally, beautiful Gina Abend--but is she leading them into a fatal trap...

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Motocross Madness (2005)

Frank and Joe get revved up to race for their lives! The Hardy boys and their friend Jamal are thrilled to be participating in a motorcycle exhibition. It's going to be an exciting weekend, with many talented cyclists heating up the competition and a valuable prize for the winner -- a classic mo...

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The Jungle Pyramid (1977)

Gold bullion - a million dollars worth - has been stolen from the Wakefield Mint under strange circumstances. Mr. Hardy is asked to investigate but before long his life is threatened, and he asks Frank and Joe to help him.The boys fly to Zurich, Switzerland, hoping to get information at the Swiss...

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Farming Fear (2004)

SOMETHING ROTTEN IS LURKING AT THIS RANCH! It's winter in Bayport, but things are heating up at the Morton family farm. It looks like someone is wreaking havoc with the property, and Chet and Iola Morton are worried that their grandparents are in danger of losing it! With their parents out of rea...

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The Secret of the Soldier's Gold (2003)

GOLD RUSH! The police in Portugal have asked Fenton Hardy to come help them solve a crime, and Frank and Joe are tagging along. Before they even get on the plane, they're given a mission of their own: Mrs. Rilke, a friend of the grandmother of one of Frank and Joe's classmates, is sending the b...

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The Arctic Patrol Mystery (1969)

by justin hoskins adv 206(1) What did you think the book was about?When I first saw the book’s cover I thought that the whole book was about them crashing a plane and being stranded in the arctic and they had to send a patrol team looking for them. I thought that because on the cover there is a p...

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The Genius Thieves (1993)

School for crimeA daring million-dollar bank robbery leads Frank and Joe to Chartwell Academy. Certain that the high-tech thief is someone at the exclusive prep school, Frank enrolls as a student, and Joe gets a job as a janitor.But going undercover on the secluded campus proves extremely dangero...

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The Firebird Rocket (1978)

Two teenage sleuths help their detective father search for a famous rocket scientist whose disappearance endangers the launching of the Firebird Rocket.Book Details: Format: Hardcover Publication Date: 1/1/1978 Pages: 192 Reading Level: Age 8 and Up

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Dead on Target (1991)

I started out with Nancy Drew before realizing most of the girls in my class were reading ND while most of the boys were reading The Hardy Boys. Pssh! I crossed the divide and read BOTH!I nearly went crazy trying to find all the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys books. The public and school libraries ...

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Collision Course (1989)

The Formula One Grand Prix comes to Bayport and brings a caper for the Hardy Boys. The odds-on favorite to win is top British speedster, Angus McCoy. But durning a prerace lap to set the course record, Angus smashes through a guard rail and lands in a mangled heap at the bottom of Barmet Bay--or ...

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Cult of Crime (1987)

Guess what I found at Powell's? This very book! one of my favorites in the days I read this series. I've actually hung onto my collection because they've never been easy to find. But I ask you, who doesn't love goofy spy thrillers with populated by teen heroes? (Well apparently everyone but me, b...

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Scene of the Crime (1989)

A series of mysterious accidents has been plaguing the set of Sy Osserman’s most recent action film. The stunts required for the films are already dangerous, but with the additional factor of sabotage, the lives of several actors may actually be at risk!Osserman is hesitant to call in the police ...

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The Pacific Conspiracy (1993)

In the final thrilling volume of the Ring of Evil trilogy, Frank and Joe havepenetrated the inner sanctum of the terrorist network known as the Assassins.Trapped in the Indonesian jungle, their covers blown, the Hardys can't affordto make a single mistake.

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Trouble in the Pipeline (1991)

This book was pretty good. Frank and Joe Hardy fly to Alaska to find Scott Sanders. Scott Sanders is a worker down in Alaska who no one has heard from in a long time. They get into some trouble along the way. The Hardy Boys go to where he worked last and asked the boss if he knew Scott Sanders an...

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The Deadliest Dare (1989)

When a series of vicious pranks flares up in Bayport, Frank and Joe decide that it’s likely they’re all perpetrated by the same group of people – and for a purpose not immediately obvious. The police put it down as youthful exhibitions, but Frank and Joe aren’t so sure. When the pranks start turn...

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The Borderline Case (1989)

Frank and Joe Hardy are glad to finally be taking a normal vacation overseas. As part of a student exchange program, they are certain that this time at least, their trip will be undisturbed – and what a trip it is shaping up to be! A detailed tour of Greece replete with guides, first class hotels...

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Disaster for Hire (1992)

Frank and Joe race to Seattle to help their father, Fenton, who stands accused of murder! In their father's rented house, they're met by burglars, who try to gun them down. When the brother detectives follow their trail, they learn that valuable timber is being destroyed by a deadly virus. They a...

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Deathgame (1991)

Survival is never child's play.Where is Biff Hooper? The Hardy's friend secretly went off to a survival game camp in Georgia -- and never came back. But before leaving he did tell Joe. So when Orville Brand, the camp director, claims Biff was never there, the Hardy boys suspect foul play.Under co...

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The Crowning Terror (1991)

Joe and Frank Hardy don’t tell most people that they have worked with top espionage organizations in the country. It just doesn’t seem necessary – or wise. But then, their “Uncle” Hugh Hunt is kidnapped by Russian agents and they discover that he was once a top-notch spy himself – and that he wil...

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Edge of Destruction (1988)

VOICE OF DOOMIn the middle of a gala political banquet, Fenton Hardy is kidnapped, Then a mysterious caller outlines his terrifying demand: unless he receives twenty million dollars, Fenton Hardy - along with many thousands of innocent victims - will be infected with a fatal virus. New York City ...

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The Lazarus Plot (1991)

In my mid-teens I got a library card for the first time. By this point in time I had read a LOT of the 'classic' teen mystery series, starting with the Boxcar Children and the Bobbsey Twins (good luck finding *those* anymore), Encyclopedia Brown and of course the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. Of tho...

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Castle Fear (1993)

Jed Shannon, a young American movie star on location in England, has received a threat against his life. When the Hardy Boys set out to investigate, they are led to a medieval mansion on the moors and are drawn into a case worthy of Sherlock Holmes--and into a conspiracy as thick as the London fog.

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The Number File (1988)

Hot water in the Bermuda Triangle Frank and Joe are soaking up the sun in Bermuda and doing a little sleuthing on the side. Their father wants them to check out a shady character named Bernhard Kruger, the suspected kingpin of a big credit card scam. But the brothers aren't making any headway--s...

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Highway Robbery (1993)

Peter Lundy has two joys in life: the rugged western plains where he has grown up and San Domingo, a Medicine Hat Stallion. The Indians believe such a horse is sacred that neither bullet nor arrow can harm its rider. As they explore the prairie together, a bond forms between Peter and San Domin...

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The Borgia Dagger (1993)

A beautiful young heiress needs protection, but will two bodyguards be enough for someone with enemies on both sides of the grave?

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Hostages of Hate (1988)

The kidnapping of Frank Hardy's girlfriend at an antiterror convention in Washington, D.C., sends the brother sleuths running straight into a terrorist deathtrap.

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Too Many Traitors (1988)

Joe and Frank Hardy are all set for their (free!) vacation in Spain. It’s just what they need – a little bit of time to relax, tan, and forget that they were ever interested in solving crimes. Uh huh.But then their tour guide is found murdered in his hotel room, and Frank and Joe are accused of t...

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Fright Wave (1990)

Surf's up in Hawaii, and the Hardy boys are riding a crime wave into danger! Somebody's trying to deep-six champion surfer Jade Roberts, and Frank and Joe are determined to keep her from going under.From Waikiki to Diamond Head, the Hardys find themselves in hot pursuit of a powerful crime boss. ...

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Witness to Murder (1992)

Fatal charm While trying to help Annie Shea, the pretty new girl in town, Joe accidentally runs down her old boyfriend, Phil. Joe's in a tight spot, but Annie seems afraid to help. Then the Hardys learn that Phil is the prime suspect in a million-dollar diamond robbery and Annie may be involved...

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Countdown to Terror (1993)

Joe thinks that the boys’ father, Fenton Hardy, is just shoving the boys off on a case to keep them out of his hair. After all, he and the boys worked on opposite sides of the case in their last fiasco, Nowhere to Run. But Frank disagrees. He thinks there’s something to this insurance scam that t...

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Tagged for Terror (1993)

Working undercover as baggage handlers in order to nab a ring of luggage thieves, Frank and Joe Hardy are drawn into a labyrinth of sabotage and deceit.

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Passport to Danger (2003)

THE HARDY BOYS® A VACATION IN PARIS TURNS INTO AN ATTEMPT TO SAVE THE CITY Frank and Joe Hardy can't resist an invitation to volunteer with the crew for a soccer match in Paris. They will be working at the same stadium where the World Cup was held a few years ago! From the moment the Hardys arr...

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A Will to Survive (1999)

FRANK AND JOE ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY GO UNDERCOVER TO EXPOSE SABOTAGE The shorewood Nature Center is a beautiful place -- to hike...to learn about local ecology...or to fall off a cliff. The Hardys learn that the hard way when they go undercover to investigate strange happeni...

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The Dangerous Transmission (2004)

THE HARDY BOYS® IT'D BE A CRIME TO LOSE THIS TOOTH While on holiday in London, Frank and Joe Hardy learn that a new invention -- a voice transmitter that can be implanted in a tooth -- has been stolen. The prime suspect is a notorious spy who has recently been spotted in London, but shortly afte...

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The Mark of the Blue Tattoo (1997)

Chet Morton's very first day on the job-driving a Freddy Frost Ice Cream truck - sends him straight into the deep freeze. Two thugs in ski masks hijack the truck and kidnap Chet! When Frank and Joe find him tied up in an empty garage. The only clue to the identity of his kidnappers is the blue st...

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The Mysterious Caravan (1975)

The Mysterious CaravanFranklin W. Dixoncopyright 1975mysteryThis book is about two detectives solving a big mystery. They go to a mysterious desert and find that there are random camels just standing with supplies on their back. They then take a closer look and find that there are people illega...

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The Clue of the Hissing Serpent (1974)

The Clue of the Hissing Serpent (Hardy Boys, Books 53)

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The Prime-Time Crime (1991)

When the Hardy's investigate a missing game show host, their investigation leads them to a tangled web of danger, deceit and dirty tricks.

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Terror at High Tide (1997)

The "Ebony Pearl", shipwrecked some 40 years ago, has risen from the bottom of the sea to haunt Nantucket. For the Hardys, it's full speed ahead as they search for the dark secret of the "Ebony Pearl" before it claims another victim.

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Extreme Danger (2005)

Extreme Dangerby Franklin W. DixonMystery165 pagesExtreme Danger is a story of two brothers named Frank and Joe Hardy. They are part of an organization called ATAC which stands for American Teens Against Crime. They go to Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia because a person is threatening to hurt the ath...

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The Case of the Psychic's Vision (2003)

Psychics Can See The Deepest Of SecretsThere's a new family in Bayport: psychics with visions of the past, present, and future. While lots of people are curious about the psychics, Frank and Joe Hardy are skeptical; is this psychic family for real? When Colin, one member of the family, makes an e...

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Demolition Mission (1992)

In this all-new adventure, the Hardys have been invited to attend the Bayport Motor Speedway to test-drive the prototype of a world-class sports car. But when the high-performance racer vanishes without a trace, Frank and Joe's investigation leads to the demolition derby, where they run head-on i...

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The Chase for the Mystery Twister (1998)

The Hardy Boys head to Oklahoma, where crime is spinning out of control in the wide-open spaces of tornado alleyFrank and Joe encounter a bizarre phenomenon: the aftermath of a fierce twister that defies scientific explanation. To get at the truth, the Hardys will have to put themselves in the pa...

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Crime in the Cards (2001)

CREATURE CARDS ARE HOT, EXPENSIVE -- AND BANNED FROM BAYPORT HIGH! Gaming has already caused too much hassling among the students. But the Hardys' friend Chet is really upset when his confiscated deck is stolen from a teacher's locked desk. It's the latest in a string of thefts, and the big to...

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The Alaskan Adventure (1996)

Frank and Joe have come north to Anchorage to support their friend, David Natik in his quest for victory. David is a top-rate dogsled racer but his hopes are dashed when a shocking piece of news forces him to withdraw from the famed Iditarod.

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The Crisscross Crime (1998)

Frank and Joe chase a couple of robbers into a junkyard - only to realise the chase was a trick, to lure them away while a real bank heist took place across town. But in the process, they have succeeded in uncovering the blueprint for an awesome criminal underground operation.

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Daredevils (2000)

Stunt work is dangerous enough, but someone is looking to really push stuntman McCauley over the edge. So when Mr. Hardy agrees to look into Terrence's odd string of accidents, Frank and Joe decide to make it a family affair. Things get really interesting when Joe poses as Terrence to protect him...

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The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories (1989)

JOIN FRANK AND JOE... On a deserted country road, where, a fiendish scarecrow walks and talks and stalks its victims! On a stromy night at sea, where the Hardys' only hope of rescue is an l8th-century whaling ship piloted by a ghostly, crew! In the dank, dark dungeon of a Scottish castle haunte...

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High Speed Showdown (1996)

Joe and Frank investigate foul play at a boat race.

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The Hunt for the Four Brothers (1999)

Summer is starting off swimmingly for Frank, Joe, and Chet as they land jobs at the Konawa Lake Inn. But sure enough, trouble finds its way to the inn -- and the boys must solve an intricate case involving thievery and international jewel smuggling.

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The Ice Cold Case (1998)

Great Hardy Boys book! I enjoyed the action and mystery. Loved that Frank and his girl Callie, Joe and his girl Iola were in the book. Great seeing Phil Cohen, and their friend from the Bayport PD, Con Riley helping out as well. I've read it twice now and loved it both times. I read it first a co...

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A Killing in the Market (1989)

Frank and Joe investigate the disappearance of Cyril Bayard, a shady investment counsellor who's been dating the boys' Aunt Gertrude and to whom she entrusted her life savings. His clerk has been found murdered, and it looks like the bullet was meant for Bayard. The boys visit his house, but he's...

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The Lure of the Italian Treasure (1999)

Frank and Joe are spending the summer on an archaeological dig on an Italian count's property, and they get to stay in the count's villa -- along with Francesca, his attractive teenage daughter. But no sooner does Joe unearth a fabulous cache of jewelry than it vanishes....

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Typhoon Island (2003)

A Fantastic Vacation Becomes A Fight For Life Visiting San Esteban is supposed to be a vacation for Frank and Joe Hardy and their friends, but it doesn't take long for them to realize that the island is no paradise. Some of the local inhabitants aren't very friendly to tourists, and the island...

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The Giant Rat of Sumatra (1997)

The Hardy Boys collaborating on a case with Sherlock Holmes? Well. Almost. A new musical play based on the legendary detective is coming to Bayport. It's called "The Giant Rat of Sumatra," and Joe has joined the cast. There's singing! There's dancing! And there's sabotage!

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The Secret of Sigma Seven (1991)

The aliens are invading! No, they're not from another galaxy. They're not even from Mars. They're from Hollywood! A science fiction convention has come to Bayport, and movie director Simon Devoreaux has lost his billion-dollar baby: the film of his latest blockbuster has dematerialized before his...

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One False Step (2005)

A TRIP TO THE CIRCUS STIRS THE BOYS' SENSES -- AND SUSPICIONS. Frank, Joe, and their friends head to Philadelphia to catch a performance of Aerocirque, an amazing circus act with a twist -- the acrobats swing and flip from helicopters high in the air! But all is not well in the City of Brotherly ...

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The London Deception (1999)

When strange things happen on the set of a murdery-mystery play in London, the brothers believe someone is sabotaging the production.

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Boardwalk Bust (2005)

ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy MISSION: Investigate and put a halt to the recent rash of jewelry store robberies. Potential danger on the ground and in the air. LOCATION: Ocean Grove, NJ. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: All jewelry store owners in and around Ocean Grove. SUSPECTS: Undetermin...

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Warehouse Rumble (2004)

Trouble on the set! A reality-based game show called Warehouse Rumble has come to Bayport, and Frank and Joe Hardy are hoping to be among the first contestants. But when someone finds a skeleton on the set, production comes to a screeching halt. Once filming can begin again, the show is plagued...

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The Desert Thieves (1996)

When the Hardy Boys join their father on a trip to Arizona's magnificent Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the trip becomes dangerous as they set out to find the black marketeers who are stealing rare cacti.

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Tunnel of Secrets

At the rate the water was rising, Layla and I had only a minute tops before we were entirely submerged. Then I realized why I couldn’t get it open. I was supposed to pull instead of push! There was just enough of a groove in the metal for me to hook my fingers into and yank. It flew open, dumping...

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Trouble at the Arcade (2010)

She was in the arcade with Chet. The contest was still stopped, but a lot of kids were playing the different games. Chet was playing pinball while Mimi sucked on her lollipop nearby. “Hi,” said Chet when Frank and Joe raced up. “Where have you guys been?” Joe didn’t bother to answer. “Hey, Mimi,”...

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The Mystery of the Black Rhino

When the Hardy boys got to their room, they found a note from their father. He wrote that he had been invited to spend a couple of days at Mfangano Island Camp in Lake Victoria with some of the other conference participants. “Dad has all the luck. We actually just learned about Lake Victoria in g...

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Darkness Falls (1994)

The paramedics set to work trying to revive her in the back of the ambulance. They used electrified paddles to shock her back to life. A third medic began setting up a stomach pump. Kanekahana was furious, barking curses at everyone around him, but Frank knew the captain had to be the angriest wi...

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Showdown at Widow Creek

Joe told me. We rode side by side at the front of the herd. “It was probably Mike or Tim,” I said. “Of course they would know Lucky.” “Yeah, but you weren’t there, bro.” Joe glanced over his shoulder to see if anyone was around. “It almost seemed like the guy wondered why Lucky was interfering wi...

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The Bicycle Thief (2011)

Within seconds he was back to daydreaming about winning. He could almost hear the crowd cheering his name. “Joe! Joe, where are you going?” It wasn’t a crowd. It was his mother, leaning out the kitchen window. He had biked right past their house! Good thing she had been looking out the window at ...

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Secret of the Red Arrow

Her face was streaked with mascara-y tears, and she was clinging to her cell phone like it was her only friend in the world. “Frank! Joe!” she cried when she saw us come in. We ran over to her. “What’s going on?” Frank asked urgently. Sharelle shook her head. “Oh, gosh,” she breathed, closing her...

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Shadows at Predator Reef

It was bad enough that Captain Hook needed special medication and that someone could have jeopardized her life by stealing her for their private collection. But the possibility that poachers wanted her for parts made me feel ill. I wasn’t as emotionally attached to her as Frank or Mr. V, but Capt...

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The Battle of Bayport

The cool part was the cutlass clamped between my teeth and the rope in my hands as I swung across the bow of the Resolve to rescue Daphne from Mr. Lakin, who was dressed like a plaid-clad pirate captain. The Plaid Pirate Lakin propped his peg leg on top of a treasure chest and threatened Daphne w...

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Peril at Granite Peak

The place was totally trashed. Dresser drawers had been pulled out and upended, strewing clothes everywhere. The desk lamp was tipped over. Books were lying on the floor near the bookcase. The bedspread was wadded up in the middle of the floor. Even Toy Toy’s food dishes and box of puppy pads had...

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The Mummy Case

Norma Jones informed the gang. “They’re already stored in the basement of Reggie’s house.” “That’s it!” Joe murmured. “The secret room in the basement. I knew there was something fishy when he didn’t want me to go in there!” “I phoned Reggie,” Norma went on, “to hold the arms until further notice...

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What Happened at Midnight (2010)

“Of course that crook was caught. The police came back and nabbed him. Inventor, nothing.” “Hurrah!” Joe shouted. “Who is he?” “He won’t talk and he had no identification on him. But I’ll bet he belongs to Chris’s gang,” Miss Hardy said. “You’re probably right,” Frank agreed. “And they may all be...

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Bound for Danger

I said, sliding a book titled Trial by Fire: Hazing and You across the circulation desk to our friendly school library volunteer. I’d chosen the book as a not-so-subtle signal, because it was clear to us after what happened last night that the basketball team had a problem with hazing: harassing ...

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Deprivation House

I told Frank as we dashed up the stairs. A few people were ahead of us, a bunch behind. “What? What?” Mikey burst out. He was one of the first into the great room. Kit pointed at the plasma screen. On it, Ripley was plunging a needle full of epinephrine into Bobby T’s thigh. “That’s our room,” ex...

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The Hunt for Four Brothers

Frank said, voicing his deduction. “Mr. Alvaro?” Joe guessed. “Nope,” Katie said as she drove. “Mr. Alvaro was in the lobby that night. I saw him while I was visiting my sister at the front desk. He was talking to some nasty-looking guy with a tattoo on his arm.” “Gus Jons!” Joe exclaimed. “That ...

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Deception on the Set

I SAID. “HE’S the sound mixer.” Joe tapped the virtual keys on his tablet, entering the name. He searched a couple of websites that listed all the crew members from different movies and TV shows. “Nope,” said Joe. “He’s just done sound.” I scratched Mr. Elliott’s name off the list. It was the fol...

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Thick as Thieves

Two MPs grabbed him and dragged him back. "Take them both to the guardhouse," Captain Hammond commanded, pointing to Frank and Chavo. "I want some questions answered." "Joe!" Frank screamed again, still struggling as he was pulled to the jeep. It was no use. The guards had him in an unbreakable g...

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Line of Fire

But now they were spinning wildly, totally out of control. It seemed there was no way they could stay on the road. But if they didn't make the curve, they'd crash head-on into a brick wall. One of the mansion owners had apparently decided he didn't want passersby gawking at his grounds and had bu...

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Danger in the Extreme

Joe!” Frank shouted. “Dive for cover!” Frank watched as his brother took a step toward Neal to pull him to safety. Joe stopped, grabbed at his leg, then stumbled and fell to his knees. He’d been hit! The two parachutists released their chutes expertly as they swooped in to land. One ran over and ...

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Nowhere to Run

"Hey! Open up! We know you two deadbeats are in there!" An angry voice shrilled from the other side of the door. It was Callie, yelling as loud as she could. "Yeah. You're not getting away this time," Sue shouted through the door. "We want those paychecks before you gamble them all away!" "Who's ...

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Perfect Getaway

Another man in fatigues and carrying an M-16 opened the door and waved them through. The interior was a surprise. The outside of the mansion looked straight out of the South before the Civil War, but inside everything was strictly contemporary. The lighting was indirect, the walls were painted in...

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Danger Zone

Above him shards of glass were being spit into the van. There was a sickening tuck - a - tuck - a - tuck of metal against metal as bullets raked the sides of the van. The guy with the machine gun didn't know it, but he would never penetrate the interior of the van. The sides were lined with thick...

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The Demolition Mission

Joe was right behind him. “There he is!” Frank exclaimed, pointing to Tarpley, who was running toward a white panel truck parked in the lot. “Someone else is in the truck, too,” Joe called. Marvin Tarpley jumped behind the wheel of the truck. He had the engine started in seconds. In the lead, Fra...

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Running on Empty

He had asked to keep it so he could listen again. Something about the conversation bothered him. But what? For the last half hour, Frank had sat in the motel room replaying the tape on his portable pocket cassette player. He had to control his anger as he listened over and over to the kidnapper h...

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Mystery of the Desert Giant

Its tail flicked in anger. Powerful muscles quivered along the tawny flank. “Run!” Frank yelled. Whirling, he made it back down the steep hill-side in half a dozen leaps. Joe followed. Grabbing the tools the brothers had left at the bottom, the boys spun around to defend themselves. The commotion...

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Mystery of the Phantom Heist

Mom and Dad watched silently, looking very worried as the firefighters worked on the blaze. “Mom, Dad,” I said, my voice cracking. “Is Aunt Trudy up there?” “We don’t know yet,” Mom said quietly. “One of the firefighters is climbing up to see.” Frank turned to me, his mouth a grim line. I didn’t ...

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Danger on Vampire Trail

The man, still carrying the gun, dashed past Phil, jabbed the boy with the muzzle and knocked him off balance. Then he raced outside, sprinted halfway down the block, and jumped into the car which the boys had noticed before. Seconds later he roared off. The Hardys were stunned by the painful wal...

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The Last Laugh

Joe looked around for his brother. "Frank!" he called out, sudden fear chilling him. "Frank!" he yelled again. A tall shield leaning against a pile of suits of armor stirred and fell to the floor, revealing Frank. "You okay?" Joe asked worriedly. "I'm fine," Frank answered. "We better move and ge...

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Ghost of a Chance

“That’s Frank,” Joe said when he heard it. He looked around. “It came from back there.” Joe led Gene and Lloyd back in the direction of Frank’s whistle. “Whoa, look at that!” Joe said, spotting the mountain lion standing in the path in front of them. Its long tail flashed back and forth, and a re...

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Mystery Map (2010)

Joe told Frank. It was the next morning. The two of them were walking through the woods on their way to the park to meet Chet. “Don’t get your hopes up,” Frank said. “That spare room is more like a little apartment than a regular bedroom. It even has its own bathroom. Plus, it’s totally separate ...

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Camping Chaos

Joe yelled out to Frank. The two boys took off running. Phil and Chet followed. When they got closer to the tent, they could see that the girl had long black hair and glasses. Lina! “Hey! Put those snakes back right now!” Frank shouted. Lina whirled around, clutching the snakes to her chest. “Tha...

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The Madman of Black Bear Mountain

The rope rail bent beneath his weight, and for a terrifying second he seemed to hover in the air before gravity took hold and flipped him over the side, his body twisting as he fell. The fall was too high, the rocks below too sharp, the rapids too fast. There was no way he was going to survive, u...

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The Missing Mitt (2010)

It was quiet there, so they could think. “What should we do?” asked Joe. “You know what Dad says. Start with the six Ws: What, When, Where, Why, Who, and How.” Joe nodded, remembering that “how” always tripped him up as a W. But Frank had explained to him earlier—it did end in a W. Frank pulled o...

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Final Cut

He said, "I guess I don't have to tell you two to watch yourselves until this guy is found." "We'll be careful," Frank assured him. "But we still have a job to do." "Right," agreed Joe. "Anyway, tomorrow we'll be working in a huge crowd all day. Freed isn't going to pop up there. I mean, he may b...

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Eye on Crime

Morton’s words hung in the air. Joe Hardy looked around the room. Everywhere he turned, he stared into a worried face. “It certainly isn’t like Iola to go off without telling somebody where she’s going,” Mr. Morton said. “She was supposed to meet us at Pizza Palace after the television show,” Fra...

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Hopping Mad (2010)

Beneath them the ocean crashed and roared. In their hands each brother held a sharp metal sword. For a long minute they stared at each other. Suddenly, Joe screamed. “AHHHHHHH!” He came running at Frank, sword held high in the air! At the last moment, right as Joe swung his sword at his brother’s...

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The Yellow Feather Mystery

Frank called to Mr. Kemper. “I don’t want to get so close to the hut that we’ll be heard.” When the driver had reined in, Frank vaulted from the sleigh, landing noiselessly in the snow. “Joe! Chet! We’d better go the remainder of the way on foot,” he whispered. “The rest of you stay here, and ple...

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The Hidden Harbor Mystery (2010)

Blackstone go down?” cried Joe. At the same time, Frank and Chet crashed through the bushes onto the bank of the pond. “Th-there!” Timmy pointed to a swirl in the dark water about twenty feet from shore. Chet held two flashlights while the Hardys plunged in. They submerged and stroked downward. J...

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Skin and Bones

Don’t move, Joe told himself. Don’t even breathe. His eyes narrowed as he focused on the coil and the thick clublike end that wove its threats in the air. As his gaze intensified, Joe made a startling discovery. This snake’s head had no eyes, no mouth! Joe’s breathing star...

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Ghost Stories (1984)

Joe Hardy said to his father, who sat behind the wheel of the family station wagon. Mr. Hardy chuckled. “The inn is quite isolated from the rest of the coastal communities,” he admitted. “And the nearest airport is fifty miles away. But it’s supposed to be a real nice place, so your mother and I ...

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Blood Relations

Pizza the next afternoon. "Nothing," said Greg. "I called Dunn at noon to see if he'd found out anything, and he told me he'd had no luck. He had done something, though. He said he managed to put a bug on Dad's phone at the office as well as at home. He didn't want to go into details, so I didn't...

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Blood Money

"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" The man's viselike grip tightened slightly, prompting Frank to answer. "My name is Frank Hardy - I'm a guest here," he choked out. "Hardy?" Frank heard the question in the man's voice, which suddenly sounded much less threatening. "Hold on." The man pul...

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Flesh and Blood

"I think so, too," Frank said, his voice a whisper. "But that's why we thought he looked so familiar." "Someone's trying to set Chet up," Joe said. "And make fools of us. Mock had years to plan this." "This sounds like something out of a spy novel." Joe sat down on the steps, still staring at the...

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In Plane Sight

“He’s just unconscious,” he said. “But if Brooks is here,” Jamal said, kneeling next to Frank, “who’s flying his plane?” Both of them glanced to where Brooks’s custom aircraft was heading for the runway. “Let’s find out,” Joe said, sprinting toward the taxiing plane. “Call the cops,” Frank said t...

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Ship of Secrets

The Tyrannosaurus rex opened its mouth and roared. Frank and Joe pulled more basketballs from the gutter and threw them into the hoop beside the dinosaur’s head. “We are halfway there!” Frank yelled. “Keep going.” They grabbed another ball, then another, and tossed them into the hoop. Each one wa...

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Balloon Blow-Up

“That toy of his probably ripped the balloon,” he accused. “No, it didn’t,” Joe said, lifting the Crawler claw. “I don’t see any rips anywhere.” “The balloon is made of thick nylon,” Lynn told Kevin. “I doubt the toy ripped it.” “We’ll find out,” Brett said, “when we blow up the balloon.” Kevin w...

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A Monster of a Mystery (2011)

Frank yelled to Joe. But it was too late. Joe was already rushing across the store toward Adam. Iola was right behind him, but Biff and Phil got left behind. Frank hurried after his brother. He caught up just as he and Iola reached Adam. “I knew it!” Joe exclaimed, pointing at Adam. “You were the...

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The Curse of the Ancient Emerald

“Anything?” I asked, slipping into the booth next to her. She shifted over to give me room. “Not yet. There doesn’t seem to be any pattern. It just looks like random numbers.” “Except for the last line,” Joe pointed out. “That’s obviously the time we need to solve it by.” I checked the last line....

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Bonfire Masquerade (2011)

I yelled again. ATAC had really come through this time. Our hotel was the nicest place I’d ever been—and we’d been in some pretty fancy places on our ATAC missions. We were in the penthouse suite, which turned out to have a small rooftop cabana next to a private pool! We had our own elevator up, ...

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Gold Medal Murder (2010)

NANCY The suspense was starting to kill me. It was just barely after sunrise on the morning we were set to leave for LA, and my dad had just dropped me off in a small parking lot near the highway that led out of River City. Between words of advice (“Always have money for a cab, just in case” and ...

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Street Spies

"If MUX doesn't exist, who's making all that money?" "MUX doesn't exist," Mr. Harris snapped back, clearly annoyed with having to explain, "as a conventional business organization. I checked everything and only found a web of shadowy transactions—all shielded by front companies. The stock isn't t...

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Strategic Moves

Frank mulled over Krylov's doomsday prophecy of increased world tensions if anything happened to Ziggy. Or is Ziggy the real target? Frank asked himself. Just who is Sergei Zigonev, what is this classified communications link, and why is it so important? Once back at Brasenose, Fitzhugh wanted to...