The Hardy Boys Books in Order
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Brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, teenage sons of a famous detective, solve mysteries in the town of Bayport in this long-running juvenile detective series first published in 1927 under the Franklin W. Dixon house name. The original canon ran for 58 standalone-style volumes through 1979 before later publishers extended and spun the brand into numerous separate sub-series.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Franklin W. Dixon
A dying criminal confesses that his stolen treasure is hidden "in the tower." Both towers of the mansion are searched but nothing is found. The Hardy…
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Franklin W. Dixon
In House on the Cliff, a book by Franklin W. Dixon, Mr. Hardy disappears while investigating a mystery surrounding a vacant house rumored to be…
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Buy on Amazon1927 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Secret of the Old Mill is the third volume in the original Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published by Grosset &…
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Buy on Amazon1928 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy Boys investigate a series of strange occurrences in their hometown, which lead them to uncover a group of robbers and kidnappers. As they…
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The Hardys pursue bandits into remote wilderness searching for hidden gold. Their adventure becomes complicated by treacherous terrain and ruthless…
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Buy on Amazon1928 · Franklin W. Dixon
When the Hardy boys agree to help their friend Jack Dodd and his father find a family treasure, they are unaware of the challenges ahead. The only…
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Buy on Amazon1929 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy boys are drawn into a mystery after a brilliant young professor disappears. They start at Kenworthy College, where they find a strange…
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Buy on Amazon1929 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy boys are excited when wealthy Elroy Jefferson invites them to spend Christmas at his private retreat on Cabin Island. While exploring the…
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Buy on Amazon1930 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy are called to help their father solve the theft of valuable platinum-containing electronic parts from shipments by Stanwide…
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Buy on Amazon1931 · Franklin W. Dixon
THE HARDY BOYS MYSTERY STORIES are a series of books featuring Frank and Joe Hardy, two young detectives who solve mysteries and catch criminals. The…
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Buy on Amazon1932 · Franklin W. Dixon
While the Clock Ticked is the eleventh volume in the original The Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published by Grosset &…
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Buy on Amazon1933 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy take on a dangerous case when a top-secret instrument for the U.S. space program is stolen. Their father, a famous detective, is…
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Buy on Amazon1934 · Franklin W. Dixon
Shortly after arriving in the United States, a Japanese business tycoon disappears under mysterious circumstances. Soon after, a valuable samurai…
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Buy on Amazon1935 · Franklin W. Dixon
The fourteenth book in the Hardy Boys series, written by Franklin W. Dixon and originally published in 1935, follows the brothers as they travel…
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The Sinister Sign Post is the fifteenth volume in the original The Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published by Grosset &…
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Buy on Amazon1937 · Franklin W. Dixon
While investigating the theft of a valuable idol, Frank and Joe encounter a terrified businesswoman, a walking mummy, and a weird glass eye. A 1937…
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Frank and Joe Hardy investigate a mystery surrounding the golden head of the Pharaoh Rhamaton IV, triggered by a cryptic warning from Egypt and the…
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Buy on Amazon1939 · Franklin W. Dixon
A series of museum thefts of rare pirate treasure collections launches Frank and Joe Hardy into a mystery. Investigating a suspicious freighter, the…
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In this 1940 novel by Franklin W. Dixon, Frank and Joe Hardy assist their detective father in tracking a notorious jewel thief, leading them to a…
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Buy on AmazonThe Mystery of the Flying Express
1941 · Franklin W. Dixon
A sleek hydrofoil named the Flying Express is set to begin service between Bayport and Cape Cutlass. Its owner, however, faces opposition from…
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Buy on Amazon1942 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy investigate a mystery centered on their fencing master, Ettore Russo, whose claim to his grandfather's estate depends on…
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Buy on Amazon1943 · Franklin W. Dixon
Two unexplainable plane crashes near an East Coast airport plunge Frank and Joe Hardy into a bizarre case. Their father, called to New York City to…
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Buy on Amazon1944 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy suspect their friend Chet Morton is the victim of a summer school swindle and investigate a burglary at the Seneca Indian…
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In this 1945 novel by Franklin W. Dixon, thieves hijack stuffed animals from a country auction, drawing Frank and Joe Hardy into pursuit. Their…
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Buy on Amazon1946 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy get involved in a mystery when they help a man named John Mead, who later turns out to have died five years earlier. After…
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Buy on Amazon1947 · Franklin W. Dixon
When eccentric Thaddeus McClintock invites Frank and Joe Hardy to join him on a sea voyage, the teen detectives become involved in a mystery. They…
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Buy on Amazon1948 · Franklin W. Dixon
There is a crisis in Bayport: soon the city will be without water, as water strangely disappears each night from the new reservoir near Skull…
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Buy on Amazon1949 · Franklin W. Dixon
With only an arrow-shaped tie clasp as a clue, Frank and Joe Hardy begin investigating a series of jewelry-store robberies. Their search is…
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Buy on Amazon1950 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy boys face a challenging assignment when they travel to the deep South to clear the name of a long-dead Confederate general accused of…
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Buy on Amazon1951 · Franklin W. Dixon
Caught in their motorboat the Sleuth by a sudden storm at sea, Frank and Joe Hardy watch a yacht ignore their SOS before a helicopter drops a wallet…
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Buy on Amazon1952 · Franklin W. Dixon
An archaeological expedition in the West turns into a desperate attempt to capture robbers and an escaped convict. The story follows the group as…
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When a man selling leather goods door-to-door steals the key to their detective father's file cabinet, Frank and Joe Hardy set out to track him down.…
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Buy on Amazon1954 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Yellow Feather Mystery (1954) by Franklin W. Dixon has detectives Frank and Joe Hardy tracing a missing will and trapping a dangerous criminal…
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A 1954 novel by Franklin W. Dixon follows young detectives who receive a trained peregrine falcon as a gift. The falcon brings down a homing pigeon…
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The Hardy brothers investigate the mystery of two medallions missing from an inherited curio collection, a search that leads them to a desolate area…
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Frank and Joe, teenage brother detectives, find themselves in a series of dangerous adventures on land and undersea. Their journey begins while they…
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The Ghost at Skeleton Rock (1958) is a novel by Franklin W. Dixon, the thirty-seventh volume in the original Hardy Boys mystery series for children…
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The Mystery at Devil's Paw is a 1959 novel by Franklin W. Dixon, the thirty-eighth volume in the original Hardy Boys series of mystery books for…
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Buy on AmazonThe Mystery of the Chinese Junk
1959 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardys purchase a stolen Chinese junk, the Hai Hau, to ferry passengers to Rocky Isle, unaware it holds hidden treasure sought by four mysterious…
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This book opens with Frank, Joe, and Chet using an infrared camera to watch the Hardy home after receiving a call about a mysterious visitor. A man…
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Buy on AmazonThe Clue of the Screeching Owl
1962 · Franklin W. Dixon
This 1962 novel by Franklin W. Dixon is part of the Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, featuring the adventures of detective duo Frank and Joe Hardy. The…
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The Viking Symbol Mystery is a 1963 novel by Franklin W. Dixon. Frank and Joe Hardy travel to the Canadian Northwest after a French-Canadian trapper,…
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Buy on AmazonThe Mystery of the Aztec Warrior
1964 · Franklin W. Dixon
The handwritten will of a deceased world-traveler contains cryptic instructions to deliver "the valuable Aztec warrior to the rightful owner, a…
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Buy on Amazon1965 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Haunted Fort is the forty-fourth volume in the original Hardy Boys mystery series for children and teens, published by Grosset & Dunlap. It is a…
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Buy on AmazonThe Mystery of the Spiral Bridge
1966 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge is a 1966 novel by Franklin W. Dixon. Frank and Joe Hardy set out to bring to justice the criminals who kidnapped…
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Buy on AmazonThe Secret Agent on Flight 101
1967 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Secret Agent on Flight 101 is a 1967 novel by Franklin W. Dixon in the Hardy Boys series. When their detective father disappears after a…
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The Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
1968 · Franklin W. Dixon
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo is the forty-seventh volume in the original The Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published by…
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Buy on Amazon1969 · Franklin W. Dixon
While searching in Iceland for a missing sailor sought by an insurance company, the teen-age detective brothers uncover a plot threatening the life…
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Frank and Joe Hardy become involved in a national security case after Joe accidentally dials the Pentagon and hears the phrase "Bombay Boomerang"…
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Danger on Vampire Trail is a 1971 novel by Franklin W. Dixon. An assignment from their detective father to track down credit-card counterfeiters…
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Frank and Joe Hardy are called to find a wealthy industrialist's son who has disappeared. The boy may have run away from home or been kidnapped.…
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The Hardy Boys and their friend Evan Pandropolos from Greece team up to find a priceless ancient Greek helmet that was lost after being loaned to a…
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Buy on AmazonThe Clue of the Hissing Serpent
1974 · Franklin W. Dixon
A wealthy sportsman, frightened by a serpent design on a mysterious balloon, begs Frank and Joe Hardy to protect him, while an ancient, life-size…
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During a winter vacation in Jamaica, Joe finds an ancient bronze death mask washed up near their beach house during a storm, possibly from a wrecked…
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Frank and Joe Hardy are called to England by Mr. Hardy to help Professor Rowbotham, who has been robbed of his witch museum collection. Their journey…
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A 1977 novel by Franklin W. Dixon. A million dollars in gold bullion is stolen from the Wakefield Mint. Mr. Hardy is asked to investigate and, after…
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The Firebird Rocket's launch is in danger when a famous rocket scientist vanishes on his way to the Woomera Monitoring Station in Australia. Fenton…
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Buy on Amazon1979 · Franklin W. Dixon
During Mr. Hardy's investigation of a ruthless terrorist gang, Frank and Joe witness an explosion near a dirigible owned by Quinn Air Fleet. A clue…
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The treasure that captured a nation's imagination Everyone's favorite farmgirl, Dorothy from Kansas, finds herself on a strange odyssey with three…
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Mystery of the Samurai Sword is a 1979 novel credited to Franklin W. Dixon, part of The Hardy Boys, a series of mystery novels for young readers…
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Buy on Amazon1980 · Franklin W. Dixon
Valuable antique weathervanes are being stolen in the Pennsylvania Dutch country, while a Navy employee removes a top secret document from the…
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A 1980 Hardy Boys novel by Franklin W. Dixon. Frank and Joe investigate the disappearance of an eighteen-year-old girl suspected of joining a…
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A 1980 Hardy Boys novel by Franklin W. Dixon. When five Egyptian statuettes are stolen from a museum, the boys travel to Egypt, are asked to…
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The Mystery of Smugglers Cove is the 64th book in the Hardy Boys series, written by Franklin W. Dixon. It was first published in 1980 by Wanderer…
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Buy on Amazon1981 · Franklin W. Dixon
Valuable antique weather vanes are stolen in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and Frank and Joe are hired to catch the thieves, while their father is…
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The Vanishing Thieves (1981) by Franklin W. Dixon has Chet Morton's cousin Vern traveling to California to find a rare coin missing from his uncle's…
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Outlaw's Silver is a 1981 novel by Franklin W. Dixon in the Hardy Boys series. The Hardy Boys are given clues which send them in search of the…
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On a visit to Germany the Hardy brothers investigate the theft of plans for a newly invented submarine and the mysterious disappearance of valuable…
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An ancient artifact depicting a four-headed dragon becomes the object of a deadly hunt across multiple continents. The Hardys pursue smugglers and…
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The Infinity Clue is the 70th title in the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published under the pseudonym Franklin W.…
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The Hardy boys travel to Vermont to investigate a mysterious fire and to help a circus owner who has been plagued by a series of accidents.
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While in New Orleans during Mardi Gras, the two young sleuths try to track down the perpetrators of a rash of burglaries. A novel by Franklin W.…
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The 73rd title of the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon by Wanderer Books in…
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This 1982 Hardy Boys novel by Franklin W. Dixon follows the two young detectives as they solve a mystery involving a top secret government agency and…
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The Hardy brothers travel from the highways of the eastern United States to tropical islands, trying to track down truckloads of precious cargo that…
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This 1982 novel by Franklin W. Dixon follows Frank and Joe Hardy as they are drawn into a tangled web of danger when called in to investigate…
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The Crimson Flame is the 77th title in the Hardy Boys series, published in 1983 under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. The Hardy brothers travel to…
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While attempting to locate a kidnapped movie star, Frank and Joe become involved with a film company shooting on location at a ski resort. Their…
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Frank and Joe travel to Florida to investigate the sabotage of a satellite launch, where they uncover a theft ring linked to sea animals. Their…
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A river community faces strange occurrences that threaten the local ecosystem and economy. The Hardys investigate and discover corporate malfeasance…
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A demon's den conceals crime and danger when the Hardys investigate a location with a sinister reputation. They expose the criminal operating from…
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Buy on Amazon1984 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy boys investigate strange occurrences at the Blackwing Mansion, which is rumored to be haunted. Their efforts assist their father in…
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Locals whisper of a monster lurking in the swamp, but the Hardys discover the real threat comes from poachers and environmental criminals. They work…
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The Hardy Boys assist a young woman in locating her people in Africa. Their efforts are aimed at ensuring she can lead a revolution against a…
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Buy on Amazon1985 · Franklin W. Dixon
When an important space mission is sabotaged at Cape Canaveral, the Hardy boys are called in to investigate. A 1985 novel by Franklin W. Dixon,…
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Buy on AmazonThe Mystery of the Silver Star
1987 · Franklin W. Dixon
A silver star mystery draws the Hardys into investigating theft and danger involving a valuable artifact. They track the item through layers of…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Franklin W. Dixon
A tricky business involving deception and crime becomes the focus of the Hardys' investigation into corporate fraud. They expose the scheme…
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Buy on Amazon1988 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy are framed after being asked to stage a fake crime at the Sky Blue Inn for a mystery weekend, which later turns real when an…
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The Hardy Boys find themselves on their own in France, fighting the largest organized crime ring in the world.
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Frank and Joe Hardy travel to Philadelphia with their father to assist the police commissioner with two challenging cases. After Fenton Hardy is…
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Frank and Joe take up karate and become involved in a dangerous mystery rooted in the Orient. They link local karate tournament threats to an armory…
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The Clue of the Hissing Serpent is the fifty-third volume in the original The Hardy Boys series, published by Grosset & Dunlap. It is a mystery novel…
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When Frank and Joe's van breaks down in Axeblade, Wyoming, they discover that a local rancher has a secret that could destroy one of America's…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Franklin W. Dixon
Radio station employees become targets of a mysterious assailant, and the Hardys investigate on the airwaves. They uncover a criminal using the…
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Buy on Amazon1989 · Franklin W. Dixon
This 1989 novel by Franklin W. Dixon has Callie starring in a murder mystery production at Bayport's Grand Theater, only for her role to be marred by…
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The Hardys receive an anonymous tip that someone plans to sabotage Bayport's annual fireworks celebration. They go undercover as video filmmakers…
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Buy on AmazonThe Secret of the Island Treasure
1990 · Franklin W. Dixon
A map leading to legendary treasure hidden on a remote island sets off a race among treasure hunters. The Hardys must find the cache and protect the…
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Frank and Joe Hardy travel to Maine to assist their father's friend Steve Johnson, whose isolated hunting lodge has been affected by a series of…
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When a young computer expert and friend of Frank Hardy is poisoned, the Hardy Boys investigate his computer to uncover the truth. They discover that…
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The Hardys encounter Julian Ardyce, a man accused of stealing a racehorse named Nightmare, three years after the horse's disappearance. While on…
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When Frank and Joe go to New York for a magic seminar, they must learn the tricks of the trade in order to track down a safecracker.
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A smoke screen mystery masks real crime when the Hardys investigate an incident involving deception. They cut through the obscured facts to expose…
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Joe Hardy aims to win the $50,000 prize in a video game challenge sponsored by the creators of Hack Attack, a popular video game. When a game…
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Buy on Amazon1991 · Franklin W. Dixon
Strange incidents plague a remote island vacation spot, and tourists begin disappearing under mysterious circumstances. The Hardys uncover a criminal…
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In this 1991 novel by Franklin W. Dixon, an unknown extortionist demands a quarter of a million dollars to guarantee the safety of a monster truck…
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Prime-time crime airs during a television broadcast when the Hardys investigate murder and conspiracy behind the scenes. They expose the perpetrator…
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A secret organization coded as Sigma Seven threatens national security with espionage operations. The Hardys work to dismantle the spy ring before…
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The Hardys find themselves unexpectedly involved in circus dangers after their friend Chet Morton uncovers a college for clowns. When the brothers…
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A controlled demolition at a construction site conceals a criminal operation and a murder. The Hardys investigate the rubble to find evidence of foul…
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Extreme sports athletes become targets of attacks, and the Hardys investigate within the daring community. They expose a criminal using violence to…
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Buy on AmazonThe Case of the Counterfeit Criminals
1992 · Franklin W. Dixon
A counterfeit operation produces fake identities and criminals, drawing the Hardys into a world of fraud. They work to shut down the sophisticated…
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An anonymous note delivered to the chairman of the Olympic Committee introduces a threat to the integrity of the competition. The Hardys go…
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Buy on Amazon1992 · Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardys travel to New York City for a baseball memorabilia convention, where their friend Biff purchases a rare baseball card that turns out to be…
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Danger in the Fourth Dimension
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The Hardy Boys are summoned by their father to assist with a case at The Fourth Dimension, a sci-fi theme park in South Carolina. Upon their arrival,…
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Buy on Amazon1993 · Franklin W. Dixon
Coyote canyon danger and western crime draw the Hardys into investigating mystery in remote terrain. They expose the criminals operating in the…
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The Case of the Cosmic Kidnapping
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The Hardys' friend Chet begins working at a local fast-food restaurant, where his boss is abducted by a UFO. The Hardys investigate the strange…
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An abandoned mine holds secrets about a disappearance from years past and a current criminal operation. The Hardys navigate underground dangers to…
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With a saboteur at large on the fairgrounds, Frank and Joe must stop him from turning the funhouse into a house of horrors, the tunnel of love into a…
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Frank and Joe become bodyguards to a rock star and find themselves entangled in a dangerous situation marked by a rock 'n' roll beat. Their…
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Island mystery and danger draw the Hardys when they investigate disappearances and crime on a remote island. They expose the criminal while…
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Joe Hardy earns a spot in the Southern California Mountain Annihilator mountain bike competition and soon realizes that someone is determined to…
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Reel thrills in the movie industry mask real crime when the Hardys investigate murder and conspiracy. They expose the criminal among filmmakers.
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Dolphins and treasure legends draw the Hardys to a bay where modern crime and ancient mysteries intersect. They pursue thieves seeking to claim…
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The Hardys are invited to Indiana to view Hamilton Harte's multi-million-dollar model train complex. Shortly after their arrival, they discover that…
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In a world inhabited by wizards and warriors, Frank and Joe, two knights of honour and courage, confront the elusive Knight of the Flaming Sword by…
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Maximum Challenge, a popular game show, brings its high-stakes competition to Bayport, where Frank and Joe Hardy join a team to challenge the…
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The Hardy Boys discover that dogs are disappearing all over Bayport, prompting an investigation to find those responsible. This 1995 novel by…
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Taking a skiing vacation in the Canadian Rockies, Frank and Joe find themselves investigating a local bank robbery and running from a suspect when…
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Joe and Frank investigate the disappearance of their friend's father after the man's plane vanishes over the Adirondack Mountains. The case involves…
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Frank and Joe have volunteered to do undercover security work at the Bayport Winter Festival, acting as bodyguards for the Olympic gold medal figure…
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Frank and Joe are preparing to compete in a high-stakes boat race when they discover that sabotage threatens their chances of victory. They must…
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Frank and Joe travel to Anchorage to support their friend David Natik, a skilled dogsled racer, during the Iditarod. David is forced to withdraw from…
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Buy on AmazonThe Search for the Snow Leopard
1996 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe Hardy are investigating the disappearance of a rare snow leopard from the Bayport Zoo, a gift from Princess Salamaji of Rashipah. They…
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The Bayport Bombers are preparing for the championship basketball game when an unknown adversary attempts to eliminate Frank and Joe Hardy to derail…
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When the Hardy Boys join their father on a trip to Arizona's Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the journey takes a dangerous turn as they search…
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A swamp becomes the setting for the Hardys' investigation into smuggling and environmental crime. They must rescue a missing person while exposing…
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The Giant Rat of Sumatra is a fictional giant rat first referenced by Arthur Conan Doyle in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," where Sherlock…
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An underwater skeleton and reef mystery draw the Hardys into a case spanning years of hidden secrets. They dive deep to recover evidence and uncover…
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A tidal event threatens lives and masks criminal activity in a coastal region where the Hardys investigate. They race against time and tide to stop a…
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A mysterious blue tattoo becomes the clue linking a series of crimes and a criminal conspiracy. The Hardys track the symbol to dismantle the…
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A legal trial becomes complicated by intimidation and attempted murder of witnesses and attorneys. The Hardys work to expose the criminals…
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An old case gone cold is suddenly reignited when new evidence surfaces in a frozen landscape. The Hardys investigate to finally solve the decades-old…
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A mysterious twister appears to be natural disaster, but the Hardys discover it masks criminal experimentation. They work to stop dangerous weather…
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Frank and Joe chase a pair of robbers into a junkyard, only to discover the pursuit was a distraction designed to facilitate a bank heist occurring…
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Joe and Frank are vacationing in a Rocky Mountain resort when a strange green light appears in the sky. This is followed by three kidnappings,…
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Winter games arrive in Bayport, bringing with them a surge of danger. Frank and Joe take on a risky assignment to protect 16-year-old Neal Jordan,…
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Eye on Crime is Volume 153 in the Hardy Boys series, a collection of mystery books for children and teens written under the pseudonym Franklin W.…
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Caribbean Cruise Caper is a 1999 novel by Franklin W. Dixon in which the Hardy Boys have to find the culprit who is sabotaging a contest for teenage…
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Buy on AmazonThe Hunt for the Four Brothers
1999 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe have a mystery to solve at a scenic resort in North Carolina, but it isn't going to be easy to solve this multimillion-dollar case…
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Frank and Joe are brothers who go undercover to uncover sabotage at the Shorewood Nature Center. They are known for getting into dangerous…
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Buy on AmazonThe Lure of the Italian Treasure
1999 · Franklin W. Dixon
Frank and Joe are spending the summer on an archaeological dig on an Italian count's property, where they stay in the count's villa alongside his…
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London deception and international mystery draw the Hardys to Europe when they investigate theft and conspiracy. They expose the criminal across…
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The Hardys decide to help a family friend who is also a well-known stuntman in Hollywood. Their attempt to assist him leads to unexpected challenges…
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The Hardys receive a call for help from their friend Phil Cohen. His cousin, a project manager at a software company, is worried because Steven…
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Training for Trouble is a 2000 book by Franklin W. Dixon. It is part of the series The Hardy Boys. Catalog genres: Detective Fiction, Mystery &…
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail with friends Chet, Phil, and Biff, the Hardy brothers face a crisis when daredevil Biff is injured. They seek help in…
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The Hardys investigate when the Securitech company's crime surveillance system in Bayport goes offline, leading to accusations against a college…
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At Skin & Bones, a shop where Code Chang sells animal skulls and skeletons to artists and collectors, strange threats and thefts are happening. Frank…
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Creature cards are hot, expensive, and banned from Bayport High after gaming causes hassling among students. When their friend Chet's confiscated…
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When a high school friend of Frank and Joe's aunt Gertrude comes into town to restart his career as an investigative reporter, Frank and Joe doubt…
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The 2001 novel by Franklin W. Dixon follows the Hardy family as they encounter Tom Gilliam, a newcomer and troublemaker. When Tom helps them with a…
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Teen Village International sends Frank and Joe Hardy to the south of France to help rebuild a deserted town that will become a center for refugee…
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Test case becomes reality when the Hardys investigate crime and conspiracy in experimentation. They expose the perpetrator.
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A virtual reality simulation contains real crimes and real danger when the Hardys investigate corporate espionage. They must navigate digital and…
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The Hardys face a demanding five-event race across challenging terrains, including mountain biking, kayaking, hiking and climbing, city biking in…
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The Hardys' friend Chet responds to an advertisement for a role in a student film, which requires all participants to have a boat, prompting Chet to…
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The local Halloween contest in Bayport has drawn widespread excitement due to its high-value prizes, including DVD players, a classic motorcycle, a…
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The Hardys attend an airshow to support their friend Jamal Hawkins and his father's air taxi service, but the event takes a dangerous turn when one…
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Buy on AmazonThe Case of the Psychic's Vision
2003 · Franklin W. Dixon
A psychic's troubling visions lead the Hardys to investigate crimes the seer claims to foresee. They determine whether genuine danger exists or if…
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The Mystery of the Black Rhino
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Frank and Joe Hardy accompany their father on a trip to Nairobi, where they become entangled in a dangerous investigation after witnessing illegal…
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Frank and Joe Hardy accept an invitation to volunteer for a soccer match in Paris, where the World Cup was held years before. Upon their arrival,…
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A tropical island becomes the scene of danger and mystery when the Hardys investigate a typhoon's aftermath. They expose criminal activity hidden by…
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Frank and Joe Hardy are granted press passes to cover the Formula One championship in Indianapolis. They soon observe that the rivalry between the…
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2003 · Franklin W. Dixon
While on a trip to Portugal with their father, the boys embark on a search for gold bars buried in Mrs. Rilke's childhood backyard after World War II…
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Frank and Joe hope to be among the first contestants in a reality-based game show called Warehouse Rumble, but when someone finds a skeleton on the…
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A 2004 novel by Franklin W. Dixon in which Frank and Joe Hardy, on holiday in London, investigate the theft of the Molar Mike, a voice transmitter…
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Wreck and Roll" by Franklin W. Dixon features Frank and Joe Hardy attending a rock concert in Bayport as friends of the band Vette Smash, who are…
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Frank and Joe Hardy assist in tracking the Wilkerson family, who are in hiding under the Witness Protection Program after being exposed, as they flee…
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Winter in Bayport brings tension to the Morton family farm, where mysterious disturbances raise concerns about the property's future and the safety…
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Frank and Joe investigate a series of robberies in Philadelphia, where the city's atmosphere is tense and the culprit remains unknown. Their search…
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The Hardy Boys and their friend Jamal are participating in a motorcycle exhibition featuring competitive racing and a valuable prize. When burglaries…
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Companion & related books
Related titles and editions that sit outside the main numbered order.
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Buy on Amazon1985 · Franklin W. Dixon
An Alaskan mystery involving remote danger and crime draws the Hardys to investigate in harsh terrain. They pursue criminals through wilderness…
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Buy on AmazonThe Hardy Boys Mystery (House on the Cliff / Tower Treasure)
1987 · Franklin W. Dixon
Together in this one book are two of the Hardy Boys’ oldest mysteries that began the classic mystery series of the sleuthing siblings. In The Tower…
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Buy on Amazon1958 · Franklin W. Dixon and Phyllis A. Whitney
Ancient mystery surrounding a legendary samurai sword embroils the Hardys in a search across continents. They pursue thieves and collectors while…
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Buy on AmazonThe Hardy boys detective handbook
1959 · Franklin W. Dixon
This 1959 handbook by Franklin W. Dixon, tied to the Hardy Boys, illustrates modern police practices, with the first seven chapters based on true…
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Duel with death involves mortal combat and crime when the Hardys investigate danger. They expose the perpetrator.
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The Hardy Boys are assigned a new case involving suspicions of foul play. Joe and Frank are sent to investigate whether the rumors of wrongdoing are…
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HARDY BOYS STARTER SET, The Hardy Boys Starter Set
2012 · Franklin W. Dixon
This collectible Hardy Boys 5-book boxed set is perfect gift for aspiring detectives or longtime fans! The first five books in the classic mystery…
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When a film crew arrives to shoot a zombie movie, Frank, Joe, and their friends are excited for the spectacle of fake zombies, but their enthusiasm…
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Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the The Hardy Boys books in?
Publication order — Widely recommended by readers and reference sites such as bookseriesinorder.com and the Hardy Boys fan checklists Start with “The tower treasure.”
How many books are in the The Hardy Boys series?
We list 198 books by Franklin W. Dixon , published between 1927–2013.
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