Franklin W. Dixon Books In Order
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The Tower Treasure | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The House on the Cliff | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Old Mill | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Missing Chums | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hunting for Hidden Gold | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Shore Road Mystery | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of Cabin Island | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Caves | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Great Airport Mystery | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
What Happened at Midnight | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
While the Clock Ticked | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Footprints Under the Window | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mark on the Door | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Hidden Harbor Mystery | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sinister Sign Post | (1936) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Figure in Hiding | (1937) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret Warning | (1938) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Twisted Claw | (1939) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Disappearing Floor | (1940) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Flying Express | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Broken Blade | (1942) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Flickering Torch Mystery | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Melted Coins | (1944) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Short-Wave Mystery | (1945) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret Panel | (1946) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Phantom Freighter | (1947) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Skull Mountain | (1948) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sign of the Crooked Arrow | (1949) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Lost Tunnel | (1950) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Wailing Siren Mystery | (1951) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Wildcat Swamp | (1952) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Crisscross Shadow | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Yellow Feather Mystery | (1953) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Hooded Hawk Mystery | (1954) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue in the Embers | (1955) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Pirates' Hill | (1956) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Ghost at Skeleton Rock | (1957) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery at Devil's Paw | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Chinese Junk | (1959) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Desert Giant | (1960) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Screeching Owl | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Viking Symbol Mystery | (1962) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Haunted Fort | (1964) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge | (1965) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret Agent on Flight 101 | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Whale Tattoo | (1967) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Arctic Patrol Mystery | (1969) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Bombay Boomerang | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger on Vampire Trail | (1971) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Masked Monkey | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Shattered Helmet | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Clue of the Hissing Serpent | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mysterious Caravan | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Witchmaster's Key | (1975) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Jungle Pyramid | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Firebird Rocket | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Sting of the Scorpion | (1978) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Night of the Werewolf | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Samurai Sword | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Pentagon Spy | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Apeman's Secret | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mummy Case | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of Smugglers Cove | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Stone Idol | (1980) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Vanishing Thieves | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Outlaw's Silver | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Submarine Caper / Deadly Chase | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Four-Headed Dragon | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Infinity Clue | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Track of the Zombie | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Voodoo Plot | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Billion Dollar Ransom | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Tic-Tac-Terror | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trapped at Sea | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Game Plan for Disaster | (1982) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Crimson Flame | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Cave-In | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sky Sabotage | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Roaring River Mystery | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Demon's Den | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Blackwing Puzzle | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Swamp Monster | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Revenge of the Desert Phantom | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Skyfire Puzzle | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Silver Star | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Program for Destruction | (1987) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Tricky Business | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sky Blue Frame | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger on the Diamond | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Shield of Fear | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Shadow Killers | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Serpent's Tooth Mystery | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Breakdown in Axeblade | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger on the Air | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Wipeout | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Cast of Criminals | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Spark of Suspicion | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Dungeon of Doom | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Island Treasure | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Money Hunt | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Terminal Shock | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Million Dollar Nightmare | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Tricks of the Trade | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Smoke Screen Mystery | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Attack of the Video Villains | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Panic on Gull Island | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Fear on Wheels | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Prime-Time Crime | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Sigma Seven | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Three-Ring Terror | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Demolition Mission | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Radical Moves | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Counterfeit Criminals | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sabotage at Sports City | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Rock 'N' Roll Renegades | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Baseball Card Conspiracy | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger in the Fourth Dimension | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trouble at Coyote Canyon | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Cosmic Kidnapping | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery in the Old Mine | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Carnival of Crime | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Robot's Revenge | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery with a Dangerous Beat | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery on Makatunk Island | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Racing to Disaster | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Reel Thrills | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Day of the Dinosaur | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Treasure at Dolphin Bay | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Hypersonic Secret | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Cross-Country Crime | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sidetracked to Danger | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Crusade of the Flaming Sword | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Maximum Challenge | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Crime in the Kennel | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Cold Cash Caper | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
High Speed Showdown | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Alaskan Adventure | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Search for the Snow Leopard | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Slam Dunk Sabotage | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Desert Thieves | (1996) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lost in Gator Swamp | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Giant Rat of Sumatra | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of Skeleton Reef | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Terror at High Tide | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mark of the Blue Tattoo | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trial and Terror | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Rocky Road to Revenge | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Chase for the Mystery Twister | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Ice Cold Case | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Crisscross Crime | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger in the Extreme | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Eye on Crime | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Caribbean Cruise Caper | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Hunt for the Four Brothers | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Will to Survive | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lure of the Italian Treasure | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The London Deception | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Daredevils | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Game Called Chaos | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Training for Trouble | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The End of the Trail | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Spy That Never Lies | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Skin & Bones | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Crime in the Cards | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Past and Present Danger | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trouble Times Two | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Castle Conundrum | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Ghosts of a Chance | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Kickoff to Danger | (2001) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Test Case | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trouble In Warp Space | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Speed Times Five | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hide-and-Sneak | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trick-or-Trouble | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
In Plane Sight | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Case of the Psychic's Vision | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Mystery of the Black Rhino | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Passport to Danger | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Typhoon Island | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Double Jeopardy | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Secret of the Soldier's Gold | (2003) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Warehouse Rumble | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Dangerous Transmission | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Wreck and Roll | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hidden Mountain | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
No Way Out | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Farming Fear | (2004) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
One False Step | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Motocross Madness | (2005) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Ted Scott Flying Stories Books
Over the Ocean to Paris | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Rescued in the Clouds | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Over the Rockies with the Air Mail | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
First Stop Honolulu | (1927) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Search for the Lost Flyers | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
South of the Rio Grande | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Across the Pacific | (1928) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Lone Eagle of the Border | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Flying Against Time | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Over the Jungle Trails | (1929) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lost at the South Pole | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Through the Air to Alaska | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Flying to the Rescue | (1930) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger Trails of the Sky | (1931) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Following the Sun Shadow | (1932) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Battling the Wind | (1933) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Brushing the Mountain Top | (1934) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Castaways of the Stratosphere | (1935) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hunting the Sky Spies | (1941) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Pursuit Patrol | (1943) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of The Hardy Boys: Secret Files Books
Trouble at the Arcade | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Missing Mitt | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery Map | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Hopping Mad | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Monster of a Mystery | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Bicycle Thief | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Disappearing Dog | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sports Sabotage | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Great Coaster Caper | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Rockin' Mystery | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Robot Rumble | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lights, Camera . . . Zombies! | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Balloon Blow-Up | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Fossil Frenzy | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Ship of Secrets | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Camping Chaos | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Great Escape | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Medieval Upheaval | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Race Is On | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of The Hardy Boys Casefiles Books
Publication Order of Hardy Boys and Tom Swift Ultra Thriller Books
Time Bomb | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Alien Factor | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers Books
The Gross Ghost Mystery | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Karate Clue | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
First Day, Worst Day | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Jump Shot Detectives | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Dinosaur Disaster | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Who Took the Book? | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Abracadabra Case | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Doggone Detectives | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Walking Snowman | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Monster in the Lake | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
King for a Day | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Pirates Ahoy! | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
All Eyes on First Prize | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Slip, Slide, and Slap Shot | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Fish-Faced Mask of Mystery | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Bike Race Ruckus | (2000) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Books
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Super Mystery Books
Wanted | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Kidnapped at the Casino | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Haunted | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mystery Books
Terror on Tour | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger Overseas | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Club Dread | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Gold Medal Murder | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Bonfire Masquerade | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Stage Fright | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys Adventures Books
Secret of the Red Arrow | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery of the Phantom Heist | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Vanishing Game | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Into Thin Air | (2013) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Peril at Granite Peak | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Battle of Bayport | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Shadows at Predator Reef | (2014) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Deception on the Set | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Curse of the Ancient Emerald | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Tunnel of Secrets | (2015) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Showdown at Widow Creek | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Madman of Black Bear Mountain | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Bound for Danger | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Attack of the Bayport Beast | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Con Artist in Paris | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Stolen Identity | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Gray Hunter's Revenge | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Disappearance | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Dungeons and Detectives | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Return to Black Bear Mountain | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Treacherous Tide | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Trouble Island | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Mystery on the Mayhem Express | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
As the Falcon Flies | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys Clue Books
The Video Game Bandit | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Missing Playbook | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Water-Ski Wipeout | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Talent Show Tricks | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Scavenger Hunt Heist | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
A Skateboard Cat-astrophe | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Pirate Ghost | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Time Warp Wonder | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Who Let the Frogs Out? | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Great Pumpkin Smash | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Bug-Napped | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Sea Life Secrets | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Robot Rescue! | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Bad Luck Skate | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Garden Plot | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Undercover Bookworms | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Killer Mystery Books
Killer Mission | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Private Killer | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Killer Connections | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Lost Mystery Trilogy Books
The Children of the Lost | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Lost Brother | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Forever Lost | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mystery (II) Books
Terror on Tour | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger Overseas | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Club Dread | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Gold Medal Murder | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Bonfire Masquerade | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Stage Fright | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of The Hardy Boys Collections
Ghost Stories | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys: Be A Detective Books
The Secret of the Knight's Sword | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Danger on Ice | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Feathered Serpent | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Secret Cargo | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Alaskan Mystery | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
The Missing Money Mystery | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Publication Order of Sweet Valley High Books
Publication Order of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Super Sleuths! Books
Super Sleuths! | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Super Sleuths! Vol. 2 | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon |
Franklin W. Dixon is the pen name utilized by a mixed bag of different creators (Leslie McFarlane, a Canadian creator, being the first) who composed The Hardy Boys books for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now possessed by Simon & Schuster). This nom de plume additionally utilized for the Ted Scott Flying Stories arrangement.
Franklin W Dixon, in fact, never did exist but rather is just a virtual author. Edward L. Stratemeyer (1862-1930) (among other individuals) existed in his stead and it was he who made Joe and Frank Hardy, alongside actually many different literary characters in adolescent fiction. Through his Stratemeyer Syndicate, ol’ Edward would contract writers to compose stories from his frameworks. They got paid (ineffectively, much of the time) to compose the writings, and also concur never to uncover that they, and not the legendary Mr. Dixon, composed the books.
Each new arrangement started with three “seed” books, all discharged in the meantime. If the initial three books sold well, then others would follow in the arrangement.
Ever know about Leslie McFarlane? Possibly you have not known about him, yet if you have perused any of the initial eleven books, then you have perused his books. In his life account, Ghost of the Hardy Boys, McFarlane enlightens stories concerning his days with the Stratemeyer Syndicate. In the same way as other Syndicate essayists, he had done broad independent fiction composing, and in addition some daily paper reporting. While the nature of a number of Stratemeyer’s “procured firearm” essayists changed, McFarlane is for the most part considered the best of the parcel.
As indicated by James D. Keeline (Yellowback Library, No. 125, November 1994), McFarlane was most likely the essayist of the initial eleven volumes (see “The Hardy Boys ‘Canon'”), and additionally Volumes 16 and 17 (The Sinister Signpost, A Figure in Hiding),and Volumes 22 through 24 (The Flickering Torch Mystery, The Melted Coins, The Shortwave Mystery.)
Edward Stratemeyer kicked the bucket in 1930 and his little girls, Edna Squier and Harriet Adams, assumed control over the Syndicate and proceeded with the diagrams. Edward obviously supplied the plot traces for the initial nine volumes.
Charles Leslie McFarlane, born October 25, 1902 in Carleton Place, Ontario and died on September 6, 1977 in Oshawa, Ontario, was a Canadian columnist, writer, screenwriter, and producer, who is most renowned for ghostwriting a large number of the early books in the exceptionally fruitful Hardy Boys arrangement, utilizing the nom de plume Franklin W. Dixon.
The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the maker of various mystery arrangement for children, including Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the different Tom Swift arrangement, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others.
Created by Edward Stratemeyer, the Stratemeyer Syndicate was the first book packager to have its books gone for children, as opposed to adults. The Syndicate was fiercely effective; at one time it was trusted that the mind larger part of the books children read in the USA were Stratemeyer Syndicate books, taking into account a 1922 investigation of more than 36,000 children nationwide.
Stratemeyer’s business discernment was in understanding that there was an immense, undiscovered business for children’s books. During an era when most children’s books were gone for good guideline, the Stratemeyer Syndicate represented considerable authority in delivering books that were implied principally to be enthralling. In Stratemeyer’s perspective, it was not the guarantee of sex or viciousness that made such perusing alluring to children; it was the rush of fondling developed and the longing for a progression of stories. This yearning for a progression of stories could, Stratemeyer accepted, be tackled for benefit. In establishing the Stratemeyer Syndicate, Edward Stratemeyer expected to deliver books in a productive, mechanical production system style and to think of them so as to augment their notoriety.
BOOKS
Ted Scott Flying Stories
The Ted Scott Flying Stories was a progression of adolescent aviation undertakings created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate utilizing the nom de plume Franklin W. Dixon and distributed solely by Grosset & Dunlap. The books were created between 1927 and 1943. The foremost creator was John W. Duffield, who additionally added to the “Wear Sturdy” and “Bomba the Jungle Boy” arrangement. As Richard H. Stone, he likewise propelled a second Stratemeyer aviation arrangement, the “Thin Tyler Air stories”.Duffield was a faithful understudy of aeronautical innovation, and long sections in the Ted Scott books can be followed to such sources as “Aviation”, “Air Digest,” the “New York Times,” and “Science.”
The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers
The Undercover Brothers series is a criminologist fiction arrangement of books distributed by Aladdin Paperbacks (an engraving of Simon & Schuster), which supplanted The Hardy Boys Digest soft cover books in mid 2005. Every one of the books in the arrangement have been composed under the pen name of Franklin W. Dixon.
The Undercover Brothers speaks the truth two adolescent sibling investigators, Frank and Joe Hardy, who are the children of world acclaimed PI Fenton Hardy. In spite of the fact that there are numerous similitudes in this arrangement to past Hardy Boys arrangement, there are likewise numerous progressions.
The Hardy boys are undercover agents for ATAC (American Teens against Crime), a top mystery government association, helped to establish by their dad, and are illuminating more sensible and vicious unlawful acts. Since it is a top-mystery association, Frank and Joe frequently need to come up with reasons to persuade their mom and auntie to release them. The books in this arrangement are composed in first-individual account style with Frank and Joe exchanging parts and frequently intruding on one another
The Hardy Boys Detective Handbook
The book is made out of a compilation of a few instructional short anecdotal stories outlining different real wrongdoing discovery strategies highlighting the Hardy Boys and their companions. Albeit a percentage of the material is dated, the book remains a valuable introduction on points, for example, essential legal sciences procedures, including the examination of fingerprints and shoe prints at wrongdoing scenes, and in addition a brief prologue to the fundamental properties of different illicit drugs. There were a number of editions of this particular book that were published over the years (beginning in 1959). This original special volume Hardy Boys book, like virtually all of them, was published by Grosset & Dunlap.
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