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The Hardy Boys Casefiles #32
Blood Money
Sometimes even dead men can murder.
Frank and Joe are investigating a series of gangland killings. Crime kingpin Josh Moran is dead and buried, but his murderous legacy lives on. In his will, he left $10 million to be divided among his enemies. The catch is that the money will be paid in three months -- to those who survive!
The Hardys find themselves in a deadly race against time, for one of the beneficiaries of Moran's blood money is a former detective for the NYPD -- their own father, Fenton Hardy. Frank and Joe must unmask the triggerman before the dead man's hit list reaches into their own family!
Frank and Joe are investigating a series of gangland killings. Crime kingpin Josh Moran is dead and buried, but his murderous legacy lives on. In his will, he left $10 million to be divided among his enemies. The catch is that the money will be paid in three months -- to those who survive!
The Hardys find themselves in a deadly race against time, for one of the beneficiaries of Moran's blood money is a former detective for the NYPD -- their own father, Fenton Hardy. Frank and Joe must unmask the triggerman before the dead man's hit list reaches into their own family!
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
808 books1,005 followersFranklin W. Dixon is the pen name used by a variety of different authors who were part of a team that wrote The Hardy Boys novels for the Stratemeyer Syndicate (now owned by Simon & Schuster). Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
Canadian author Leslie McFarlane is believed to have written the first sixteen Hardy Boys books, but worked to a detailed plot and character outline for each story. The outlines are believed to have originated with Edward Stratemeyer, with later books outlined by his daughters Edna C. Squier and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. Edward and Harriet also edited all books in the series through the mid-1960s. Other writers of the original books include MacFarlane's wife Amy, John Button, Andrew E. Svenson, and Adams herself; most of the outlines were done by Adams and Svenson. A number of other writers and editors were recruited to revise the outlines and update the texts in line with a more modern sensibility, starting in the late 1950s.
The principal author for the Ted Scott books was John W. Duffield.
Canadian author Leslie McFarlane is believed to have written the first sixteen Hardy Boys books, but worked to a detailed plot and character outline for each story. The outlines are believed to have originated with Edward Stratemeyer, with later books outlined by his daughters Edna C. Squier and Harriet Stratemeyer Adams. Edward and Harriet also edited all books in the series through the mid-1960s. Other writers of the original books include MacFarlane's wife Amy, John Button, Andrew E. Svenson, and Adams herself; most of the outlines were done by Adams and Svenson. A number of other writers and editors were recruited to revise the outlines and update the texts in line with a more modern sensibility, starting in the late 1950s.
The principal author for the Ted Scott books was John W. Duffield.
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March 27, 2026
This was the very first Hardy Boys book I ever read. 25 years after I first read it, I picked it up and read it again. Yeah, not a great book, the Casefiles were never as good as the original series. But, it brought back some lovely memories (it probably really deserves three stars, but nostalgia bumps it up to four). As a kid, I ended up reading well over 100 Hardy Boys books, and this is the one that started it all.
February 2, 2026
Fenton Hardy is invited to the reading of the will of a recently departed mob boss.To his shock and the shock of Frank and Joe - Fenton receives one million dollars plus. But the terms are strange and dangerous.
Ten million dollars is to be split among seven people, including Fenton, to be paid out in three months. If any of the seven die during those three months - the ten million will be split among the survivors.
With the seven people being mobsters and their retainers, plus Fenton Hardy and Police Chief Peterson, it's a free for all, as someone decides he wants more than just over a million dollars.
Lots of action, two deaths, Fenton in danger but hiding under cover, this book has everything. It's a fast read with lots of action and danger.
Ten million dollars is to be split among seven people, including Fenton, to be paid out in three months. If any of the seven die during those three months - the ten million will be split among the survivors.
With the seven people being mobsters and their retainers, plus Fenton Hardy and Police Chief Peterson, it's a free for all, as someone decides he wants more than just over a million dollars.
Lots of action, two deaths, Fenton in danger but hiding under cover, this book has everything. It's a fast read with lots of action and danger.
June 12, 2019
When I first read Hardy Boys, I think I was in class 5, I had such a crush on Frank Hardy. I liked the brainy one over the brawny one and that sums up my first impression of Hardy Boys.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
In their late teens, Frank and Joe Hardy take after their detective father Fenton Hardy. Frank is the older of the two and has more breakthroughs in the cases because he is the brainy one. Joe is the younger brother who more often than not is useful when things get hot and they need to fight their way out.
Like Nancy Drew, the books in the The Hardy Boys series re written by ghostwriters under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. And yes, the earlier books were better than the latter ones.
June 20, 2015
The 1st book in this series where I spotted twice where the boys could have clearly seen who the culprit was :( Hopefully the upcoming stories will again pick up the standard...
July 19, 2014
OH I LOVE MONEY PROBLEMS!
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