Hardy Boys Complete Series Set Books 1-66

The Hardy Boys #1-66

by Franklin W. Dixon

The Penguin Hardy Boys Complete Set: Available for the first time in one complete collection only at Amazon.com. The Hardy Boys have been America's favorite detective duo for over 75 years. Now, for the first time, you can purchase all sixty-six classic Hardy Boys titles in one complete set!
#1: The Tower Treasure
#2: The House on the Cliff
#3: The Secret of the Old Mill
#4: The Missing Chums
#5: Hunting for Hidden Gold
#6: The Shore Road Mystery
#7: The Secret of the Caves
#8: The Mystery of Cabin Island
#9: The Great Airport Mystery
#10: What Happened at Midnight
#11: While the Clock Ticked
#12: Footprints Under the Window
#13: The Mark on the Door
#14: The Hidden Harbor Mystery
#15: The Sinister Signpost
#16: A Figure in Hiding
#17: The Secret Warning
#18: The Twisted Claw
#19: The Disappearing Floor
#20: Mystery of the Flying Express
#21: The Clue of the Broken Blade
#22: The Flickering Torch Mystery
#23: The Melted Coins
#24: The Short-Wave Mystery
#25: The Secret Panel
#26: The Phantom Freighter
#27: The Secret of Skull Mountain
#28: The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
#29: The Secret of the Lost Tunnel
#30: The Wailing Siren Mystery
#31: The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
#32: The Crisscross Shadow
#33: The Yellow Feather Mystery
#34: The Hooded Hawk Mystery
#35: The Clue in the Embers
#36: The Secret of Pirates' Hill
#37: The Ghost at Skeleton Rock
#38: Mystery at Devil's Paw
#39: The Mystery of the Chinese Junk
#40: Mystery of the Desert Giant
#41: The Clue of the Screeching Owl
#42: The Viking Symbol Mystery
#43: The Mystery of the Aztec Warrior
#44: The Haunted Fort
#45: The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge
#46: The Secret Agent on Flight 101
#47: Mystery of the Whale Tattoo
#48: The Arctic Patrol Mystery
#49: The Bombay Boomerang
#50: Danger on Vampire Trail
#51: The Masked Monkey
#52: The Shattered Helmet
#53: The Clue of the Hissing Serpent
#54: The Mysterious Caravan
#55: The Witchmaster's Key
#56: The Jungle Pyramid
#57: The Firebird Rocket
#58: The Sting of the Scorpion
#59: Night of the Werewolf
#60: Mystery of the Samurai Sword
#61: The Pentagon Spy
#62: The Apeman's Secret
#63: The Mummy Case
#64: Mystery of Smuggler's Cove
#65: The Stone Idol
#66: The Vanishing Thieves

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Childrens, Young Adult, Classics, Adventure, Middle Grade

Hardcover

First published October 20, 2006

About the author

Franklin 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.

Reviews

[Tim Kruse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Throw two over-achieving high school guys, a convertible, hot girlfriends, great buddies, and a dad who's an FBI agent in with some mysteries far beyond the scope of most professionals... what more could a young guy want? These books rock, although quite unrealistic and I think about anybody could come up with a story line...

Something mysterious happens to Frank and Joe or someone they know...

They investigate...

They get caught...

They escape...

They go do something cool, like fly an airplane...

Their "best chum" Chet has a hobby that happens to help them come up with an idea to catch the criminals...

Chet gets caught...

They rescue Chet...

They get caught rescuing Chet...

They are put someplace dark or really cool, like a cave or giant house...

They're in the middle of making a getaway with all the evidence they need when their dad comes on the scene takes over, catches the criminals and thanks the boys...

Frank and Joe live happily ever after with Callie and Iola (who happens to be Chet's sister)...

[useFOSS · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read and loved most of them!

[Siah Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

This has been my favorite series since a child. I will eventually own every copy for my future home estanteria and I will never stop rereading them. I gather new and fresh child-like insight from every read

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series

[Gil K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Decently written and entertaining until you start to be able to predict things, always a surprise or two but they can never get hurt. I give it 4 stars via Nostalgia

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was at a Facebook party today and we were asked what our favorite childhood books were. Someone mentioned these and these were at the TOP of my childhood list! I HAD to write a review.
I LOVE these books! I think they are great for EVERY kid out there! There is nothing in these books that should prevent any child/young teen from reading them. There is no sexual content and no bad language. They are a great adventure to go on with the characters as the Hardy boy brothers solve mysteries as they stumble upon each one.
Each story was so intriguing I sat for hours as a child and read every single one of these books in this series. After I would finish one, I would pick the next one up. My frustration was our school library only allowed us to check out 2 books every 2 weeks! UGH! So my parents would take us to our local library once a month, time permitting. They only allowed us to check out 3 of the same genre books at one time. UGH, again! I guess in a way, these books were so terrific for a child to get lost in, having the library limit us was probably a good thing so we didn't just whip through the whole set so fast.
I specifically remember one of the best days of my life as a fifth or six-grader. I was home sick from school, and I was in bed not feeling well at all. I did not go into the living room to watch television, I really stayed in bed as I felt that sick. I did pick up one of these books thinking I might try reading to take my mind off of how I felt. I ended up reading it all the way through. After that one was over I picked up my second book I had from this series, and read it all the way through. (Thank gosh we had just gone to the school library the day before!) I then had nothing but a book from another series, so I started that book. Even though I was feeling so sick, I will remember that as one of the best days of my childhood! This is how great this series of books are.
This entire series of books is a 5-star PLUS from me! These are great gifts to get kids, even kids who are not interested in reading - possibly to get them to read! There is just something about these books that if a child is open enough to try to read, they will pull them right in and get them reading! Enjoy!

[Jeffery Lee Radatz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I used to loooove reading these stories. I still think of them every now and then.

[Sage Latimer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I READ ALL 66 HARDY BOYS BOOKS, I LOVED THEM I READ AT LEAST 3 A DAY. I TOOK ME ABOUT 6 MONTHS TO READ THEM ALL. THEY ARE GREAT STORY SETTINGS AND PLOT TWIST.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome books! Nancy Drew are wonderful, too!

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Disclaimer: a few out of this set I haven't read)

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the first "series" of books that I was exposed to as a kid. Discovered the Hardy Boys in 1972 and spent that whole summer consuming them daily. I spent more time in trouble that summer because chores went undone because of these books. They also kept me in ice cream! A free cone for every ten books read. I read other books that summer (Lassie, Come Home being the largest I'd read up to that time in my life), but these were pretty much my constant companion.

As I found more and more titles over the years, I'd read them, love them and had a large collection on my shelves. I credit The Hardy Boys with my love of the genres (YA -don't judge- as well as mystery) and would love to track them all down again.

[Nik Jütte · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been a Hardy Boys fan for a pretty long time. When I first started I think I was only 10 or 11, but years later I'm still hooked on them and re-reading them. I'm actually starting my own collection, actually, of the paperbacks because my mum has the hardbacks (this set). I'm so glad that they still make these books, even now, but I'm a little nervous about when I finish the ATAC series because I've heard that in the latest series they're banned from solving mysteries. I'm not sure how that would work, since they still -do- solve mysteries, but I guess I'll find out!
Honestly, I don't like the label 'for boys around 12' (correct me if I'm wrong on that), because I fit neither of those terms. In any case, I love this series to bits. I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone I know.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Went through the complete series the summer of 2nd grade. Good memories. "Chet", "jalopie", and punching people in the solar plexus still stick with me to this day.

Good for wee kids, if you haven't outgrown these by the age of 10 you need to ratchet up your reading comprehension.

[Gavin Pickard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the first sets of chapter books that I read. The story is engaging and the mysteries that the hardy boys set out to solve are full of twists and thought-provoking stories. Absolutely recommend it for a young reader ready for a challenge.

[Joshua Downer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just want to read hardy boy books ......... please!

[aleeta krager · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books

[Suvama · Rating 5 out of 5]

Something about the writing of these stories makes their readers pause and pay attention.

[Darren Cassar · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my favourite teenagehood book series. Always keels you on edge and interesting, even though you start to notice some patterns.

[Garet.O · Rating 5 out of 5]

These events took place in a place called Funspot(it is a museum park). The antagonist is Cal, he is a skinny adult that is Hector's best friend when they were kids. The protagonist is Frank and Joe. They are just teenagers that love to solve the crime, especially when solving the crime helped his girlfriend out. The conflict is when some kid on an amusement ride gets taken without a trace. One of the plots would be when people randomly start disappearing off a ride. Second, when they find where the victims of the ride get taken. Third, when we find out the backstory about Hector and Cal's history with each other. I really like the book because it has suspenseful moments and it makes you want to keep reading to find out what happens. The main character always gets into trouble and I like the way the author uses his words. For example- When the first victim got taken and it took, like 40 pages to find out where they went. This book is a mystery, children type of book. I think that any reader would really like this book because it has lots of moments that are exciting, but I think that it is mainly for young adults and down. 25 and lower. Their interests can be a magic book, crime, excitement, happiness, suspenseful, and mabye funny.

[Chris Presta-Valachovic · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay, these things aren't great literature. There's too many errors in all of the books -- science errors, nature errors, geographical errors, legal errors, first-aid-errors, just-plain-stupid stuff, racism, horrible portrayals of folks who aren't white-American...the list goes on & on. On top of that, these things are BORING. Adults might remember these with fondness, but reading them now is just painful.

The original versions of the books -- while racist & dated -- at least were interesting reads with developed characters & fun adventures. The re-writes not only completely white-washed the tales, but made everything BORING & the characters flat cardboard, and still manage to be offensive to anyone who isn't White-Anglo-Saxon-Christian-USA. There's much better books out there for kids, and much better *series* books out there for kids, too. Simon & Schuster really need to do thorough, quality rewrites of the tales again to correct factual errors & show real American life, not the white-washed 1950s TV fakery.

[Felicity Hyannis · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was younger, my best friend (a boy) had lots of Hardy Boys books. Since girls weren’t “supposed” to read them, I just put my Nancy Drew dust jackets over them, and he did the same thing with the Hardy Boys dust jackets so he could read Nancy Drew. Now, Frank and Joe still remind me of all of the boys I used to know and all of the fun times we had together. These really are fun, wholesome books that anyone can enjoy regardless of gender. I love how Frank and Joe joke with their friends. That was always my favorite part, because my friends and I would joke like that, too. Recommended for anyone who appreciates fun and adventure. I still read these book a lot, they’re better than anything being published nowadays.
Thanks for the fun time and memories, Frank and Joe!

[Michael Gerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

One of childhood's simple pleasures was reading these books about two brother detectives, their friends, and the adventures they had fighting criminals in their fictional hometown of Bayport and elsewhere in the world.

I have to give credit to the library in my grade school here in the Philippines for introducing me to their extensive Hardy Boys collection. I used to eagerly await the end of classes to get the chance to borrow a worn book at least once a week and read it at home.

However, as I grew up, I realized that the Hardy Boys series is a view of the US through rose-colored glasses. Anyway, it's just fiction. Pleasure reading you as a kid; not anymore.

[a r u s h i · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Hardy Boys? My fake crushes before I discovered actual men were… disappointing. Frank and Joe were the blueprint, baby. I’d be flopped on the couch like a Victorian orphan while these two idiots ran full speed into danger wearing turtlenecks. They got kidnapped more than I had exams, and somehow I still trusted them to solve the mystery. I loved pretending I was their badass cousin from India who joined the team and flirted with Joe while saving his dumb ass. That was peak delulu and I was thriving. And let’s be honest—Fenton Hardy was kinda a dilf. Don’t fight me on this 😤

[Raleigh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved these books! They are great mysteries for girls and boys alike. I started reading them in fourth grade, and still will occasionally read one every once in a while. I still enjoy them! I own the first 2o or so, they were passed down to my by my dad, who got them from his father (my grandfather). They are very old! Personally, I prefer the originals, not the newest books. I recommend the originals over the newer books.

[Knut · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this series when in elementary school, until I realized that I had basically read the same story over and over. I came nearly half-through the series before realizing this, and so became more picky on the remaining books, and did not bother to read them all. Anyway, I think this series serves an educational purpose for that very reason. The plot line and structure is so consistent that even school children can discover the story structure, which is a very healthy lesson.

[Jao Romero · Rating 3 out of 5]

I grew up on these books. My mom sent me the entire set and I read one book each night. Two on weekends.
They're not incredibly deep and as far as great literature goes, there are far better choices. But these books are great material to start your kids reading. Granted, I was already a reader before I started this series, but nonetheless, Frank and Joe will convince your little boys that reading could be fun, if they can just set aside a few hours every night.

[C.M. Halstead · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read all of these as a pre-teen and early teen. I even have the set stored in a box somewhere. the formula worked for me. I have to admit, I would need to re-read them all as an 48 year old to give them specific ratings.

I do remember them being great adventures for me, a lost American boy wanting an escape from the trials and tribulations of growing up.

[Dr. Broderick · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read the first 55 of these books in the fifth and sixth grades and loved them. A friend of mine owned the series. At the time, we lived in Longmont, Colorado, and I would borrow books every time I visited him. The last time I picked one up was in 1976 when my family moved from Longmont to Las Vegas. I read most of them in one sitting. I remember them fondly!

[Brandon Vaughan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the very first series that I got hooked on as a kid. I absolutely wore them out during the summer reading program for our school. They have stood the test of time as they are still printing them after almost a hundred years.

[David Applebury · Rating 5 out of 5]

I grew up reading these wonderful mysteries. I became so hooked that I would regularly start one at 6pm and finish between 12-3 Am the next morning. I highly recommend these for anyone that loves classic stories and mysteries.