Double Jeopardy

The Hardy Boys #181

by Franklin W. Dixon

The Race is on --
But Danger is taking the lead
Frank and Joe Hardy can't believe their good luck: The Bayport Herald has given them press passes to cover the Formula One championship in Indianapolis. They soon realize, though, that the competition between the top two racers has gone into overdrive. After one of the racers lands in the hospital and the other's garage is burned, Frank and Joe step in to help find the culprit.
The race is on to solve the mystery, but soon the brothers find themselves under attack too. Will Frank and Joe be left in the dust by a criminal mastermind? Or will they manage to crack the case before there's more trouble on the tracks?

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

160 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2003

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

[Aj · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is exactly why i read the Hardy Boys collections! ON point! I love the twist(although to some extent it was a little too obvious), the suspense, and the knowledge gained. Who knew so much money went into F1 and the Grand Prix itself? Frank and Joe never disappoint, that's why i love them,,,especially Joe ;). Find out for yourself

[Sourav J Dasgupta · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay-ish. I finished it in two days. And there can only be two reasons for that. Either I liked it a lot or I didn't. And I definitely didn't. The plot was predictable and the story wrapped up very poorly. But for a 160 page story it was a fun one i guess. I'm gonna prolly forget that I read it soon though, haha.

[peter f mathias · Rating 5 out of 5]

METICULOUS RESEARCH AND INTERESTING FORMULA ONE.

Racing competition of this sort may not be such a good thing. Can personalities that can handle the physical and technological challenges actually cope with criminal or psychological temptations? Even adults may be badly affected, certainly unhealthy to teenagers.

[Ethan Hulbert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty average. There wasn't really any setup to this mystery and I think it was pretty dang obvious from the start, I would've appreciated a better twist (or any twist at all really). But it also had some good characters and was solidly written.