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Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers #17
Murder at the Mall
Atac Briefing For Agents Frank And Joe Hardy MISSION: Investigate threats sent by an extremist environmental group -- STEMM -- to the owner of the local mall. These fanatics may resort to drastic measures to protect nearby wetlands. That is, if members of STEMM are really the ones behind the threats.... LOCATION: Eastside Mall. POTENTIAL VICTIMS: Chet, Iola, and other teens who work and hang at the mall. SUSPECTS: The slightly wacky hippie who manages a store at the mall. The seedy night watchman who seems busier guarding secrets than stores About The Author: Franklin W. Dixon is the bestselling author of The Hardy Boys series. Table Of Contents: Table of Contents 1. Hard-Boiled Hardys 2. Reality Bites 3. Dangerous Work 4. Help Wanted? 5. Shattered Illusions 6. Picking Up the Pieces 7. New Angles 8. Up on the Roof 9. Murder at the Mall 10. We Get a Clue 11. The Big Chill 12. A Friend in Need 13. Big-Time Evil 14. Over the Edge 15. The Chase Is On Read an Excerpt Chapter One: Hard-Boiled Hardys My skin was burning! Every breath was like sucking fire straight into my lungs. I pounded on the door, but it was locked from the outside. Now, I love a good sauna -- most of the time. But 180 degrees ? Give me a break! "Any great ideas?" I asked my brother Frank -- not because he's a year older than I am, but because he has a long history of thinking us out of trouble. We'd been on the trail of a notorious people trafficker -- a really bad, really rich guy. This sleazebag happened to belong to the very exclusive Moscow Health and Fitness Center -- that's Moscow, as in Russia . Working with ATAC (American Teens Against Crime) in partnership with Interpol, Frank and I had followed Mr. Bigski all the way across the Atlantic Ocean and right into this sauna that was about to broil us alive. Since this particular bad guy had made a specialty of smuggling teenagers , Interpol decided that it had to be teenagers -- Frank and me, disguised as bai
176 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2007
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About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
734 books991 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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July 2, 2017
I haven't read a Hardy Boys book for a long time, which made me worried about getting too old for them but glad I didn't. Really GREAT book, looking forward for more!
February 11, 2021
This book was my first book of Hardy boys ......I am a huge fan of mystery genre books ......really want to read more based on this genre ....
This book was very simple short and really good 👍I read this book in a day I think so maybe in 3-4 hours .......it’s not my favourite book or I won’t highly recommend it but would say it is really for kids age group with really very simple language
Only recommendation for kids because it’s not so exciting book for teens
This book was very simple short and really good 👍I read this book in a day I think so maybe in 3-4 hours .......it’s not my favourite book or I won’t highly recommend it but would say it is really for kids age group with really very simple language
Only recommendation for kids because it’s not so exciting book for teens
March 2, 2009
The Hardy Boys have been assigned to a case at the mall; they must figure out who is trying to put it out of business, pave over the marshland and open a new mall exclusively for adults. The narrators voice switches back and forth between Frank and Joe, which can be distracting but lends authenticity to the first person telling of the story. Lots of thrill, a little romance, but not much plot.
November 9, 2012
This was a good book I think that enger kids will like this book. The Hardy Boys was one of the best books that I read, when I was a kid i readlly didn't like to read untell I found The Hardy Boys that was how I started reading and ever since i've liked to read all day in the summer and after school every day sometimes tell 11:00p.m. at night they were every good books.
June 16, 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.
August 16, 2017
I read this at the request of my 9 year old son who loves The Hardy Boys books, especially the Undercover Brothers series. So it gets a good ranking from me since these books have helped him read more frequently.
May 18, 2021
I didn’t really like this book. I'm not really into cop mystery books. It would be a good read for someone that does like mystery books. Otherwise the book was fine.
June 27, 2022
Amazing book really shows off deep thoughts
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June 10, 2011
nice book
May 24, 2016
170 pages
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