Fright Wave

The Hardy Boys Casefiles #40

by Franklin W. Dixon

Surf's up in Hawaii, and the Hardy boys are riding a crime wave into danger! Somebody's trying to deep-six champion surfer Jade Roberts, and Frank and Joe are determined to keep her from going under.
From Waikiki to Diamond Head, the Hardys find themselves in hot pursuit of a powerful crime boss. In the face of bullet-spraying motorboats and killer copters, they run the risk of suffering the worst wipeout of their lives!

Genres: Mystery, Young Adult, Fiction

151 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

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

[Pastel Paperback · Rating 3 out of 5]

Going to have to start keeping track of how many times these dudes get hit in the head every book. There was bonk by surfboard and then *bonking* an enemey by flower pot. Bodies "crumple" a lot and the Hardys wake up concussed, but no one ever goes to the hospital?

Also, they steal someone's paraglider in this book, and then end up landing on a piece of land that is used for Navy bomb testing????? Like this book really was bonkers, which is the best kind of Casefiles story.

[Ethan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think it’s totally radical 🤙🤙🤟✌️

[Ashy Khaira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Frank and Joe go for a holiday trip while their father is supposed to be working on a case in regards to a surfer.The very same surfer they meet on the beach.As days pass they are slowly drawn deeper into the mystery surrounding their fathers job as well as Jade's accidents.I loved the book.

[Bookish Indulgenges with b00k r3vi3ws · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Anish Kumar · Rating 4 out of 5]

I heard about hardy boys a lot. I couldn't lay my hands on them until a few weeks ago. I purchased quite a few books in hardy series. This one was my first and i could not be much happier. I am a difficult person to please btw. Two brothers save a girl named Jade from some goons. The adventure begins in Huwai on a beach where Joe meets the best surfer of the town Jade and he starts to develop feelings for her. When jade gets attacked hardies get themselves a new mystery to solve. Who where the attackers, why was she attacked. How can Joe save his beloved from these goons forever are some questions which are answered as the story advances. Very easy go read and can be finished in just a day.

[Dharia Scarab · Rating 3 out of 5]

My love of reading started when i was young, and it gives me immense pleasure to provide books to Spread the Word Nevada, an organization that passes them on to children in the community. They are a terrific organization supporting an important cause. If your local I encourage you to check them out. For those living further a field, look in your own community, their may already be a similar program in place. And if not, you can always help start one.

http://spreadthewordnevada.org/

Myself, I go out on the weekends and
shop thrift store and bulk book lots to rescue books and donate them. Sometimes I'll find a book I remember reading when I was young and will read it again before passing it on.

I don't rate these books using my normal scale, instead I give most of them three stars. This isn't a Criticism of the book, simply my way of rating them as good for children.

[Dylan · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Dannuel Delizo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hawaii's fright waves.