Hurricane Joe

Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers #11

by Franklin W. Dixon

ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRAND AND JOE HARDYTo investigate a string of false hurricane warnings -- and subsequent burglaries -- that are terrorizing the citizens of Bayport.Bayport.POTENTIAL Anyone who trusts storm warnings from seemingly reliable sources at the peak of Bayport's hurricane season. In other words, about every other person in Bayport.We have two suspects at this time...THE MISSION REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ERASED IN FIVE SECONDS.

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

160 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 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

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

More of the same from this series...which isn't a bad thing.

[Jesten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very cute and fun to read, but a little more obvious than Hardy Boys books usually get with their criminal culprits.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay, I admit that right after reading one of the trilogies in this series, "Hurricane Joe" felt a little rushed. But I guess that's to be expected. I imagine it would be hard to fit a super complex mystery into only a hundred and sixty some pages. I still enjoyed it, though. Here's a few reasons why:

I really liked the brotherly interaction between Frank and Joe throughout this book. They teased and joked with each other as much as any good siblings do. I haven't seen that as much in the other books I've read so far in this series.

That also includes genuine fear and worry for each other in a crisis. Whenever one (or both) of them got into trouble, one was almost always worried for the other on some level- whether it was merely concerned, or downright scared.

In this book, the case is in their hometown. So we get to see more of what the brothers' home life is like. I'm starting to really like Aunt Trudy.

Yes, it was one of the best I've read so far. This is definitly one I would re-read in the future just for the heck of it. :)

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

Title: Hurricane Joe
Author: Franklin W. Dixon
Series: Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers, 11
Format: ebook
Length: 141 pages
Rating: 3 stars

Synopsis: ATAC BRIEFING FOR AGENTS FRAND AND JOE HARDY
MISSION:
To investigate a string of false hurricane warnings -- and subsequent burglaries -- that are terrorizing the citizens of Bayport.
LOCATION:
Bayport.
POTENTIAL VICTIMS:
Anyone who trusts storm warnings from seemingly reliable sources at the peak of Bayport's hurricane season. In other words, about every other person in Bayport.
SUSPECTS:
We have two suspects at this time...
THE MISSION REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE ERASED IN FIVE SECONDS.

Mini-review: I love the banter between Frank and Joe in these books. Very brotherly and very entertaining. Also I love how this series makes Frank more of a geek, and makes Joe's charms more or less all in his head.

Fan Cast:
Frank Hardy - Timothée Chalamet
Joe Hardy - Skyler Gisondo
Trudy Hardy - Leslie Mann
Chet Morton - Noah Munck
Fenton Hardy - John Corbett
Laura Hardy - Diane Lane
Brian Conrad - Cameron Monaghan
Belinda Conrad - Sophie Turner
Iola Morton - Lana Condor
Mrs. Morton - Michelle Hurd
Chief Ezra Collig - Chris Potter
Johnny Thunder - Chris Hemsworth
Billy Wilson - Alexander Ludwig
Greg Grady - Taylor Lautner
Irwin Link - Johnny Galecki
Officer John Welch - Kerry James
Officer Todd Warner - Ethan Peck

[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.

[John T Conley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

The storyline is good, but someone should have checked for some misspellings and grammatical inconsistencies. A great read for me and I'm 67.

[Hiraeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was an easy read.

[Benjamin]

Do you like explosions? Anticipation? Cliff hangers? Well than this book series is for you. The Hardy Boys series is very action packed and exciting. To be very clear there are TWO different series. Two different Hardy Boys Series. I believe the older series was written by Franklin W. Dixon. That series was called, “Hardy Boys”.This is not the one that I am talking about. I’m talking about the newer series, “Hardy Boys: Undercover agents. This one is also written by the same author.

I the current series, there are about 20 some books, all very interesting. Frank and Joe, the two Hardy brothers are now undercover teen agents working for A.T.A.C. This stands for, “American Teens Against Crime”. Founded by their father, A.T.A.C. is meant to send in younger agents into crimes that adults would be spotted too easily. In their eyes, teenagers are less suspicious and can go where any adult agent just couldn’t. Now this isn’t to say that the books aren’t just about them going on missions, it’s also about personal troubles that Frank or Joe may come across.

I myself am currently on book #12. Just to show my true passion for this series. A series has to be extremely good to keep me going to book 12. I really enjoy this series due to the character development, intensity, and the action included in the story. This series just keeps continuing with new stories in the Hardy Boys lives, many putting their lives in danger.

There are so many different places that the books take place in. Ranging from the New Jersey, beaches to being right in the middle of a hurricane in their hometown, Bayport. For me, changing the setting multiple times throughout a series or even a book is very important. I very much dislike when an author repeats the dreary same description in the same place all the time. It really takes away from the actual story. In the Hardy Boys, Franklin W. Dixon doesn’t do that though. These are the reasons why I like the Hardy Boys series, and you might too.

[Anthony Sanabria · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about frank and joe hardy and them investigating about the burglaries and fake weather report announcements that have been going on and as they investigate and leads them closer and closer to the shocking truth that someone in the weather buisness is trying to get revenge on his fellow worker and Frank and joe need to stop him before its too late

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

In 'Hurricane Joe", Frank and Joe have to track down someone or some people who seem to be scaring the citizen's of Bayport with false hurricane warnings, and them robbing then when they evacuate. Definitely plenty of action. Good story.

[Barukisu (Balqis)]

Erm, it really is mystery. But its not hard to guess. Besides, the suspect profile has blown away the mystery before the mystery uncovered. Should be put several pages after they found out who the culprit is.

[2 Alex E · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought that this book was a well-written mystery. The story doesn't let you have any idea of who the culprit is, until the very end.

[Akshay Mathur]

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