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The Hardy Boys: Casefiles #18
A Killing in the Market
Aunt Gertrude's beau Cyril Bayard first vanishes with her life savings, then turns up dead, and the boys must investigate the seamier side of Wall Street to clear her name
150 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1988
About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
962 books1,018 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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June 12, 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.
July 19, 2012
Frank and Joe's Aunt Gertrude gets swept off her feet by a dashing man who just happens to be a financial broker. Aunt Gertrude gives him her life savings to invest but he seems to skip town and then ends up dead with his murder seeming to be pinned on the Hardy's Aunt.
The hardy's travel to New York and back to Bayport following every lead getting attacked by bad guys all to save their aunt from the long arm of the law will they be able to clear her in time?
The hardy's travel to New York and back to Bayport following every lead getting attacked by bad guys all to save their aunt from the long arm of the law will they be able to clear her in time?
January 7, 2012
Aunt Gertrude suspected of murdering her boyfriend with a knitting needle...how can you possibly go wrong?
July 19, 2014
Ah, this one was interesting! When Bayard turned up dead, the Hardys' aunt became the number-one suspect. Kaboom to the plot!
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