Night of the Werewolf

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Night of the Werewolf
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Author Franklin W. Dixon
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Series Hardy Boys
Genre Detective, mystery
Publisher Wanderer Books, Grosset & Dunlap
Publication date
1979
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages181 pp (first edition paperback)
ISBN 0-448-43696-5 (first edition paperback)
OCLC 60346051
Preceded by The Sting of the Scorpion  
Followed by Mystery of the Samurai Sword  

Night of the Werewolf is the 59th title in the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens, published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. [1] It was published by Wanderer Books in 1979 and by Grosset & Dunlap in 2005.

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Plot summary

When a ferocious, wolf-life creature appears in the small town of Bayport on the night of a full moon, the Hardy boys are engaged to clear the name of a young man who has a history of werewolves in his family line is suspected. Joe barely escapes a horrible death as the young detectives solve this exciting and hair-raising mystery.

Notes

The original 1979 Wanderer text (and the 2005 Grosset & Dunlap printings) have the Native American servant named Pocahontas. For the Minstrel books from 1987–1996 the character's name was changed to Elizabeth.

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References

  1. Smith, Kevin Burton (5 June 2019). "Frank and Joe Hardy (The Hardy Boys): Created by Franklin W. Dixon, House pseudonym of Stratmeyer Syndicate". thrillingdetective.com. Retrieved 12 February 2024.