The Hardy Boys, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in several mystery series for children and teens. The series revolves around teenagers who are amateur sleuths, solving cases that stumped their adult counterparts. The characters were created by American writer Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of book packaging firm Stratemeyer Syndicate. The books were written by several ghostwriters, most notably Leslie McFarlane, under the collective pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.
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. Dixon was also the writer attributed for the Ted Scott Flying Stories series, published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Secret of the Caves is Volume 7 in the original Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Great Airport Mystery is Volume 9 in the original The Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Melted Coins is Volume 23 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Yellow Feather Mystery is Volume 33 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Clue of the Screeching Owl is Volume 41 in the original Hardy Boys series of detective/mystery books published by Grosset & Dunlap. This book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by James Buechler in 1962 while he was eighteen or nineteen years old.
The Viking Symbol Mystery is Volume 42 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge is Volume 45 in the original The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Witchmaster's Key is Volume 55 in the Hardy Boys series of detective/mystery books published by Grosset & Dunlap.
The Jungle Pyramid is Volume 56 in the original The Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap. Written by Vincent Buranelli for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1977, it was published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.
The Firebird Rocket is Volume 57 in the Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap. The book was written for the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Vincent Buranelli in 1978.
The Sting of the Scorpion is Volume 58 in the original Hardy Boys series of mystery books for children and teens published by Grosset & Dunlap. Written by James D. Lawrence for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1979, it was published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon.
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. It was published by Wanderer Books in 1979 and by Grosset & Dunlap in 2005.
The Pentagon Spy by Franklin W. Dixon is the 61st title of the Hardy Boys Mystery Stories. It was published by Wanderer Books in 1980 and by Grosset & Dunlap in 2005.
The Apeman's Secret is the 62nd title of the Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, written by Franklin W. Dixon. Grosset & Dunlap published the book in 2005. It was first published in 1980.
The Mummy Case is the 63rd title of the Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, written by Franklin W. Dixon. It was published by Wanderer Books in 1980 and by Grosset & Dunlap in 2005.
The Mystery of Smugglers Cove is the 64th title of the Hardy Boys series of detective/mystery books written by Franklin W. Dixon. It was published by Wanderer Books in 1980 and by Grosset & Dunlap in 2005.
The Stone Idol is the 65th title of the Hardy Boys Mystery Stories, written by Franklin W. Dixon. Wanderer Books published the book in 1981 and Grosset & Dunlap published the book in 2005. The novel is a treasure hunting action-adventure story typical of this period in children's literature in the United States. The genre was popular in the late 1970s and 1980s in part due to the popularity of the Indiana Jones franchise.
