Undercover Brothers
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| The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers | |
   Cover art for books #5,#10 and #21 |
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| Author | Franklin W. Dixon |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Detective, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Aladdin Paperbacks |
| Publication date | April 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| ISBN | NA |
| Preceded by | Digest series |
The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks (an imprint of Simon & Schuster), which replaced The Hardy Boys Digest paperbacks in early 2005. All the books in the series have been written under the pen name of Franklin W. Dixon.
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[edit] Series Background
Like all Hardy Boys series, the Undercover Brothers is about two teenage brother detectives, Frank and Joe Hardy, who are the sons of world famous PI, Fenton Hardy. Although there are many similarities in this series to previous Hardy Boys series, there are also many changes, here are just a few:
- The Hardy boys are undercover agents for ATAC (American Teens Against Crime), a top secret government organization, co-founded by their father, Fenton, and are solving more realistic and/or violent crimes.
- The books in this series are written in first-person narrative style with Frank and Joe alternating chapters.
- The Hardy boys' aunt's name is shortened from Gertrude to Trudy, but is very much the same person.
- Frank and Joe no longer date their long time girlfriends, Callie Shaw (Frank's girlfriend) and Iola Morton (Joe's girlfriend).
[edit] The Murder House Trilogy
 The cover art for Deprivation House, book one in the Murder House Trilogy. |
 The cover art for House Arrest, book two in the trilogy. |
The Murder House Trilogy will be a three part mini-series, the first book in the trilogy (Deprivation House) will be published on May 20th, 2008, with books #2 House Arrest and #3 Murder House published in July and September respectively.
At this time it is unclear whether the three books in the trilogy will also be Undercover Brothers #22-#24 or if the regular books will be on hiatus or if they will be replaced permanently with a new mini-series format.
The Murder House Trilogy will be the first Hardy Boys mini-series since 1993 and only the third one ever. (The other two are the Operation Phoenix Trilogy and the Ring of Evil Trilogy.)
The Nancy Drew Girl Detective series will also run a three part mini-series; the Perfect Mystery Trilogy which will run from June 2008-October 2008.
[edit] List of Titles in this Series
[edit] 2005
- 1. Extreme Danger
- 2. Running On Fumes
- 3. Boardwalk Bust
- 4. Thrill Ride
- 5. Rocky Road
- 6. Burned
- 7. Operation: Survival
- Spy Set (Boxed set #1-4)
[edit] 2006
- 8. Top Ten Ways to Die
- 9. Martial Law
- 10. Blown Away
- 11. Hurricane Joe
- 12. Trouble in Paradise
- 13. The Mummy's Curse
[edit] 2007
- 14. Hazed
- 15. Death And Diamonds
- 16. Bayport Buccaneers
- 17. Murder At The Mall
- 18. Pushed
- 19. Foul Play
[edit] 2008
- 20. Feeding Frenzy
- 21. Comic Con Artist
- 22. Deprivation House
- 23. House Arrest
- 24. Murder House
- 25. Double Trouble
[edit] 2009
- 26. Missing Double
- 27. Double Deception (not yet confirmed)
[edit] Super Mysteries
- 1. Wanted (2006)
- 2. Kidnapped at the Casino (2007)
- 3. Haunted (2008)
[edit] Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mysteries
The Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys Super Mystery series (which is a spin-off of the Undercover Brothers and Girl Detective series) was first published in June 2007 and is not to be confused with the Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery series that was published between 1988 and 1998.
- 1. Terror on Tour (2007)
- 2. Danger Overseas (2008)
[edit] Graphic Novels
In the spring of 2005 NBM lunched its new imprint, Papercutz, with the publication of two three part comic book series; Nancy Drew The Demon of River Heights and The Hardy Boys The Ocean of Osyria. After the completion of both series, the The Demon of River Heights series and The Ocean of Osyria series were both collected into 92 page graphic novels and both books would become the first title in the Nancy Drew Graphic Novel series and The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel series respectively.
All other titles in both series have been made in graphic novel format only and are published every three months.
[edit] List of Titles in this Series
Below is a list of titles in The Hardy Boys Graphic Novel series:
[edit] 2005
- 1. The Ocean of Osyria
- 2. Identity Theft
- 3. Mad House
[edit] 2006
- 4. Malled
- 5. Sea You, Sea Me
- 6. Hyde & Shriek
- 7. The Opposite Numbers
[edit] 2007
- 8. Board to Death
- 9. To Die or Not to Die
- 10. A Hardy Day's Night
- 11. Abracadeath
[edit] 2008
- 12. Dude Ranch O' Death!
- 13. The Deadliest Stunt
- 14. Haley Danelle's Top Eight!
- 15. Live Free, Die Hardy!
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