Franklin W. Dixon

As I rounded the corner, I spotted Rick just ahead. He paused and bent down to poke at something on the ground by his feet, muttering something that I couldn’t make out due to the wind. WHOOSH! I gasped and jumped back as a huge pile of snow slid off the roof of the ski shack, completely...

Lost in the woods... Bayport High's Green Environment Conservation Club is camping on Black Bear Mountain. Not only does the mountain live up to its name — the fierce, furry animals are everywhere — but rumor has it that a madman lurks in the nearby forest, and the crazy dude has a penchant...

This is the original 1929 story of The Secret of the Caves: The Hardy Boys, Book 7. The book has undergone one major revision since originally published in 1929, resulting in two different stories bearing the same title. While enjoying a summer day boating on Barmet Bay, Frank and Joe end up...

This is the original 1929 story of The Mystery of Cabin Island: The Hardy Boys book 8. The book has undergone one major revision since originally published in 1929, resulting in two different stories bearing the same title. While riding in their homemade iceboat on the frozen surface of Barmet...

Here is Book 6 in the exciting Hardy Boys Mystery series! Frank, Joe, and his friends, while ice skating, get caught in a blizzard which results in their finding and befriending a poor old miner who lost his gold to thieves! Their famous detective Dad, Fenton, just happens to be investigating...

While Frank and Joe Hardy, sons of the world famous private detective Fenton Hardy, are out sailing with their friends in a couple of boats, a sudden large storm separates the group. While one boat turns back, Chet and Biff continue sailing out to sea and go missing. After the storm, Frank and...

Shore Road has a bunch of auto thefts outside Bayport, home territory of the Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe. They find out that one of their friends, Jack Dodd and his father, have been accused of the thefts. This bothers the lads because they feel certain there has been a big mistake and they intend...

This is the original 1928 story of The Shore Road Mystery: The Hardy Boys book 6. The book has undergone one major revision since originally published in 1928, resulting in two different stories bearing the same title. Car thieves are busy in Bayport, the home of Frank and Joe Hardy. After...

This is the original 1928 story of Hunting for Hidden Gold: The Hardy Boys Book 5. The book has undergone one major revision since its original publication in 1928, resulting in two significantly different stories bearing the same title. Fenton Hardy requests his sons, Frank and Joe, to help...

Teenagers Joe and Frank Hardy were not only smart and resourceful but had ample amounts of courage and wits to match. Despite many clashes with danger, they had intelligence and considerable cleverness to cope with whatever peril and misdeeds confronted them. Much had been learned through their...

In this unabridged recording of the third original 1927 edition of the Hardy Boys Detective story The Secret of the Old Mill, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy exchange some one-dollar bills for a five-dollar bill with a stranger at the train station. Later, when they try to use the bill to buy some...

Law enforcement is basically a means of deciding on a fitting course of action in times of need. Much of the work involved means doing it under pressure and that is not always an acquired trait. Teenagers Joe and Frank Hardy had ample mental ability to reach conclusions and act accordingly...

Second in the series of The Hardy Boys detective/adventure series, The House on the Cliff continues the exciting adventures of two young budding detectives in this wildly popular series. Frank and Joe Hardy, sons of the world renowned detective Fenton Hardy, investigate a mysterious old house...

In 1927 the first three Hardy Boys books were published and they entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2023. I took the opportunity to record all three books and will be releasing the unabridged recordings this year. Can’t wait for you to share them with your kids like I did with mine so...

Frank and Joe circle a new case in the wilds of Alaska in the twenty-fourth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. Frank and Joe Hardy are excited when their parents’ friends, the Adenshaws, invite them to come visit their home in Alaska. The brothers will have the perfect guide...

A criminal that seems to be straight out of a Sherlock Holmes novel is out to get brother detectives Frank and Joe in the sixteenth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series. An original Sherlock Holmes manuscript was stolen from the Bayport Museum and now pages keep showing up in Frank...

A twig cracked. I snapped my head to the side, following the direction of the sound, and peered through the greenery. There was nothing there. As I began to turn back around, I caught the slightest motion out of the corner of my eye. Peeking out between clumps of dense vegetation, about twenty...

Lights! Camera! Sabotage? It does not take much to convince Frank and Joe to be extras in the new zombie movie that’s filming in Bayport. Not only do they get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the magic that goes into making horror movies, they also get to wear freakishly realistic zombie makeup...

Three nights. Three riddles. Three robberies. First, a priceless painting disappears from the Bayport Historical Museum; then, two ancient samurai swords vanish from a private collection. A string of robberies has hit Bayport, and all signs point to the Phantom, a recently released ex-con who...

Mr. Lakin made his way over to Don Sterling. “It’s bad enough we have to suffer through your performances onstage. Now come on, we’re going to be late for our own party. The whole world doesn’t stop for you, you know.” Mr. Lakin gave the Don’s boot a kick. The Don didn’t move. Joe...