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The Hardy Boys Casefiles #12
Perfect Getaway
Frank and Joe Hardy uncover an ingenious getaway route in their efforts to locate a missing man with stolen millions, but the tropical hideout they discover proves to be no paradise
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First published February 1, 1988
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Franklin W. Dixon
784 books1,000 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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April 5, 2023
Not as good as I'm used to from this franchise. Hopefully, the other entries in this incarnation of the brotherly detectives are better than this.
August 31, 2025
This Hardy Boys Casefiles book was excellent and I really enjoyed it.
A friend of the Hardys calls them because her father has been arrested for embezzling from his company. Marcie is convinced her father is innocent even though she's found an attached case full of cash hidden in the house.
Frank and Joe discover Marcie's father booked a vacation escape through Perfect Getaway. But as they substitute themselves as rich executives who need to escape the law, they are drawn deeper and deeper into a plot that isn't your typical package vacation. Cut off with no help and no way to contact the authorities, Frank and Joe continuously have to improvise, pretend to be criminals or lackeys, and do everything they can to survive.
It's a fast-moving story with Frank and Joe facing serious danger at every turn.
A friend of the Hardys calls them because her father has been arrested for embezzling from his company. Marcie is convinced her father is innocent even though she's found an attached case full of cash hidden in the house.
Frank and Joe discover Marcie's father booked a vacation escape through Perfect Getaway. But as they substitute themselves as rich executives who need to escape the law, they are drawn deeper and deeper into a plot that isn't your typical package vacation. Cut off with no help and no way to contact the authorities, Frank and Joe continuously have to improvise, pretend to be criminals or lackeys, and do everything they can to survive.
It's a fast-moving story with Frank and Joe facing serious danger at every turn.
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October 21, 2018Choice book # 3 quarter 1
The Hardy Boys Case files, #12 the Perfect Getaway. By Franklin W. Dixon. the genre Mystery and the setting is Florida, a cruse ship and one of the keys.
characters. Joe and Frank Hardy.
Joe is the brother to Frank they go and solve mystery's together there highschool boys and they make serious bank they must make a lot of money to be able to fly around the world to do all the mystery's that they do its crazy.
Frank is the same as Joe because they are brothers and they are the same age although Frank is a different prison there is not a lot of differences.
The mane struggle is Frank and Joe are kidnapped on one of there adventure's.
Frank gets a call by some one who gives a mystery for the two winch bring them to be kidnapped they need to get out and finish the mystery so they try to do that.
I did not like the book because I don't like this book stile and I don't like the Hardy boys books they don't catch me.
I didn't have eney favorite parts of the book because i didn't read this book to read it I read this book because it was a esey book to read for this.
This book doesn't get eney of my emotions because I hated this book.
I don't rilly care if this book felt complete or not because I didn't like it.
The Hardy Boys Case files, #12 the Perfect Getaway. By Franklin W. Dixon. the genre Mystery and the setting is Florida, a cruse ship and one of the keys.
characters. Joe and Frank Hardy.
Joe is the brother to Frank they go and solve mystery's together there highschool boys and they make serious bank they must make a lot of money to be able to fly around the world to do all the mystery's that they do its crazy.
Frank is the same as Joe because they are brothers and they are the same age although Frank is a different prison there is not a lot of differences.
The mane struggle is Frank and Joe are kidnapped on one of there adventure's.
Frank gets a call by some one who gives a mystery for the two winch bring them to be kidnapped they need to get out and finish the mystery so they try to do that.
I did not like the book because I don't like this book stile and I don't like the Hardy boys books they don't catch me.
I didn't have eney favorite parts of the book because i didn't read this book to read it I read this book because it was a esey book to read for this.
This book doesn't get eney of my emotions because I hated this book.
I don't rilly care if this book felt complete or not because I didn't like it.
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.
September 4, 2023
This book was very slow, but I enjoyed the ending and would give it five stars, however I liked the books in this series that were in Bayport better. During this book they survived a LOT of tricky situations. Not my favorite book in this series so far, but I did get through it pretty quick which shows that is not boring.
November 8, 2013
Loved it! :) My now 3rd favorite!
July 18, 2014
How can a man steal millions and millions from a company -- and then disappear? I hate em.
September 9, 2012
this one jumped around too much, I didn't enjoy this as much as I've enjoyed the others.
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