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Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers #38
Movie Mission
Frank and Joe Hardy have been posing as extras on the set of the upcoming teen movie, Deathstalker. The star has already had her trailer burn down, and now someone keeps sending her threatening texts! Can the brothers figure out who's behind the mayhem surrounding the filming, or is this movie going to wrap before filming even begins?
- GenresMystery
Paperback
First published September 1, 2011
About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
822 books1,008 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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January 1, 2013
Note: The continuation from my review of Movie Menace.
I think I expected too much from this second book in the Deathstalker trilogy. Stylistically, Movie Mission is a better book than Movie Menace - being the second book means the action and mystery are ramped up, but at the same time because the overall mastermind can't be caught until the third book, some pretty stupid things have to happen instead.
Like:
Or:
Yeah, be prepared for lots of stupid, because Movie Mission is just so rife with detective fail I... just... can't.
But on the other hand, I did say the writing's better, and that's true.
Or maybe the writing's better because of the detective fail?
Hey! These animated gifs are kind of cathartic. Mmmm... well, and at least there was one very amusing and very crazy taxi chase scene...
I think I expected too much from this second book in the Deathstalker trilogy. Stylistically, Movie Mission is a better book than Movie Menace - being the second book means the action and mystery are ramped up, but at the same time because the overall mastermind can't be caught until the third book, some pretty stupid things have to happen instead.
Like:
Suspect: Hey Frank, move this box for me. And don't worry about the suspicious markings on the sides while you're doing it.
Frank: Oh sure. This box *is* marked suspiciously but I'm gonna ignore it and move the box anyway.
Turns out the markings are warnings the box is filled with live explosives...
Or:
Joe: One of our suspects is walking around with a massive black eye. But who cares, we're too busy trying to solve this case so let's ignore it.
...
Yeah, be prepared for lots of stupid, because Movie Mission is just so rife with detective fail I... just... can't.
But on the other hand, I did say the writing's better, and that's true.
“Big Bobby!” Joe blurted out.
First rule of undercover tracking? Don’t yell out your suspect’s name while you’re tracking him.
Oops.
Or maybe the writing's better because of the detective fail?
Hey! These animated gifs are kind of cathartic. Mmmm... well, and at least there was one very amusing and very crazy taxi chase scene...
June 16, 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.
November 7, 2011
Cant wait for the next one
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