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The Hardy Boys Casefiles #67
Lethal Cargo
Asked to sail a friend's yacht from Saint Martin to the Florida coast, Frank and Joe Hardy escape a collision with a mysterious cargo ship whose presence on the ocean in the middle of the night arouses their curiosity
- GenresMysteryYoung Adult
153 pages
First published January 1, 1992
About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
808 books1,005 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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March 13, 2018
This is my second book involving the Hardys and they have redeemed themselves a little now. Probably, it's because this is a different series : Casefiles.
In summary, the Hardy brothers are transporting their friend's yacht up the Pacific to Florida, when they are forced to stop at San Juan by a storm. A giant freighter ship falls in with them in the bad weather, but, ends up beaching nearby. An investigation reveals sabotage within the ship, whether insurance fraud or something more, remains to be seen.
This book still had some problems where Joe and Frank are interchangeably referred to. But, it's much better this time. No plot-holes.
In summary, the Hardy brothers are transporting their friend's yacht up the Pacific to Florida, when they are forced to stop at San Juan by a storm. A giant freighter ship falls in with them in the bad weather, but, ends up beaching nearby. An investigation reveals sabotage within the ship, whether insurance fraud or something more, remains to be seen.
This book still had some problems where Joe and Frank are interchangeably referred to. But, it's much better this time. No plot-holes.
July 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.
April 29, 2020
A good mystery with a convoluted plot till the very end.
What the objective of certain characters is has been kept a mystery till the last page!
What the objective of certain characters is has been kept a mystery till the last page!
July 19, 2014
"On foreign shores, the search for justice is always freighted with danger."
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