What do you think?
Rate this book
Hardy Boys Adventures #14
Attack of the Bayport Beast
Brother detectives Frank and Joe come face to face with…a sasquatch…in the fourteenth book in the thrilling Hardy Boys Adventures series.
The legend of the Bayport Beast has haunted the town for almost a century. Each summer brings rumors of a gigantic sasquatch creature roaming the nearby woods.
However, this summer brings more sightings than usual, causing all kinds of people to flock to town, including a few UFO enthusiasts who are convinced the beast could be some kind of stranded alien. More than that, the sightings cause a media blitz!
Frank and Joe have never believed in the Bayport Beast, but when Frank catches a glimpse of a furry creature running through the woods, he changes his mind fast. And when reports surface of the beast attacking people—including a few friends—the Hardy brothers are on the case!
After Frank and Joe are cornered by not one but three fearsome creatures, they have to wonder: is the Bayport Beast real after all? And is it multiplying?
The legend of the Bayport Beast has haunted the town for almost a century. Each summer brings rumors of a gigantic sasquatch creature roaming the nearby woods.
However, this summer brings more sightings than usual, causing all kinds of people to flock to town, including a few UFO enthusiasts who are convinced the beast could be some kind of stranded alien. More than that, the sightings cause a media blitz!
Frank and Joe have never believed in the Bayport Beast, but when Frank catches a glimpse of a furry creature running through the woods, he changes his mind fast. And when reports surface of the beast attacking people—including a few friends—the Hardy brothers are on the case!
After Frank and Joe are cornered by not one but three fearsome creatures, they have to wonder: is the Bayport Beast real after all? And is it multiplying?
112 pages, Hardcover
First published February 21, 2017
47 people are currently reading
132 people want to read
About the author
Franklin W. Dixon
760 books994 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.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 15 of 15 reviews
April 3, 2017
Loved it! :D
One of the best HB I've ever read! Kept me reading till the end.
One of the best HB I've ever read! Kept me reading till the end.
April 1, 2023
Aw! I just loved this one. My long-time adoration for orangutans definitely played a part in that.
The narrator, Tim Gregory, did a wonderful job creating unique voices for each character. He’s got a gift!
The story itself was quite an adventure! I would expect nothing less from a Hardy Boys book, but this one felt special. Maybe it was the wilderness angle. Or it could have been the mystery around the Sasquatch (which normally isn’t my thing but was really fun in this story). Whatever was that something special, it had me hooked from beginning to end!
The narrator, Tim Gregory, did a wonderful job creating unique voices for each character. He’s got a gift!
The story itself was quite an adventure! I would expect nothing less from a Hardy Boys book, but this one felt special. Maybe it was the wilderness angle. Or it could have been the mystery around the Sasquatch (which normally isn’t my thing but was really fun in this story). Whatever was that something special, it had me hooked from beginning to end!
July 12, 2025
i forgot to write down that id finished this one like a month ago.. maybe the friends were the monkeys you made along the way
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 4, 2024
This was one of the most enjoyable and surprising of the recent Hardy Boys Adventures stories. Frank and Joe get caught up in a search for Bayport’s version of the legendary Bigfoot—Frank reluctantly and Joe with enthusiasm. Things get a bit awkward for Frank when he catches sight of something that could be the beast and his careful certainty that such a creature could not exist is shaken. So, he and Joe decide to investigate.
Using a map of recent Bayport Beast sightings created by a friend obsessed with the creature, Frank and Joe go into the woods to figure out what it was that Frank saw. They run into a lot more than they—or I—expected.
Using a map of recent Bayport Beast sightings created by a friend obsessed with the creature, Frank and Joe go into the woods to figure out what it was that Frank saw. They run into a lot more than they—or I—expected.
August 28, 2025
Earlier in August, I read Hardy Boys Adventures, Book 4: Into Thin Air. It became the shortest book I'd read in 2025, at 109 pages long. Now, still in the same month, it got beat by Hardy Boys Adventures, Book 14: Attack of the Bayport Beast. It's 106 pages long. Also, I really did put this book on my Non-Star Wars Sci-Fi Books Shelf. You see, the titular Bayport Beast is a stand-in for Bigfoot. You don't normally associate the paranormal and supernatural with the Hardy Boys. In the books, at least. Hulu made a Hardy Boys show that ran from 2020-2023. I've watched it. And It felt to me like a mix of Supernatural and Stranger Things. Anyway, I thought this book was really cool!
June 5, 2019
I have to admit, this is the first twist that I haven't guessed in Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew in while, so good on the writer for that.
HOWEVER,
What is with the cover? It has nothing to do with the story other than a paragraph long dream sequence at the very beginning? What were they thinking? There are so many sasquatch-y covers they could have done, it seems bizarre that the ignored the titular Bayport Beast...
HOWEVER,
What is with the cover? It has nothing to do with the story other than a paragraph long dream sequence at the very beginning? What were they thinking? There are so many sasquatch-y covers they could have done, it seems bizarre that the ignored the titular Bayport Beast...
June 27, 2017
A fun, quick mystery featuring some of my favorite detectives. It's really short (only 106 pages), but good.
May 23, 2018
DNF
Unfortunately, being the age I am at, these books are predictable..
Unfortunately, being the age I am at, these books are predictable..
January 31, 2019
I love this book it is a page turner.
July 11, 2021
I really enjoy the contrast between skeptical Frank and believer Joe—it's believable, funny, and in this book especially allows for a nice balance between logic and the magic of what might be.
February 4, 2024
My boys loved the Hardy Boys looking for big foot.
July 6, 2025
This one was good, dirt bikes, X-games, really good!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Read
March 8, 2017I really enjoyed all of the cool elements of this mystery - the Hardy brothers, adventure, fun, intensity, humor and excitement! :) Appropriate poetic justice in the book as well. This is another HB book that is definitely on my to-re-read list! Please check out my whole review @ my Hardy and Drew Mysteries blog. :)
March 1, 2017
More of a novella than novel but, as with other recent Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books, has an interesting premise for the mystery and only needed to be fleshed out more.
Displaying 1 - 15 of 15 reviews