Carnival of Crime

The Hardy Boys #122

by Franklin W. Dixon

With a saboteur at large on the fairgrounds, Frank and Joe must stop him from turning the funhouse into a house of horrors, the tunnel of love into a tunnel of fire, and the Ferris wheel from spinning out of control. Original.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Childrens, Adventure, Thriller, Classics

148 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Franklin 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.

Reviews

[Hoong]

I read this on my commute. It was light reading that does not use any crass words which I, as an educator, appreciate. These are the ideal vocabulary level I'd wish for all my university students here in East Asia. While those of you in North America may find that funny, the juniors whom I taught rarely have the vocabulary level of a 4th grader like alone be able to read and enjoy this series. As a much older man, I find some instances of the plot hard to believe, but I remember I did enjoy the Hardy Boys series when I was in middle school decades ago! I will find more of these types of ebooks for my Nook so I can read to relax when I will be waiting for hours and hours at meetings and commute.

[Vintagebooklvr]

I enjoyed this book. It is a more compact book, both in terms of length and the fact that the Hardy Boys are only working on one case. Two cases do not eventually some how get linked as many of the earlier books, often in a far-fetched way. There were also several possible suspects which made this an actual mystery.

[Ethan Hulbert]

For the love of god, please, stop putting the Hardy Boys in circuses and carnivals!!!