Rock 'N' Roll Renegades

The Hardy Boys #116

by Franklin W. Dixon

When a pirate broadcaster begins muscling in on the radio station at which Joe Hardy is a disc jockey, jamming the station's signal and threatening to knock it off the air, Joe and Frank set out to locate the illegal station

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

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

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

[Jerry (Rebel With a Massive Media Library) · Rating 4 out of 5]

The jig is up! The news is out!
They've finally found me!
The renegade who had it made
Retrieved for a bounty!

(Sorry, but I couldn't resist.)

Seriously, though: This was another fun whodunit featuring Frank and Joe Hardy.

[Melanie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book for a challenge, but it was an easy read. Even though I haven't read all of the Hardy Boys books, it was fun reading another one. I still prefer the Nancy Drew stories, but I like how these books have brothers as the MCs. I found the radio station mystery entertaining and I liked how the villain wasn't obvious.

[Gumby · Rating 3 out of 5]

Based on the cover image, I thought this was going to be about Joe getting mind-controlled to play certain tracks against his own will and better judgment (oh no, they're making me do Honkytonk Badonkadonk for the twelfth time in a row!). It turns out this is merely a depiction of Joe getting zapped by a sabotaged control panel, which is less funny.

[Ethan Hulbert · Rating 3 out of 5]

A pirate radio station from a boat - pretty sure these guys went on to found The Pirate Bay. Standard story.

[Melmo2610 · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun quick read. Liked the radio element of the mystery and the book was entertaining. Enjoyed it.