HARDY BOYS 162: THE END OF THE TRAIL

The Hardy Boys #162

by Franklin W. Dixon

BOOKS

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

Paperback

First published July 1, 2000

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 2 out of 5]

I think the series was past its prime when this was published.

[Seema M. Fazil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got this HB book from my fabulous aunt. ( Thanks, Aunt Diana! )
Such an awesome read! I really enjoyed it!

***UPDATED REVIEW***

Another Hardy Boys done rereading.

It's been years since I read this, so I completely forgot the story. It was good to read it again and refresh my memory.

The End of The Trail starts with the Hardys hiking on the Appalachian Trail with their friends, Chet, Biff, and Phil. Then Biff gets hurt.
They're in the middle of nowhere, so where can they find help?
The Hardys and their friends eventually come across an old, strange town...
Two guys drop a bag full of money in front of them.

Full review @ My Blog

[Ethan Hulbert · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an average enough book. It was relatively interesting for a Hardy Boys but also really failed to grab me and was really predictable most of the time.

First some little comments. The cover is actually pretty intriguing. Usually these covers are just the brothers mid-fall or on skateboards or something dumb. This one is a bag of money in the middle of a small town road, with a pair of handcuffs and a dilapidated bridge into the wilderness behind it. Ok... that's pretty good.

The first page of every book has a little "teaser" of an action cliffhanger. This book's teaser was from the first chapter! Come on, that's just cheap.

The table of contents made me laugh out loud. Chapter 1: On the Appalachian Trail. Chapter 2: Morgan's Quarry. Chapter 3... Vietnam Revisted . Sorry, what??

The story itself... I usually like "stuck in a small town" mysteries and this one had a lot of good elements of that, but the town was way too small - there were, what, 6 people living in it? Not a lot of room, not believable. The villains were all broadcast from the start. The one final character's back and forth twists were a bright spot but also didn't really make a lot of sense, really. I enjoyed the armored truck action sequences. But there wasn't a lot of mystery here.

Overall, not bad, but not great.

[Jebin]

I loved this book, like all the other Hardy Boys books I've read. A fast and realxing read.

[Arshiya · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is interesting!

[Mohib · Rating 4 out of 5]

AWESOME book