I read a lot of the Hardy Boys books as a kid--mostly around kindergarten through second grade--and with some of the classic hardbacks still in my possession, I thought it would be fun to dive back in and see how they held up to my adult eye. Honestly, it was a lot of fun in a nostalgic way, and I'll probably revisit the others on my shelves. I was surprised by how Scooby-Doo-ish the story felt and the number of coincidences in this one, so I'm curious if that will carry over to other books. I know I felt as a kid that the 'casefile' books were far more exciting than the originals too, so comparing at this much later date will be interesting.

All told, though, I can see why/how these books had (have?) such a following, and this one was certainly easy to devour! ( )

When in doubt, grab the next Hardy Boys off the shelf!! Our 2 high school detective brothers (with the longest summer vacation in the world!), offer to help out a client in need when their famous father is unavailable on a much needed vacation in Maine with his wife. Waterfront burglary, a creepy abandoned home on an inland riverbank, a near drowning, a dangerous explosive device, a missing jade collection, mysterious cars and a case of mistaken identity all wrapped into one. The chums help out as always, and not to spoil it, but the fellows do live to solve another mystery. As silly as they are on one level, i almost cannot put these down. I am so glad there are actually 50+ of these! ( )

I love the Hardy Boys so much. This is one of my favorites in the original Mysteries Stories series.

This book is about two young kids get caught in a house that appears to be haunted. I highly recmmend this book to who likes mysterys ( )

I enjoyed this book along with the others in the series. The ending was a nailbitter because they were almost blown up ( )