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#51

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by MysteryFan89 - September 23, 2024, 04:39:57 PM

https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=3018.msg78010#msg78010
You might want to check this out.  However the Stratemeyer Syndicate has been slowly changing the type of story told in the Mystery Stories in the late-70's/early-80's.  #74 "Tic-Tac-Terror" had the Hardy's yellow convertible blown up by terrorists, something that would reappear in the Casefiles.

#86 The Mystery of the Silver Star is another one, right? Were those all written by the same person? 

#52

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by tomswift2002 - September 23, 2024, 04:18:58 PM

https://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=3018.msg78010#msg78010

You might want to check this out.  However the Stratemeyer Syndicate has been slowly changing the type of story told in the Mystery Stories in the late-70's/early-80's.  #74 "Tic-Tac-Terror" had the Hardy's yellow convertible blown up by terrorists, something that would reappear in the Casefiles.

#53

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / #85 The Skyfire Puzzle

Last post by MysteryFan89 - September 22, 2024, 11:03:04 PM

I just read this book for the first time, and this felt so much like a Casefile, not a regular book in the series. Can anyone explain? This felt so much like Dead on Target, but not at the same time.

#54

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: 19 Years

Last post by MysteryFan89 - September 22, 2024, 10:57:20 PM

Wow, 19 years. No wonder I don't remember any of the original books coming out. I was only like 14/15 years at the time. Still trying to get the books and am finding out it's a very expensive endeavor. 

#55

General Hardy Boys Discussions / Re: Hardy family relatives

Last post by MacGyver - September 19, 2024, 05:27:16 PM

Laura's name was given way back in 1927 by Leslie McFarlane.

Okay- thanks for clearing that up. I have only read a few of the original text books.

#56

General Hardy Boys Discussions / Re: Hardy family relatives

Last post by tomswift2002 - September 19, 2024, 10:26:44 AM

Thanks for the info folks, not quite enough for a whole family tree
Wasn't Mrs. Hardy accidentally called "Mildred" or something in one of the original books?

That was the original "The Mystery of the Flying Express", where Collig was also called Finch. 

[Spoiler]

#57

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: No. 182 Secret of the Sold...

Last post by CalvinKnox - September 18, 2024, 08:11:15 PM

I haven't read it since 2003-04, and I recall that at the time it was ok but not good.  Otherwise in some ways I think it reminded me of "Evil In Amsterdam", but not as good and I don't recall much 20 years later.

Yes Evil in Amsterdam was heaps better, and not just because I'm dutch.
Spoiler the gold in The Secret of the Soldier's Gold, doesn't actually exist!  Turns out the soldier returned after the war and dug it up (so about 55 years before the story).  He had deposited it into a savings account which is handed over to Mrs. Rilke. 

#58

Hardy Boys Originals / Digests / Re: No. 182 Secret of the Sold...

Last post by CalvinKnox - September 18, 2024, 07:57:23 PM

The same ghostwriter wrote the Nancy Drew digest "The Mystery in Tornado Alley", which also killed off a villain. George Edward Stanley pretty did whatever he wanted with his books, and the editors didn't seem to care. He is pretty infamous for writing what are considered the worst books in the HB Digest series, "The Case of the Psychic's Vision" and "The Mystery of the Black Rhino". (I will say that one of his ND Digest books, "No Strings Attached", was pretty good)

I'm pretty sure I've read The Mystery in Tornado Alley, but it wasn't memorable.  Black Rhino was the first non GD Hardy Boy book I ever read.  I don't remember it being awful, however I dismissed all non GD books for the next 2 years, so there might be a connexion... 

#59

General Hardy Boys Discussions / Re: Hardy family relatives

Last post by CalvinKnox - September 18, 2024, 07:47:18 PM

Thanks for the info folks, not quite enough for a whole family tree
Wasn't Mrs. Hardy accidentally called "Mildred" or something in one of the original books?

#60

General Hardy Boys Discussions / Re: Hardy family relatives

Last post by VLoneWolf - September 16, 2024, 04:48:04 PM

I think they have a cousin in the Mystery of the Whale Tattoo. Its been a long time since I read it but I think their Aunt Gertrude said her cousin Elmer? was going to visit.