July 2010 Book Club Discussion: Murder On The Fourth of July

[tomswift2002]

Murder On the Fourth Of July
Published: July 1996

I'll be posting my review here shortly, but feel free to go ahead and discuss this "liberating" Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys SuperMystery'88 book.

[MacGyver]

Is this the only Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew book set on America's Independence Day? I was trying to think on this the other day and this is about the only title that immediately comes to mind. I know the "Oh Say Can You Sing" episode of The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries is also set on the 4th. of July- but that's about the only ones I could think of.

[tomswift2002]

Well I know that there are no Hardy Boys or Tom Swift books set during Canada Day, which would've been nice.

[MacGyver]

Yeah- they could stand to have the Hardy Boys and Tom Swift be more international sometimes, but they are American characters after all...
At least they've actually been to Canada on some occasions. (I can't speak for Tom Swift, but I know the Hardy Boys head up to Canada in "The Viking Symbol Mystery" and "Countdown to Terror" and probably some others I'm not thinking of right now.)

[tomswift2002]

Tom Swift was in the Dominion of Canada in Tom Swift And His Great Searchlight (1912).  And then in one of the TSJR books the Canadian coast guard was involved with the US Navy in something out in the Atlantic that was near Tom's location.

But the Hardy's have been in Canada a few times, even with Nancy Drew in New Year's Evil.

[hardygirl847]

On behalf of Tomswift2002 who chose this Super Mystery, let the discussion begin.


I only have time right now to make a quick comment. I liked how the beginning really felt like a normal Hardy Boys book. I liked the focus on Frank and Joe. Unlike some of the newer ND/HB books, their character traits were consistent with other canon series. I really appreciated that. I wasn't overly fond of the fireworks information....it seemed to beat me over the head a little with stuff I didn't need to know for the story. At least that's how I felt. More later...gotta go for now.

Comments? Reviews?

[tomswift2002]

On behalf of Tomswift2002 who chose this Super Mystery, let the discussion begin.

You realize that I started a discussion on this under the SuperMystery's section.
http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=1979.0

[hardygirl847]

You realize that I started a discussion on this under the SuperMystery's section.
http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=1979.0

lol! Nope...guess not. Thought they always go in the main section. Oops. 

[tomswift2002]

lol! Nope...guess not. Thought they always go in the main section. Oops. 

Well I just checked the Schedule discussion, and we never thought about where to put the topics.  I was also thinking that in case someone talks about this book in the future, instead of having a thread here in the main topic that the webmaster may have to add a "new thread" to in the future, why not just have it in the proper series section.  Of course, if people want it in the General Discussions...

[hardygirl847]

I always assumed it would be in the General Section but it really doesn't matter. I didn't see it and made a new thread instead of looking in the corresponding category. Oops.

[SDLagent]

I think putting them all in "General Discussions" would make sense.

[hardygirl847]

Agreed. We shall continue that way. Spencer, you're up for August with What Happened at Midnight!

[tomswift2002]

I think putting them all in "General Discussions" would make sense.

Or should there maybe be a "Child Board" under General Discussions for this monthly Book clubs so that they can all be in one place for future reference, instead of having to go through different pages to look for all of them?

[hardygirl847]

Or maybe SkyWarp can make us a Book Club Discussion section to ease the whole process?