The Great Airport Mystery

As always, things get off to an exciting start with Frank and Joe's car forced off the road, shot at and overturned by a low-flying aeroplane in the space of the first chapter. They are on their way home to take on a case for their father, a mystery involving electronics parts going missing from shipments of the Stanwide Mining Equipment Company. Inevitably, in the course of their investigations, they also go hunting for the truth about the plane involved in their earlier close shave and find that the both cases may be closely linked.
Classic stuff, this has been one of my favourites so far; the pace of the introduction almost keeps up all the way through and there are some great action scenes involving several disaster-prone flights. show more The carefree attitude with which the Hardys will charter a flight to some far-flung destination in search of a clue was always part of the charm of these books for me - what a lifestyle! In this, they're hopping all over the country in all sorts of planes and helicopters and at one point head all the way to the Carribean for an overnight stay. This is the Hardy Boys I remember! show less

Wonderful escape read that took the 'boys wonder' on an airborne excursion from the Caribbean to the mountains of Montana. As a young 'un, i was always envious of how lenient the Hardy Boys' parents were, but now as an oldster, I'm thinking "were they nuts!!" Nothing ever fazed anyone in this family, other than Aunt Gertrude worrying about missed meals! Still, these are delightful to me, and I am not always able to figure out the story before the end. Pure unadulterated fun! Yay!

Review by: Ben R

This book is about two high school-aged boys whose father is a detective, as are his sons. The detectives discover that priceless electronic parts are being stolen from Stanwide Mining Company. The boys pose as employees for Stanwide, hoping to uncover clues the thieves have left behind. The boys succeed in their undercover work and finally locate the thieves hideout on an island. However, assuming the boys would try to find their location, the burglars flee to another location in Montana. Unknown to the thieves, the boys found their flight plan to their new hideout. The detectives immediately fly to the thugs' hideout and pounce. They effectively capture the entire group of thieves as a climax to the book. I really show more like this book because it is so complex. I also admire the way the author made the ending not exactly what you would expect. show less

Review by: Ben R

This book is about two high school-aged boys whose father is a detective, as are his sons. The detectives discover that priceless electronic parts are being stolen from Stanwide Mining Company. The boys pose as employees for Stanwide, hoping to uncover clues the thieves have left behind. The boys succeed in their undercover work and finally locate the thieves hideout on an island. However, assuming the boys would try to find their location, the burglars flee to another location in Montana. Unknown to the thieves, the boys found their flight plan to their new hideout. The detectives immediately fly to the thugs' hideout and pounce. They effectively capture the entire group of thieves as a climax to the book. I really show more like this book because it is so complex. I also admire the way the author made the ending not exactly what you would expect. show less

I absolutely loved Nancy Drew growing up. This was a series I latched on to for dear life and never let go. So after my obsession with Nancy Drew started to dwindle (mostly because I had read all the ones I could get my hands on), I moved on to The Hardy Boys because that was the natural next step, duh. Love the Hardy Boys (though they weren't quite as amazing and Nancy Drew and her friends).

Airplanes, helicopters, ghosts, islands, caves and much more, including a gang and stolen merchandise. It's a good thing the Hardy's are on the case and of course some help from Chet.

This was the victim of my altered book project for class, so I read it before putting it out of its misery