What Happened at Midnight

What Happened at Midnight? It's a question I've long asked myself. When I was younger and reading the Hardy Boys for the first time, almost as much fun as reading the stories was looking at the lists of books printed on the second page in and wondering what the mysteries behind the titles were. Why were there Footprints Under the Window? What was the Tic Tac Terror? And why was a Yellow Feather so Mysterious? Well, this is one mystery solved. Frank and Joe are sent on a mission for their father to retrieve a mysterious new invention from the house of a client. While there, the boys encounter a pair of burglars and from then on the brothers are constantly hot-footing it from the attentions of the criminal gang. Of course the gang have show more bitten off more than they can chew with the Hardys and the tables are soon turned. The boys pursue the criminals to New York and back, get assigned a mission by the FBI and get attacked by a mad, anchor-throwing ex-sailor. So, what happened at midnight? Plenty! It's another action-packed outing for the Hardys and it's one of the best! show less

Frank & Joe have done it again....kidnapping, a couple of rough-uos, a close encounter with a subway, a plane crash, and as always, unbelievably lenient parents and a whole big dose of good luck leads these 2 lads to save society from another gang of hoodlums! Perfect reading for a holiday camping trip in the Maine woods.

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).

Frank and Joe race against time to retrieve a scientist's top-secret invention before thieves get their hands on it. But the young detectives soon discover that they are involved in a mystery far greater in scope than just safeguarding the invention. When Joe is kidnapped, this incident starts Frank of on a chase that could end disastrously for him and his pals.

Frank and Joe once again find themselves in a world of trouble when they are put in charge of protecting an invention but end up discovering a smugglers ring.
Joe gets kidnapped and both boys end up in New York all while their father is off with the inventor, poor poor Aunt Gertude and Mrs. Hardy always worried about their boys.

Review by: Ben R

This book is about two boys whose father is a detective, and his sons are also detectives. The boys are tracking a gang of jewel thieves and smugglers. The boys' task is to guard a secret invention that belongs to a neighbor. The invention is at a high risk of being stolen. As the boys press closer to solving the mystery, Joe is kidnapped by the thieves in a desperate attempt to keep the boys from capturing the thugs. In the end, the boys finally manage to locate and capture the gang. I thought that this book was really tense and exciting. I loved the parts when the boys when to a bunch of restaurants during their stay in New York City because I love food.
Review by: Neveah

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This is the first time that I had to renew a Hardy Boys book. I was at wits end, hanging on the edge of my bus seat. I would read this one again. Highly recommend this book. Very adventerous.