Hardy Boys Books in Order
Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon contains 440 books, published between 1927 and 2023. The first book is The Tower Treasure (1927) and the newest is Undercover Bookworms (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
Also searched as The Hardy Boys.
- Books
- 440
- Published
- 1927–2023
- Confirmed
- 174 of 440 titles
- Pages on record
- 49,879 in 331 of 440 books
- Reading time
- 831–1,247 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 49,879 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 331 of 440 titles with a page count on record.
Two brothers solve mysteries across the Hardy Boys books, credited to Franklin W. Dixon and first published in 1927 with The Tower Treasure. The catalogue reaches 440 titles, spread over the Casefiles, Clues Brothers, Undercover Brothers, Secret Files and Killer Mystery lines, plus crossover volumes with Nancy Drew. Undercover Bookworms (2023) is the most recent entry. Books are short, at a median of 155 pages.
How many Hardy Boys books are there?
Hardy Boys has 440 books, released between 1927 and 2023.
Hardy Boys Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 440 Hardy Boys books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
There are 440 recorded titles, more than one list usefully holds. The 300 earliest are below; the series linked further down carry the rest, each in its own order.
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Do you have to read Hardy Boys books in order?
You should read the Hardy Boys books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hardy Boys book also stands alone.
Where to start with Hardy Boys
Start with The Tower Treasure (1927), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Hardy Boys book?
Undercover Bookworms (2023) is the newest Hardy Boys book released so far.
Is there a new Hardy Boys book coming?
No next Hardy Boys book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Hardy Boys Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 440 books in publication order is on the Hardy Boys reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Hardy Boys at a glance
- Paused
- No new Hardy Boys title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- Hardy Boys books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 49,879 pages across the 331 of 440 books with a recorded length, a median of 155 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Hardy Boys books, 168 of 440, were published in the 1990s.
What the Hardy Boys books are about
430 of the 440 Hardy Boys books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 353 of 430. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 353 of 430 books
- Children's fiction 306 of 430 books
- CollectionID:HBCFS 109 of 430 books
- CollectionID:HBMS3 68 of 430 books
- Brothers 50 of 430 books
- CollectionID:HBMS1 27 of 430 books
- Adventure stories 25 of 430 books
- CollectionID:HBCB 16 of 430 books
More books by Franklin W. Dixon
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Franklin W. Dixon books in order 473 books
Series that include Hardy Boys books
Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.