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Hardy Boys Adventures Books in Order

Hardy Boys Adventures by Franklin W. Dixon contains 24 books, published between 2013 and 2022. The first book is Secret of the Red Arrow (2013) and the newest is As the Falcon Flies (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
24
Published
2013–2022
Pages on record
1,953 in 14 of 24 books
Reading time
33–49 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,953 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 14 of 24 titles with a page count on record.

See all 24 books in order Printable Hardy Boys Adventures checklist

Hardy Boys Adventures is a detective series for children credited to Franklin W. Dixon, following the Hardy brothers. Twenty-four books appeared between 2013 and 2022, at a median 144 pages, starting with Secret of the Red Arrow (2013), Mystery of the Phantom Heist (2013), The Vanishing Game (2013) and Into Thin Air (2013). Later entries take the brothers further afield in Peril at Granite Peak (2014), Shadows at Predator Reef (2014), Deception on the Set (2015) and Tunnel of Secrets (2015). No new title has appeared since 2022.

How many Hardy Boys Adventures books are there?

Hardy Boys Adventures has 24 books, released between 2013 and 2022.

Hardy Boys Adventures Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 24 Hardy Boys Adventures 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.

  1. Cover of Secret of the Red Arrow by Franklin W. Dixon, book 1 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2013)
  2. Cover of Mystery of the Phantom Heist by Franklin W. Dixon, book 2 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2013)
  3. Cover of The Vanishing Game by Franklin W. Dixon, book 3 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2013)
  4. Cover of Into Thin Air by Franklin W. Dixon, book 4 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2013)
  5. Cover of Peril at Granite Peak by Franklin W. Dixon, book 5 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2014)
  6. Cover of The Battle of Bayport by Franklin W. Dixon, book 6 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2014)
  7. Cover of Shadows at Predator Reef by Franklin W. Dixon, book 7 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2014)
  8. Cover of Deception on the Set by Franklin W. Dixon, book 8 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2015)
  9. Cover of The Curse of the Ancient Emerald by Franklin W. Dixon, book 9 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2015)
  10. Cover of Tunnel of Secrets by Franklin W. Dixon, book 10 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2015)
  11. Cover of Showdown at Widow Creek by Franklin W. Dixon, book 11 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2016)
  12. Cover of The Madman of Black Bear Mountain by Franklin W. Dixon, book 12 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2016)
  13. Cover of Bound for Danger by Franklin W. Dixon, book 13 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2016)
  14. Cover of Attack of the Bayport Beast by Franklin W. Dixon, book 14 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2017)
  15. Cover of A Con Artist in Paris by Franklin W. Dixon, book 15 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2017)
  16. Cover of Stolen Identity by Franklin W. Dixon, book 16 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2018)
  17. Cover of The Gray Hunter's Revenge by Franklin W. Dixon, book 17 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2018)
  18. Cover of Dungeons and Detectives by Franklin W. Dixon, book 19 of the Hardy Boys Adventures series (2019)
  1. 1
    Secret of the Red Arrow2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  2. 2
    Mystery of the Phantom Heist2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    The Vanishing Game2013 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  4. 4
    Into Thin Air2013 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2013128
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  5. 5
    Peril at Granite Peak2014 · 147 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014147
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  6. 6
    The Battle of Bayport2014 · 146 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014146
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    Shadows at Predator Reef2014 · 121 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2014121
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    Deception on the Set2015 · 115 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015115
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Curse of the Ancient Emerald2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    Tunnel of Secrets2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Showdown at Widow Creek2016 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    The Madman of Black Bear Mountain2016 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Bound for Danger2016 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2016144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Attack of the Bayport Beast2017 · 112 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017112
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    A Con Artist in Paris2017 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2017128
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Stolen Identity2018 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Gray Hunter's Revenge2018 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2018144
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    The Disappearance2019 · confirmed 2/4
    2019–
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  19. 19
    Dungeons and Detectives2019 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2019208
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  20. 20
    Return to Black Bear Mountain2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  21. 21
    A Treacherous Tide2020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  22. 22
    Trouble Island2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  23. 23
    Mystery on the Mayhem Express2021 · confirmed 2/4
    2021–
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  24. 24
    As the Falcon Flies2022 · confirmed 2/4
    2022–
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Is there a chronological order for Hardy Boys Adventures?

No separate chronological order is on record for Hardy Boys Adventures, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Hardy Boys Adventures books in order?

You should read the Hardy Boys Adventures books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Hardy Boys Adventures book also stands alone.

Where to start with Hardy Boys Adventures

Start with Secret of the Red Arrow (2013), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hardy Boys Adventures book?

As the Falcon Flies (2022) is the newest Hardy Boys Adventures book released so far.

Is there a new Hardy Boys Adventures book coming?

No next Hardy Boys Adventures book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Hardy Boys Adventures at a glance

Paused
No new Hardy Boys Adventures title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
Release pace
Hardy Boys Adventures books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,953 pages across the 14 of 24 books with a recorded length, a median of 144 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hardy Boys Adventures books, 19 of 24, were published in the 2010s.

What the Hardy Boys Adventures books are about

20 of the 24 Hardy Boys Adventures 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 14 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Franklin W. Dixon

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Hardy Boys Adventures books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.

Other series by Franklin W. Dixon

Each series linked below has its own reading-order page.