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Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers Books in Order

Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers by Franklin W. Dixon contains 17 books, published between 1997 and 2000. The first book is The Gross Ghost Mystery (1997) and the newest is The Bike Race Ruckus (2000). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
17
Published
1997–2000
Total pages
1,291 across 17 books
Reading time
22–32 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,291 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute.

See all 17 books in order Printable Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers checklist

Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers is a run of 17 short children's mysteries featuring the Hardy Boys, credited to Franklin W. Dixon and published from 1997 to 2000. The Gross Ghost Mystery (1997) is the first title, joined that year by The Karate Clue and First Day, Worst Day. Jump Shot Detectives, The Dinosaur Disaster and The Walking Snowman came in 1998, and The Bike Race Ruckus (2000) is the last. Recorded subjects include karate, basketball, dinosaurs and snowmen. The books have a median length of 75 pages.

How many Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers books are there?

Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers has 17 books, released between 1997 and 2000.

Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 17 Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers 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 The Gross Ghost Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon, book 1 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1997)
  2. Cover of The Karate Clue by Franklin W. Dixon, book 2 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1997)
  3. Cover of First Day, Worst Day by Franklin W. Dixon, book 3 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1997)
  4. Cover of Jump Shot Detectives by Franklin W. Dixon, book 4 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1998)
  5. Cover of The Dinosaur Disaster by Franklin W. Dixon, book 5 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1998)
  6. Cover of Who Took the Book? by Franklin W. Dixon, book 6 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1998)
  7. Cover of The Abracadabra Case by Franklin W. Dixon, book 7 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1998)
  8. Cover of The Doggone Detectives by Franklin W. Dixon, book 8 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1998)
  9. Cover of The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem by Franklin W. Dixon, book 9 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1998)
  10. Cover of The Walking Snowman by Franklin W. Dixon, book 10 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1998)
  11. Cover of The Monster in the Lake by Franklin W. Dixon, book 11 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1999)
  12. Cover of King for a Day by Franklin W. Dixon, book 12 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1999)
  13. Cover of Pirates Ahoy! by Franklin W. Dixon, book 13 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1999)
  14. Cover of All Eyes on First Prize by Franklin W. Dixon, book 14 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1999)
  15. Cover of Slip, Slide, and Slap Shot by Franklin W. Dixon, book 15 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (1999)
  16. Cover of The Fish-Faced Mask of Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon, book 16 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (2000)
  17. Cover of The Bike Race Ruckus by Franklin W. Dixon, book 17 of the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers series (2000)
  1. 1
    The Gross Ghost Mystery1997 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199780
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  2. 2
    The Karate Clue1997 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199780
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  3. 3
    First Day, Worst Day1997 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199780
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  4. 4
    Jump Shot Detectives1998 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199873
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  5. 5
    The Dinosaur Disaster1998 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199880
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  6. 6
    Who Took the Book?1998 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199880
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  7. 7
    The Abracadabra Case1998 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199880
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  8. 8
    The Doggone Detectives1998 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199873
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem1998 · 75 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199875
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    The Walking Snowman1998 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199873
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    The Monster in the Lake1999 · 70 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199970
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    King for a Day1999 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199980
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Pirates Ahoy!1999 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199972
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  14. 14
    All Eyes on First Prize1999 · 80 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199980
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  15. 15
    Slip, Slide, and Slap Shot1999 · 72 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199972
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  16. 16
    The Fish-Faced Mask of Mystery2000 · 70 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200070
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  17. 17
    The Bike Race Ruckus2000 · 73 pages · confirmed 2/4
    200073
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Is there a chronological order for Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers?

No separate chronological order is on record for Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers, 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: Clues Brothers books in order?

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

Where to start with Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers

Start with The Gross Ghost Mystery (1997), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers book?

The Bike Race Ruckus (2000) is the newest Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers book released so far.

Is there a new Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers book coming?

No next Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers 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: Clues Brothers at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers title on record dates from 2000, 26 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,291 pages across all 17 books with a recorded length, a median of 75 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers books, 15 of 17, were published in the 1990s.

What the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers books are about

All 17 Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: children's fiction is tagged on 17 of 17. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Franklin W. Dixon

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Characters in the Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers books

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Other series by Franklin W. Dixon

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