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Hardy Boys: Secret Files Books in Order

Hardy Boys: Secret Files by Franklin W. Dixon contains 19 books, published between 2010 and 2015. The first book is Trouble at the Arcade (2010) and the newest is The Race Is On (2015). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2010–2015
Confirmed
16 of 19 titles
Pages on record
1,072 in 12 of 19 books
Reading time
18–27 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,072 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 12 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

See all 19 books in order Printable Hardy Boys: Secret Files checklist

Hardy Boys: Secret Files is a children's mystery series published under the Franklin W. Dixon name, featuring the Hardy Boys. The 19 books appeared between 2010 and 2015, opening with Trouble at the Arcade (2010). Subject tags include brothers, friendship, stealing, and lost and found possessions. Titles in the run include The Missing Mitt (2010), The Bicycle Thief (2011) and The Great Coaster Caper (2012), and The Race Is On (2015) is the last.

How many Hardy Boys: Secret Files books are there?

Hardy Boys: Secret Files has 19 books, released between 2010 and 2015.

Hardy Boys: Secret Files Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Hardy Boys: Secret Files 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 Trouble at the Arcade by Franklin W. Dixon, book 1 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2010)
  2. Cover of The Missing Mitt by Franklin W. Dixon, book 2 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2010)
  3. Cover of Mystery Map by Franklin W. Dixon, book 3 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2010)
  4. Cover of Hopping Mad by Franklin W. Dixon, book 4 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2010)
  5. Cover of A Monster of a Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon, book 5 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2011)
  6. Cover of The Bicycle Thief by Franklin W. Dixon, book 6 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2011)
  7. Cover of The Disappearing Dog by Franklin W. Dixon, book 7 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2011)
  8. Cover of Sports Sabotage by Franklin W. Dixon, book 8 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2012)
  9. Cover of The Great Coaster Caper by Franklin W. Dixon, book 9 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2012)
  10. Cover of A Rockin' Mystery by Franklin W. Dixon, book 10 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2012)
  11. Cover of Robot Rumble by Franklin W. Dixon, book 11 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2013)
  12. Cover of Lights, Camera . . . Zombies! by Franklin W. Dixon, book 12 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2013)
  13. Cover of Balloon Blow-Up by Franklin W. Dixon, book 13 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2013)
  14. Cover of Fossil Frenzy by Franklin W. Dixon, book 14 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2014)
  15. Cover of Ship of Secrets by Franklin W. Dixon, book 15 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2014)
  16. Cover of Camping Chaos by Franklin W. Dixon, book 16 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2014)
  17. Cover of The Great Escape by Franklin W. Dixon, book 17 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2015)
  18. Cover of Medieval Upheaval by Franklin W. Dixon, book 18 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2015)
  19. Cover of The Race Is On by Franklin W. Dixon, book 19 of the Hardy Boys: Secret Files series (2015)
  1. 1
    Trouble at the Arcade2010 · 87 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201087
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  2. 2
    The Missing Mitt2010 · 95 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201095
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  3. 3
    Mystery Map2010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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  4. 4
    Hopping Mad2010 · confirmed 3/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    A Monster of a Mystery2011 · 87 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201187
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  6. 6
    The Bicycle Thief2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  7. 7
    The Disappearing Dog2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  8. 8
    Sports Sabotage2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  9. 9
    The Great Coaster Caper2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  10. 10
    A Rockin' Mystery2012 · 87 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201287
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  11. 11
    Robot Rumble2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  12. 12
    Lights, Camera . . . Zombies!2013 · 85 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201385
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  13. 13
    Balloon Blow-Up2013 · 99 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201399
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  14. 14
    Fossil Frenzy2014 · 85 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201485
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  15. 15
    Ship of Secrets2014 · 93 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201493
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  16. 16
    Camping Chaos2014 · 83 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201483
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  17. 17
    The Great Escape2015 · 95 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201595
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  18. 18
    Medieval Upheaval2015 · 88 pages · confirmed 3/4
    201588
    Buy at Amazon USAmazon UK
  19. 19
    The Race Is On2015 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/4
    201588
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Is there a chronological order for Hardy Boys: Secret Files?

No separate chronological order is on record for Hardy Boys: Secret Files, 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: Secret Files books in order?

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

Where to start with Hardy Boys: Secret Files

Start with Trouble at the Arcade (2010), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Hardy Boys: Secret Files book?

The Race Is On (2015) is the newest Hardy Boys: Secret Files book released so far.

Is there a new Hardy Boys: Secret Files book coming?

No next Hardy Boys: Secret Files 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: Secret Files at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Hardy Boys: Secret Files title on record dates from 2015, 11 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Hardy Boys: Secret Files books have appeared more than one a year on average.
Length
1,072 pages across the 12 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 88 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Hardy Boys: Secret Files books, 19 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Hardy Boys: Secret Files books are about

All 19 Hardy Boys: Secret Files 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 14 of 19. 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: Secret Files 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.