Dead on Target (Hardy Boys Casefiles Series #1)

by Franklin W. Dixon

Overview

The Hardy brothers avenge a lost friend and fight against time to save the president in this first installment of the Hardy Boys’ Casefiles series.

When Joe’s girlfriend is killed in the blast of a terrorist bomb, Frank and Joe Hardy pursue a ruthless terrorist leader, the infamous Al-Rousasa, who has targeted a presidential candidate for assassination.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534456297
Publisher:	Simon Pulse
Publication date:	06/04/2019
Series:	Hardy Boys Casefiles Series , #1
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	160
Sales rank:	529,717
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Franklin W. Dixon is the author of the ever-popular Hardy Boys books.

Editorial Reviews

Following the Nancy Drew series, the Hardy Boys are now receiving their own updating. This first adventure opens explosively as Joe's girlfriend Iola is killed by a car bomb. The Bayport police suspect Joe and Frank, but the brothers get a secret government tip that the real culprit is a 1000-year-old terrorist organization. Their deadliest operative, ``The Bullet,'' has been after the boys' father, Fenton Hardy, who's chief of security for an anti-terrorist Presidential candidate. Not surprisingly, the anonymous writers never even come close to fitting the '80s terrorist into the traditional villain's role demanded by the '20s pulp plot. This should still go over big with young boys, thanks to its Ramboesque ethos delivered with music-video pacing and imagery. Parents, however, may question the positive presentation of ordinary teenagers hotheadedly seeking personal and bloody revenge. Ages 12-15. (April)

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