The Hardy Boys: Demon's Den - Franklin W. Dixon

Frank and Joe Hardy are the teenage sons of famous private detective Fenton Hardy and his wife Laura. Together, (and sometimes from help with family and friends) they investigate all sorts of crimes & strange occurrences.... The Demon's Den was published in the US in 1984 & was the eighty first in the series. The book first appeared in the UK in 198 and was numbered 79 when it was published by Armada. This book starts with Frank, Joe and Chet in a speedboat. Chet is fishing and it's their first morning on vacation at Biff Hooper's parents cottage in Vermont. Joe notices a number of police cars at the edge of the lake and takes ...  Read the complete review

Demon's Den is the 81st Hardy Boys book to be published. It comprises good storytelling, a believable plot, and steps it up a notch on the scare factor for those of you who find the Hardy Boys books a bit tame at times. The Hardy Boys are brothers Frank and Joe Hardy, and the magic of the books is that, in every one, they are 18 and 17 years old respectively. This maintains the same perspective and target audience throughout the books, since the first one was published in the late 1920s. They often find themselves sought out by someone to help solve a crime, which I find a little unbelievable, as they are teenage boys. However, there are the occasional books ...  Read the complete review