Order of Franklin W. Dixon Books
Franklin W. Dixon is the house name created by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for the Hardy Boys children’s adventure/mystery novels. He also wrote the Ted Scott Flying Stories series. The first author who used the pen name was the Canadian author Leslie McFarlane (pictured above). Other authors who went on to use the house name included John Button, Harriet Stratemeyer Adams, Andrew E. Svenson, John Almquist, Jim Lawrence, James N. Buechler, Vincent Buranelli, Karl Harr III and many, many others.
Franklin W. Dixon became a published author in 1927 with the novel The Tower Treasure, written by Leslie McFarlane. McFarlane went on to write 22 Hardy Boys books. Below is a list of Franklin W. Dixon’s books in order of when they were first released:
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Publication Order of The Hardy Boys Books
(with Neal Barrett Jr.)
Publication Order of Ted Scott Flying Stories Books
Publication Order of The Hardy Boys: Secret Files Books
Publication Order of The Hardy Boys Casefiles Books
Publication Order of Hardy Boys and Tom Swift Ultra Thriller Books
| Time Bomb | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Alien Factor | (1993) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Clues Brothers Books
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Books
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers Super Mystery Books
| Wanted | (2006) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Kidnapped at the Casino | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Haunted | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mystery Books
(with Carolyn Keene)
| Terror on Tour | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Danger Overseas | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Club Dread | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gold Medal Murder | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bonfire Masquerade | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stage Fright | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys Adventures Books
Publication Order of Hardy Boys Clue Books
(with)
| The Video Game Bandit | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Missing Playbook | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Water-Ski Wipeout | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Talent Show Tricks | (2016) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Scavenger Hunt Heist | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| A Skateboard Cat-astrophe | (2017) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Pirate Ghost | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Time Warp Wonder | (2018) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Who Let the Frogs Out? | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Great Pumpkin Smash | (2019) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bug-Napped | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Sea Life Secrets | (2020) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Robot Rescue! | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Bad Luck Skate | (2021) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Garden Plot | (2022) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Undercover Bookworms | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Killer Mystery Books
| Killer Mission | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Private Killer | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Killer Connections | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Hardy Boys: Lost Mystery Trilogy Books
| The Children of the Lost | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Lost Brother | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Forever Lost | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys Super Mystery (II) Books
(with Carolyn Keene)
| Terror on Tour | (2007) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Danger Overseas | (2008) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Club Dread | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Gold Medal Murder | (2010) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Bonfire Masquerade | (2011) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Stage Fright | (2012) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of The Hardy Boys Collections
| Ghost Stories | (2002) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys: Be A Detective Books
(with Carolyn Keene)
| The Secret of the Knight's Sword | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Danger on Ice | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Feathered Serpent | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Secret Cargo | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Alaskan Mystery | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Missing Money Mystery | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Sweet Valley High Books
(with Francine Pascal)
Publication Order of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Super Sleuths! Books
(with Paul Frame, Carolyn Keene)
| Super Sleuths! | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Super Sleuths! Vol. 2 | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Note: The Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys books were co-authored with Carolyn Keene.
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Franklin W. Dixon Synopsis: In The House on the Cliff by Franklin W. Dixon (book 2 of the series), Mr. Hardy disappears while looking into a house that may be haunted or a haven for criminals. The Hardy Boys are immediately on the case, on a search for the truth.
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