Series · 40 books
Hardy Boys Books in Order
The complete Hardy Boys reading order — 40 books from 1920–1990.
- 01 Hunting for Hidden Gold Amazon — buy Hunting for Hidden Gold Bookshop — buy Hunting for Hidden Gold ThriftBooks — buy Hunting for Hidden Gold eBooks.com — buy Hunting for Hidden Gold
- 02 The tower treasure Amazon — buy The tower treasure Bookshop — buy The tower treasure ThriftBooks — buy The tower treasure eBooks.com — buy The tower treasure
- 03 The House on the Cliff Amazon — buy The House on the Cliff Bookshop — buy The House on the Cliff ThriftBooks — buy The House on the Cliff eBooks.com — buy The House on the Cliff
- 04 The secret of the old mill Amazon — buy The secret of the old mill Bookshop — buy The secret of the old mill ThriftBooks — buy The secret of the old mill eBooks.com — buy The secret of the old mill
- 05 The Missing Chums Amazon — buy The Missing Chums Bookshop — buy The Missing Chums ThriftBooks — buy The Missing Chums eBooks.com — buy The Missing Chums
- 06 The Shore Road Mystery Amazon — buy The Shore Road Mystery Bookshop — buy The Shore Road Mystery ThriftBooks — buy The Shore Road Mystery eBooks.com — buy The Shore Road Mystery
- 07 The Mystery of Cabin Island Amazon — buy The Mystery of Cabin Island Bookshop — buy The Mystery of Cabin Island ThriftBooks — buy The Mystery of Cabin Island eBooks.com — buy The Mystery of Cabin Island
- 08 The Great Airport Mystery Amazon — buy The Great Airport Mystery Bookshop — buy The Great Airport Mystery ThriftBooks — buy The Great Airport Mystery eBooks.com — buy The Great Airport Mystery
- 09 While the Clock Ticked Amazon — buy While the Clock Ticked Bookshop — buy While the Clock Ticked ThriftBooks — buy While the Clock Ticked eBooks.com — buy While the Clock Ticked
- 10 Footprints Under the Window Amazon — buy Footprints Under the Window Bookshop — buy Footprints Under the Window ThriftBooks — buy Footprints Under the Window eBooks.com — buy Footprints Under the Window
- 11 A Figure in Hiding Amazon — buy A Figure in Hiding Bookshop — buy A Figure in Hiding ThriftBooks — buy A Figure in Hiding eBooks.com — buy A Figure in Hiding
- 12 The Secret Warning Amazon — buy The Secret Warning Bookshop — buy The Secret Warning ThriftBooks — buy The Secret Warning eBooks.com — buy The Secret Warning
- 13 The Disappearing Floor Amazon — buy The Disappearing Floor Bookshop — buy The Disappearing Floor ThriftBooks — buy The Disappearing Floor eBooks.com — buy The Disappearing Floor
- 14 The Flickering Torch Mystery Amazon — buy The Flickering Torch Mystery Bookshop — buy The Flickering Torch Mystery ThriftBooks — buy The Flickering Torch Mystery eBooks.com — buy The Flickering Torch Mystery
- 15 The Short-Wave Mystery Amazon — buy The Short-Wave Mystery Bookshop — buy The Short-Wave Mystery ThriftBooks — buy The Short-Wave Mystery eBooks.com — buy The Short-Wave Mystery
- 16 The Secret of Wildcat Swamp Amazon — buy The Secret of Wildcat Swamp Bookshop — buy The Secret of Wildcat Swamp ThriftBooks — buy The Secret of Wildcat Swamp eBooks.com — buy The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
- 17 The Crisscross Shadow Amazon — buy The Crisscross Shadow Bookshop — buy The Crisscross Shadow ThriftBooks — buy The Crisscross Shadow eBooks.com — buy The Crisscross Shadow
- 18 The Hardy boys detective handbook Amazon — buy The Hardy boys detective handbook Bookshop — buy The Hardy boys detective handbook ThriftBooks — buy The Hardy boys detective handbook eBooks.com — buy The Hardy boys detective handbook
- 19 Foul Play Amazon — buy Foul Play Bookshop — buy Foul Play ThriftBooks — buy Foul Play eBooks.com — buy Foul Play
- 20 Night of the Werewolf Amazon — buy Night of the Werewolf Bookshop — buy Night of the Werewolf ThriftBooks — buy Night of the Werewolf eBooks.com — buy Night of the Werewolf
- 21 The Apeman's Secret Amazon — buy The Apeman's Secret Bookshop — buy The Apeman's Secret ThriftBooks — buy The Apeman's Secret eBooks.com — buy The Apeman's Secret
- 22 The Pentagon Spy Amazon — buy The Pentagon Spy Bookshop — buy The Pentagon Spy ThriftBooks — buy The Pentagon Spy eBooks.com — buy The Pentagon Spy
- 23 Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! Amazon — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! Bookshop — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! ThriftBooks — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! eBooks.com — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths!
- 24 The Outlaw's Silver Amazon — buy The Outlaw's Silver Bookshop — buy The Outlaw's Silver ThriftBooks — buy The Outlaw's Silver eBooks.com — buy The Outlaw's Silver
- 25 The infinity clue Amazon — buy The infinity clue Bookshop — buy The infinity clue ThriftBooks — buy The infinity clue eBooks.com — buy The infinity clue
- 26 The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories Amazon — buy The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories Bookshop — buy The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories ThriftBooks — buy The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories eBooks.com — buy The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories
- 27 Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! 2 Amazon — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! 2 Bookshop — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! 2 ThriftBooks — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! 2 eBooks.com — buy Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! 2
- 28 Dead on target Amazon — buy Dead on target Bookshop — buy Dead on target ThriftBooks — buy Dead on target eBooks.com — buy Dead on target
- 29 Evil, Inc. Amazon — buy Evil, Inc. Bookshop — buy Evil, Inc. ThriftBooks — buy Evil, Inc. eBooks.com — buy Evil, Inc.
- 30 Deathgame Amazon — buy Deathgame Bookshop — buy Deathgame ThriftBooks — buy Deathgame eBooks.com — buy Deathgame
- 31 The Hardy boys Amazon — buy The Hardy boys Bookshop — buy The Hardy boys ThriftBooks — buy The Hardy boys eBooks.com — buy The Hardy boys
- 32 A Crime for Christmas Amazon — buy A Crime for Christmas Bookshop — buy A Crime for Christmas ThriftBooks — buy A Crime for Christmas eBooks.com — buy A Crime for Christmas
- 33 Perfect Getaway Amazon — buy Perfect Getaway Bookshop — buy Perfect Getaway ThriftBooks — buy Perfect Getaway eBooks.com — buy Perfect Getaway
- 34 Brother Against Brother Amazon — buy Brother Against Brother Bookshop — buy Brother Against Brother ThriftBooks — buy Brother Against Brother eBooks.com — buy Brother Against Brother
- 35 Double Crossing Amazon — buy Double Crossing Bookshop — buy Double Crossing ThriftBooks — buy Double Crossing eBooks.com — buy Double Crossing
- 36 Shock Waves Amazon — buy Shock Waves Bookshop — buy Shock Waves ThriftBooks — buy Shock Waves eBooks.com — buy Shock Waves
- 37 The Deadliest Dare Amazon — buy The Deadliest Dare Bookshop — buy The Deadliest Dare ThriftBooks — buy The Deadliest Dare eBooks.com — buy The Deadliest Dare
- 38 COLLISION COURSE Amazon — buy COLLISION COURSE Bookshop — buy COLLISION COURSE ThriftBooks — buy COLLISION COURSE eBooks.com — buy COLLISION COURSE
- 39 The Last Resort Amazon — buy The Last Resort Bookshop — buy The Last Resort ThriftBooks — buy The Last Resort eBooks.com — buy The Last Resort
- 40 The Paris connection Amazon — buy The Paris connection Bookshop — buy The Paris connection ThriftBooks — buy The Paris connection eBooks.com — buy The Paris connection
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Track your progress through Hardy Boys
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| Read | # | Title | Year | Date finished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunting for Hidden Gold | 1920 | ||
| 2 | The tower treasure | 1927 | ||
| 3 | The House on the Cliff | 1927 | ||
| 4 | The secret of the old mill | 1927 | ||
| 5 | The Missing Chums | 1928 | ||
| 6 | The Shore Road Mystery | 1928 | ||
| 7 | The Mystery of Cabin Island | 1929 | ||
| 8 | The Great Airport Mystery | 1930 | ||
| 9 | While the Clock Ticked | 1932 | ||
| 10 | Footprints Under the Window | 1933 | ||
| 11 | A Figure in Hiding | 1937 | ||
| 12 | The Secret Warning | 1938 | ||
| 13 | The Disappearing Floor | 1940 | ||
| 14 | The Flickering Torch Mystery | 1943 | ||
| 15 | The Short-Wave Mystery | 1945 | ||
| 16 | The Secret of Wildcat Swamp | 1952 | ||
| 17 | The Crisscross Shadow | 1953 | ||
| 18 | The Hardy boys detective handbook | 1959 | ||
| 19 | Foul Play | 1978 | ||
| 20 | Night of the Werewolf | 1979 | ||
| 21 | The Apeman's Secret | 1980 | ||
| 22 | The Pentagon Spy | 1980 | ||
| 23 | Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! | 1981 | ||
| 24 | The Outlaw's Silver | 1981 | ||
| 25 | The infinity clue | 1981 | ||
| 26 | The Hardy Boys Ghost Stories | 1984 | ||
| 27 | Nancy Drew and the Hardy boys, super sleuths! 2 | 1984 | ||
| 28 | Dead on target | 1987 | ||
| 29 | Evil, Inc. | 1987 | ||
| 30 | Deathgame | 1987 | ||
| 31 | The Hardy boys | 1988 | ||
| 32 | A Crime for Christmas | 1988 | ||
| 33 | Perfect Getaway | 1988 | ||
| 34 | Brother Against Brother | 1988 | ||
| 35 | Double Crossing | 1988 | ||
| 36 | Shock Waves | 1989 | ||
| 37 | The Deadliest Dare | 1989 | ||
| 38 | COLLISION COURSE | 1989 | ||
| 39 | The Last Resort | 1989 | ||
| 40 | The Paris connection | 1990 |
Hardy Boys reading order — abookinorder.com
Where to start
Begin with Hunting for Hidden Gold (1920). The list above follows publication order, which is how most readers approach Hardy Boys — later books assume you know what happened in earlier ones.
Frequently asked
How many Hardy Boys books are there?
40 to date, spanning 1920–1990.
What is the newest Hardy Boys book?
The Paris connection, published in 1990.