Hoping to feature Frank and Joe in his latest action-adventure novel, writer Oliver Richards sets off a series of events that bring the infamous Assassins back to town, and the Hardys fear that the Gray Man has turned traitor.
As their friend is aggressively targeted by two colleges that want him for his basketball talents, Frank and Joe find themselves in the middle of a deadly mystery when Bayport University's basketball coach is murdered.
Witnessing a bank robbery, Frank and Joe are baffled by the masked gang's near-perfect heists, and when Joe's girlfriend Vanessa offers a surprising source of information, the Hardy boys must protect her from the gang.
While in London, Joe and Frank Hardy begin an investigation into the disappearance of beautiful English actress Jill Seabright, a case that could have them end up in a rat-infested dungeon.
When a bomb disrupts computer scientist turned independent presidential candidate Nathan Webster's Bayport appearance, the Hardy's sign on as bodyguards--determined to insure that the candidate can run for office without running into danger. But in protecting Webster, they too become targets of terror.
A virtual reality adventure for the Hardy Boys. In Virtual Villainy, one of today's hottest technological phenomena gives a deadly new meaning to the cutting edge.
Frank and Joe, in Tunisia for the anniversary of the Explorer's Guild, search for a killer in their midst when Thor Sonderstrom, who funds the expeditions, is mysteriously poisoned, and secrets, hatreds, and dangers lurk in every corner.