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Reading order

The Hardy Boys Casefiles Books in Order

This page lists the complete The Hardy Boys Casefiles reading order by Franklin W. Dixon, with book numbers, publication years, and a publication-order view for readers who want to start at the beginning.

Updated 2026-06-22 / 126 books / 1987-1998

The Hardy Boys Casefiles Reading Order

01 Dead on Target 1987 Buy
02 Evil, Inc. 1987 Buy
03 Cult of Crime 1987 Buy
04 The Lazarus Plot 1987 Buy
05 Edge of Destruction 1987 Buy
06 The Crowning Terror 1987 Buy
07 Deathgame 1987 Buy
08 See No Evil 1987 Buy
09 The Genius Thieves 1987 Buy
10 Hostages of Hate 1987 Buy
11 Brother Against Brother 1988 Buy
12 Perfect Getaway 1988 Buy
13 The Borgia Dagger 1988 Buy
14 Too Many Traitors 1988 Buy
15 Blood Relations 1988 Buy
16 Line of Fire 1988 Buy
17 The Number File 1988 Buy
18 A Killing in the Market 1988 Buy
19 Nightmare in Angel City 1988 Buy
20 Witness to Murder 1988 Buy
21 Street Spies 1988 Buy
22 Double Exposure 1988 Buy
23 Disaster for Hire 1989 Buy
24 Scene of the Crime 1989 Buy
25 The Borderline Case 1989 Buy
26 Trouble in the Pipeline 1989 Buy
27 Nowhere to Run 1989 Buy
28 Countdown to Terror 1989 Buy
29 Thick as Thieves 1989 Buy
30 The Deadliest Dare 1989 Buy
31 Without a Trace 1989 Buy
32 Blood Money 1989 Buy
33 Collision Course 1989 Buy
34 Final Cut 1989 Buy
35 The Dead Season 1989 Buy
36 Running on Empty 1990 Buy
37 Danger Zone 1990 Buy
38 Diplomatic Deceit 1990 Buy
39 Flesh and Blood 1990 Buy
40 Fright Wave 1990 Buy
41 Highway Robbery 1990 Buy
42 The Last Laugh 1990 Buy
43 Strategic Moves 1990 Buy
44 Foul Play 1990 Buy
45 In Self-Defense 1990 Buy
46 Castle Fear 1990 Buy
47 Flight into Danger 1991 Buy
48 Rock 'n' Revenge 1991 Buy
49 Dirty Deeds 1991 Buy
50 Power Play 1991 Buy
51 Choke Hold 1991 Buy
52 Uncivil War 1991 Buy
53 Web of Horror 1991 Buy
54 Deep Trouble 1991 Buy
55 Beyond the Law 1991 Buy
56 Height of Danger 1991 Buy
57 Terror on Track 1991 Buy
58 Spiked! 1991 Buy
59 Open Season 1992 Buy
60 Deadfall 1992 Buy
61 Grave Danger 1992 Buy
62 Final Gambit 1992 Buy
63 Cold Sweat 1992 Buy
64 Endangered Species 1992 Buy
65 No Mercy 1992 Buy
66 The Phoenix Equation 1992 Buy
67 Lethal Cargo 1992 Buy
68 Rough Riding 1992 Buy
69 Mayhem in Motion 1992 Buy
70 Rigged for Revenge 1992 Buy
71 Real Horror 1993 Buy
72 Screamers 1993 Buy
73 Bad Rap 1993 Buy
74 Road Pirates 1993 Buy
75 No Way Out 1993 Buy
76 Tagged for Terror 1993 Buy
77 Survival Run 1993 Buy
78 The Pacific Conspiracy 1993 Buy
79 Danger Unlimited 1993 Buy
80 Dead of Night 1993 Buy
81 Sheer Terror 1993 Buy
82 Poisoned Paradise 1993 Buy
83 Toxic Revenge 1994 Buy
84 False Alarm 1994 Buy
85 Winner Take All 1994 Buy
86 Virtual Villainy 1994 Buy
87 Dead Man in Deadwood 1994 Buy
88 Inferno of Fear 1994 Buy
89 Darkness Falls 1994 Buy
90 Deadly Engagement 1994 Buy
91 Hot Wheels 1994 Buy
92 Sabotage at Sea 1994 Buy
93 Mission: Mayhem 1994 Buy
94 A Taste for Terror 1994 Buy
95 Illegal Procedure 1995 Buy
96 Against All Odds 1995 Buy
97 Pure Evil 1995 Buy
98 Murder by Magic 1995 Buy
99 Frame-Up 1995 Buy
100 True Thriller 1995 Buy
101 Peak of Danger 1995 Buy
102 Wrong Side of the Law 1995 Buy
103 Campaign of Crime 1995 Buy
104 Wild Wheels 1995 Buy
105 Law of the Jungle 1995 Buy
106 Shock Jock 1995 Buy
107 Fast Break 1995 Buy
109 Moment of Truth 1996 Buy
110 Bad Chemistry 1996 Buy
111 Competitive Edge 1996 Buy
112 Cliff-Hanger 1996 Buy
113 Sky High 1996 Buy
114 Clean Sweep 1996 Buy
115 Cave Trap 1996 Buy
116 Acting Up 1996 Buy
117 Blood Sport 1996 Buy
118 The Last Leap 1996 Buy
119 The Emperor's Shield 1997 Buy
120 Survival of the Fittest 1997 Buy
121 Absolute Zero 1997 Buy
122 River Rats 1997 Buy
123 High-Wire Act 1997 Buy
124 The Viking's Revenge 1997 Buy
125 Stress Point 1997 Buy
126 Fire in the Sky 1997 Buy
127 Dead in the Water 1998 Buy

The Hardy Boys Casefiles Books by Publication Order

1987 Dead on Target #1
1987 Evil, Inc. #2
1987 Cult of Crime #3
1987 The Lazarus Plot #4
1987 Edge of Destruction #5
1987 The Crowning Terror #6
1987 Deathgame #7
1987 See No Evil #8
1987 The Genius Thieves #9
1987 Hostages of Hate #10
1988 Brother Against Brother #11
1988 Perfect Getaway #12
1988 The Borgia Dagger #13
1988 Too Many Traitors #14
1988 Blood Relations #15
1988 Line of Fire #16
1988 The Number File #17
1988 A Killing in the Market #18
1988 Nightmare in Angel City #19
1988 Witness to Murder #20
1988 Street Spies #21
1988 Double Exposure #22
1989 Disaster for Hire #23
1989 Scene of the Crime #24
1989 The Borderline Case #25
1989 Trouble in the Pipeline #26
1989 Nowhere to Run #27
1989 Countdown to Terror #28
1989 Thick as Thieves #29
1989 The Deadliest Dare #30
1989 Without a Trace #31
1989 Blood Money #32
1989 Collision Course #33
1989 Final Cut #34
1989 The Dead Season #35
1990 Running on Empty #36
1990 Danger Zone #37
1990 Diplomatic Deceit #38
1990 Flesh and Blood #39
1990 Fright Wave #40
1990 Highway Robbery #41
1990 The Last Laugh #42
1990 Strategic Moves #43
1990 Foul Play #44
1990 In Self-Defense #45
1990 Castle Fear #46
1991 Flight into Danger #47
1991 Rock 'n' Revenge #48
1991 Dirty Deeds #49
1991 Power Play #50
1991 Choke Hold #51
1991 Uncivil War #52
1991 Web of Horror #53
1991 Deep Trouble #54
1991 Beyond the Law #55
1991 Height of Danger #56
1991 Terror on Track #57
1991 Spiked! #58
1992 Open Season #59
1992 Deadfall #60
1992 Grave Danger #61
1992 Final Gambit #62
1992 Cold Sweat #63
1992 Endangered Species #64
1992 No Mercy #65
1992 The Phoenix Equation #66
1992 Lethal Cargo #67
1992 Rough Riding #68
1992 Mayhem in Motion #69
1992 Rigged for Revenge #70
1993 Real Horror #71
1993 Screamers #72
1993 Bad Rap #73
1993 Road Pirates #74
1993 No Way Out #75
1993 Tagged for Terror #76
1993 Survival Run #77
1993 The Pacific Conspiracy #78
1993 Danger Unlimited #79
1993 Dead of Night #80
1993 Sheer Terror #81
1993 Poisoned Paradise #82
1994 Toxic Revenge #83
1994 False Alarm #84
1994 Winner Take All #85
1994 Virtual Villainy #86
1994 Dead Man in Deadwood #87
1994 Inferno of Fear #88
1994 Darkness Falls #89
1994 Deadly Engagement #90
1994 Hot Wheels #91
1994 Sabotage at Sea #92
1994 Mission: Mayhem #93
1994 A Taste for Terror #94
1995 Illegal Procedure #95
1995 Against All Odds #96
1995 Pure Evil #97
1995 Murder by Magic #98
1995 Frame-Up #99
1995 True Thriller #100
1995 Peak of Danger #101
1995 Wrong Side of the Law #102
1995 Campaign of Crime #103
1995 Wild Wheels #104
1995 Law of the Jungle #105
1995 Shock Jock #106
1995 Fast Break #107
1996 Moment of Truth #109
1996 Bad Chemistry #110
1996 Competitive Edge #111
1996 Cliff-Hanger #112
1996 Sky High #113
1996 Clean Sweep #114
1996 Cave Trap #115
1996 Acting Up #116
1996 Blood Sport #117
1996 The Last Leap #118
1997 The Emperor's Shield #119
1997 Survival of the Fittest #120
1997 Absolute Zero #121
1997 River Rats #122
1997 High-Wire Act #123
1997 The Viking's Revenge #124
1997 Stress Point #125
1997 Fire in the Sky #126
1998 Dead in the Water #127

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This catalog currently lists 126 The Hardy Boys Casefiles books published across 1987-1998.

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