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Ghost of the Hardy Boys: The Writer Behind the World's Most Famous Boy Detectives

By Leslie McFarlane, Marilyn S. Greenwald (Introduction)
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By Leslie McFarlane, Marilyn S. Greenwald (Introduction)
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“Ghost of the Hardy Boys is an elegant book, full of charm and pathos and whimsy. The writing is restrained, the characterizations deep and rich, the humor nuanced.”
—Washington Post

As millions of boys and girls devoured the early adventures of the Hardy Boys, little did the young readers and aspiring sleuths know: the series’ author was not Franklin W. Dixon, as the cover trumpeted. It was Leslie McFarlane, a nearly penniless scribbler, who hammered out the first adventures while living in...

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