What Happened at Midnight (Hardy Boys, Book 10)

by Franklin W. Dixon

Book Overview

Frank and Joe race against time to retrieve a scientist's top-secret invention before thieves get their hands on it. But the young detectives soon discover that they are involved in a mystery far... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0448089106
• ISBN13: 9780448089102
• Release Date: May 1931
• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.6" x 0.7" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Midnight Madness

The odd thing about this book is that all the action occurs at the stroke of twelve midnight. The book starts with the Hardys breaking into a house, with Mr. Hardy's permission! They take a top-secret invention to hide for the owner. This is when the action begins. Then while at a party, Iola spots someone snopping around the brothers' car. When Joe goes after him, he ends up being kidnapped. Follow the adventure as Frank tries to find his brother and crack the case! This is one of my personal favorites!

"what Happend Twice at midnight!"

Hi guys! This is my all time fav book and I am a 36 year old woman! I have loved the Hardy Boys for years and own quite an extensive collection of them. I like all the Characters but for some reason I am drawn to Joe as my very favorite in the gang. Hey mabey it was because I had a mad crush on Shaun Cassidy who starred as Joe on the TV show hmmm? anyway, I have read Both versions of "what Happend At Midnight" and enjoy rereading them often. Plus I am a nanny and have tried to expose"My babysitter Kids" to the Hardy Boys Mysteries. I will continue to collect and read the books as long as possible and I am not ashamed to admit to that. Thanks F.W.D.!

My boys beg for these books!

I have never seen my two youngest boys, ages 10 and 12 so eager to pick up a book. They take them everywhere and share them with their classmates. Also, they cannot wait to finish a chapter so they can tell me all about it. Amazing reading. Thank you Franklin W. Dixon!!

This review is for the original text version by Applewood.

This is a good story but, it's got some things that annoy me. For one thing, Leslie McFarlane seems to be pandering to his audience here. The "innocent horseplay" that is so glibly dismissed as youthful hijinks in the first two chapters is only slightly short of criminal behavior and certainly is not what we expect of our heroes or their chums. And how about that party at Chet's for 15 to 17 year olds that goes on until 2 AM, complete with orchestra and in the middle of the greatest economic depression in the country's history? For another thing, Aunt Gertrude is at her obnoxious, overbearing worst in this story. For whatever other faults the villian Chris may have had, one can only admire his audacity for standing up to the old hag. Just once I'd like to see perennial jellyfish Laura Hardy get enough gumption to stand up to Gertie and say something along the lines of "Gertrude, you old battle axe, this is my house and these are my boys, so kindly shut up and mind your own business if you wish to continue sponging off us!" but, alas, Laura has never said a word. Another odd thing is the complete absence of Fenton, who is out west on a case. Not a word from him or to him, even when Joe is kidnapped! I kept expecting him to show up and somehow tie his current case into the plot but he never did. Instead, those two dopey government agents show up for the climax. It would have been just as easy to tie Fenton into the plot, so why use those two dopes at all?.... We also discover another Hardy relative, a "Cousin Hattie" of Gresham. Just who she is related to is open for speculation but it is Gertie who refers to her as cousin. We also learn the Gertie is 65 years of age, which has to make her Fenton's elder, if not eldest, sister. The one part of the story I particularly enjoyed was the Boys' trip to the city. Their adventures there are plausible and well written. The recounting of their trek back to Bayport (sleeping in Central Park, taking trollies etc.) lends an air of authenticity to the story. Rating: B- Originally reviewed by me in my Bayport Times Issue #21

An Awesome Book

This is the best Hardy Boys book. The excitement never ends. If I could only own one this would be it. They get to do all kinds of cool stuff, meet neat people and even jump out of a crashing plane. And the end eludes to technology available today.