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Franklin W. Dixon

A pseudonym for a series of ghostwriters hired by the Stratemeyer Syndicate to write The Hardy Boys and Ted Scott Flying Stories, along with some Nancy Drew crossover stories. Leslie McFarlane is the most well known of these writers having written the first Hardy Boys book along with twenty others.

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house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate

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The Tower Treasure

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1927
45 editions, 13 ebooks

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The House on the Cliff

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1927
34 editions, 5 ebooks

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The Secret of the Old Mill

by Franklin W. Dixon, Leslie McFarlane, and Tony Carpentieri
First published in 1927
31 editions, 7 ebooks

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The Shore Road Mystery

by Franklin W. Dixon and Dixon, Franklin W. (Mc Farlane, Leslie)
First published in 1928
31 editions, 4 ebooks

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Hunting for Hidden Gold

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1920
27 editions, 2 ebooks

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The Missing Chums

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1928
26 editions, 6 ebooks

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The sinister signpost

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1936
20 editions, 5 ebooks
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The secret of the caves

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1929
20 editions, 6 ebooks

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The Great Airport Mystery

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1930
18 editions, 4 ebooks
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The Mystery of Cabin Island

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1929
18 editions, 4 ebooks
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The Mark on the Door

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1934
17 editions, 3 ebooks

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Footprints under the window

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1933
17 editions, 4 ebooks

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The Twisted Claw

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1939
17 editions, 4 ebooks

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NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF HB57

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1979
16 editions, 3 ebooks

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The mystery of the disappearing floor.

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1940
16 editions, 8 ebooks
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While the Clock Ticked

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1932
15 editions, 2 ebooks

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The Sign of the Crooked Arrow

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1949
14 editions, 3 ebooks

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What Happened at Midnight

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1931
14 editions, 4 ebooks

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The Mystery of the Melted Coins (The Hardy Boys)

by Franklin W. Dixon
First published in 1944
14 editions, 8 ebooks
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The Pentagon Spy

by Franklin W. Dixon and Leslie Morrill
First published in 1980
13 editions, 6 ebooks

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ID Numbers

OLID: OL21219A
GoodReads: 1879
ISNI: 0000000073632026
Library of Congress Names: n80125961
MusicBrainz: c14b63f6-fb33-431b-b3d7-1183c19e477e
VIAF: 69049918
Wikidata: Q369206
Inventaire.io: wd:Q369206

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