Customer Reviews

The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge (Hardy Boys, Book 45)

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Frank and Joe set out to find the group of criminals who kidnapped their father while he was working on a case of sabotage for Tony Prito's father at a construction site in Kentucky. After Mr. Hardy's miraculous escape, Frank and Joe, along with their friends, Chet, Tony, Biff and Phil, arrange to have themselves hired on at the construction site to work undercover. Unsure of who they can trust on the crew, the Hardy's and their friends face numerous dangerous situations before they bring the criminals to justice. This was probably the last of the hardcover volumes that I really enjoyed and none of the higher volumes come that close to being as good as this one. The book was surprisingly well-written and was interesting right from page 1; although, the final 100 pages, once the Hardy's get to Kentucky, are particularly good. I really liked the fact that the Hardy's friends were included in the book and were used very well. I think that most Hardy Boys fans would enjoy this book.

Among it's era, Spiral Bridge stands tall as one of the best book during this period in Hardy history.. It was a rather unique volume with the first 50 pages being a volume in itself and the remainder a subsequent to the opening. By page 50, the brothers are at a Dead End thus the chapter "Dead End" is well named. The brothers were at a stand still in solving this case. After a brief 15 pages of little activity they head to Kentucky undercover at a construction site under assumed names using "jailbird language". I absolutely loved this book. It captured your imagination. They were in the great outdoors among the enemy (Sleeping With the Enemy) working side by side with the very criminals they intended to bring to justice. The book is packed with action & suspense. RATED B+

Definatley in the top tier of Hardy Boy books, and not just for the later volumes, but period. Top notch story, setting, atmosphere, and very imaginative. 5 Stars.

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by torrey v. chrisman
The book I like is the hardy boys. Its about to brothers that go on detective cases. They have 53 books in the series and they live in the town of Bayport. They have a bud named Chet.
I like this book vary much. It has spy work and spenceful stuff like going to a rocky shore and climing it. I would give this book a ten because it is vary cool! by the way the brother's name are Fred and George. That's why I like this book. I am now reading book 45, it's called mystery of the spiral bridge.

This is my favorite Hardy Boys book ever.I read the whole thing in one day.I want to read it again and again but I have other ones I have to read.I have only read twenty Hardy Boys books and this is my favorite.

Well, if you want to talk mystery, this is the book to read. I love it when the boys solve their own cases, and they're teenagers! I recommend this book if you like the Hardy Boys.

When the hardy boys father comes home gravely ill the hardy brothers are ready to find the person responsible but when they go undercover to find out who did it.....well I wont spoil the book..but really this book is awesome........I could't believe who the villain was if you like adventure and suspense you'll love this...you'll find yourself ready it over and over again....hope you enjoy as much as I did...

This series was great for the fact that you could pick up a book and based on the name and cover art alone decide you just had to read it! I read the entire series as a kid, and loved it. It chronicles two brothers and their friends adventures as they solve mysteries of all imaginable kinds. I only learned as an adult that Franklin W Dixon was a pen name used by several different authors, but the series had some great stories. I still enjoy a good mystery.

Paul Buckner,

author of "From Broke to Broker, and other stories of finding financial freedom."

I believe this to be one of the best Hardy mysteries written. I have read 39 Hardy Boy mysteries (and there are more HBM out there!). They are a favorite of my sons and his choice for our read aloud at bedtime. This particular book is well written and the language is more evolved than the normal HBM level. Intriguing plot, that had us reading past our time at night.

As with the other books in the collection,my son adored The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge. Once he starts reading he cannot put the book down until finished. A great way for children to improve their reading and vocabulary skills.