The Secret Agent on Flight 101 (Hardy Boys, Book 46) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is the 46th book in the original Hardy Boys series. This book follows "The Mystery of the Spiral Bridge." The next book in the series is "Mystery of the Whale Tattoo."
The Hardy Boys become involved in spy troubles when they encounter a crooked magician and his henchmen. As with many super criminals, these masterminds are thieves, kidnappers and members of UGLI (Undercover Global League of Informants - yeah, I know, sounds silly, but I did not make this up). To counter UGLI are the good guys, SKOOL (Secret Knowledge of Organized Lawbreakers - obviously this book was written by HICs - Hilarious Initialism Creators).
The premise of the book sounds silly, but the book is a lot of fun. The Hardy boys travel around the United States and to Scotland to capture the crooks and to find their kidnapped father. Along the way the Hardys encounter a castle with secret passages, ruthless spies that try a clever trick to run them off the road, a hot air balloon, a creaky old plane, and many other modes of transportation, including commercial flight 101! The only thing I found annoying in this book was the continuous reference to UGLI, which got old very quickly.
Excluding the corny initials, the pace of the book was fast, the story was entertaining, and there were enough travel to keep me guessing where the story would lead. The book does read much like a low-end James Bond story, and it seems likely that this book was written with the 1960's success of spy movies in mind. All things considered, this story is easily one of the better stories outside of the original ten books.
The publisher recommends the Hardy Boys series for ages 9 to 12 because the series is relatively tame for the previous target audience of ages 10 to 14. This particular book is a very good fit for the new age range. Though the Hardy Boys series contains archaic information, as reading material for an increasingly younger audience they are fine. Once a child has reached age 12 or so the stories may be of less interest, but given the combination of mystery and action, these books remain good safe choices for parents who want to know what their children are reading.
Enjoy!


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Frank and Joe, the Hardy boys, solve a mystery involving a magician, American secret agents, and international spy ring, and a Scottish castle.--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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