Another year has come and gone, and it is that time again to look back and see how things have progressed over the past year.
We've added three more books' characters to the encyclopedia and added covers and summaries for scores of older books.
Below are a few interesting tidbits taken from the site's web statistics based upon most visits to these sections of the website. One of the most interesting is that a Undercover Brothers specific character (Vee Sharp) has pushed out a Casefiles specific character (Vanessa Bender) from the top ten this past year.
An asterisk(*) denotes that a particular item was not in the top list last year.
Most Popular Books 2017
CASEFILES
Casefiles #1: Dead On Target (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=1)
Casefiles #26: Trouble in the Pipeline (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=26)*
Casefiles #27: Nowhere to Run (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=27)*
Casefiles #25: The Borderline Case (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=25)
Casefiles #11: Brother Against Brother (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=11)
NANCY DREW AND HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Double Crossing (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=1)
SuperMystery #5: The Last Resort (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=5)
SuperMystery #3: Shock Waves (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=3)
SuperMystery #2: A Crime for Christmas (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=2)
SuperMystery #25: Secrets of the Nile (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/nancydrew.php?book_no=25)
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS
UB #1: Extreme Danger (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=1)
UB #2: Running on Fumes (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=2)
UB #5: Rocky Road (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=5)
UB #4: Burned (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=4)
UB #8: Top Ten Ways to Die (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/undercoverbrothers.php?book_no=8)*
NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS SUPERMYSTERY
SuperMystery #1: Terror on Tour (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=1)
SuperMystery #4: Gold Medal Murder (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=4)
SuperMystery #6: Stage Fright (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=6)
SuperMystery #2: Danger Overseas (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=2)
SuperMystery #5: Bonfire Masquerade (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/girldetective.php?book_no=5)
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
Graphic Novel #9: To Die or Not to Die (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=9)
Graphic Novel #1: The Ocean of Osyria (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=1)
Graphic Novel #8: Board to Death (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=8)
Graphic Novel #10: A Hardy Day's Night (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=10)*
Graphic Novel #2: Identity Theft (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/papercutz.php?book_no=2)
ADVENTURES
Adventure #3: The Vanishing Game (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=3)
Adventure #1: Secret of the Red Arrow (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=1)
Adventure #7: Shadows at Predator Reef (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=7)
Adventure #5: Peril at Granite Peak (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=5)
Adventure #14: Attack of the Bayport Beast (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/adventures.php?book_no=14)*
SECRET FILES
Secret Files #1: Trouble at the Arcade (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=1)
Secret Files #3: Mystery Map (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=3)
Secret Files #6: The Bicycle Thief (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=6)*
Secret Files #7: The Disappearing Dog (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=7)*
Secret Files #16: Camping Chaos (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/secretfiles.php?book_no=16)
MYSTERIES/DIGESTS
Mystery #1: The Tower Treasure (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=1)
Mystery #2: The House on the Cliff (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=2)
Mystery #109: The Prime-Time Crime (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=109)
Mystery #3: The Secret of the Old Mill (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=3)
Mystery #4: The Missing Chums (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/originals.php?book_no=4)*
CLUES BROTHERS
Clues Brother #1: The Gross Ghost Mystery (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=1)
Clues Brother #3: First Day, Worst Day (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=3)*
Clues Brother #9: The Pumped-Up Pizza Problem (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=9)*
Clues Brother #17: The Bike Race Ruckus (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=17)
Clues Brother #10: The Walking Snowman (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/cluesbrothers.php?book_no=10)*
Most Popular Wallpapers 2017
CASEFILES (wallpapers found at the bottom of each casefile 1-28 page)
Casefile #26: Trouble In The Pipeline (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=26)*
Casefile #28: Countdown To Terror (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=28)*
Casefile #25: The Borderline Case (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=25)*
Casefile #1: Dead On Target (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=1)
Casefile #7: Deathgame (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/series/casefiles.php?book_no=7)*
Most Popular Off-site Links 2017
WEBSITES
HDA The Sequel (http://hdathesequel.proboards.com/)*
The Hardy Boys Online (http://www.hardyboysonline.net)
The Hardy Boys Adventures (http://hardyboysseries.com)
the hardy boys unofficial home page (http://hardyboys.us)
Hardy Detective Agency
Most Popular Database Entries 2017
CHARACTERS
Frank Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=1)
Joe Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=2)
Callie Shaw (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=15)
Fenton Hardy (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=8)
Iola Morton (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=12)
Chet Morton (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=11)
Aunt Gertrude Hard (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=17)
Vee Sharp (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=1259)*
Biff Hooper (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=10)
Mr. Arthur Edward Gray (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=7)
PLACES and THINGS
Hurricane Miranda (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=269)
Hardy Van (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=853)
Barmet Bay (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=353)
Bayport (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=352)
Assassins (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/encyclopedia.php?entry_id=229)
Most Popular Forum Topics 2017
FORUM TOPICS MOST VIEWED
Reading Levels (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=312.0)
Quotes (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=339.0)
Free Casefiles (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=492.0)
Hardy Boys Fanfiction story. (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=2131.15)
Animated Gifs from The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries :-) (http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/forums/index.php?topic=2612.0)*
Most Popular Social Sources 2017
TOP SOCIAL PLATFORMS
Wikia (http://hardyboys.wikia.com/wiki/The_Hardy_Boys_Wiki)
Twitter (https://twitter.com/HardyBoysCases)
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/hardyboysencyclopedia)
LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/)*
Reddit (https://www.reddit.com/)*
Cool! Thanks for the rundown, as always. Nice to know a thread I started was one of the most popular and viewed. :) 8)
Interesting that No. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 109 are the most popular Mysteries/Digests.