Has anyone read Dead of Night? I've heard it's really sad. :'(
I read Dead of Night every October. A really good Hallowe'en book (and a lot scarier than Haunted), plus it is really spell-binding and white-knuckle gripping fun.
But, just so that you know, Dead Of Night is an epilogue to the trilogy Ring of Evil. But you don't really need to read the trilogy to get into Dead of Night.
But if you want to know more about Dead of Night you are just going to have to read this book for yourself, which I give a 10 out of 10 to.
I just got this book like two days ago. 8)
From what I've heard, Mrs. Hardy, Callie, and Vanessa supposedly die. Is that true?
I don't think so.
http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=network&sub=cf&book=080
Ok, need to get that one....
Quote from: HB@1718 on May 28, 2009, 05:07:27 PM
From what I've heard, Mrs. Hardy, Callie, and Vanessa supposedly die. Is that true?
Yeah they do.
Everybody else, don't tell HB@1718 anything else about the book. Let him/her find out what happens at the end by reading the book.
Love that shade of yellow, tom. :)
LOL!
Anyway, I begged my BFF to loan the book to me.
And how is it?
It seem everybody has BFFs these days.
I know, back then it was "chums" or "acquaintances".
Well, they are Best Friends Forever. Just plain old Best Friends doesn't sound right.
What about, "friends"? :o
I just naturally say BFF. I guess it comes from texting so much. Anyway, turns out, she didn't have it (nuts).
Quote from: SDLagent on June 11, 2009, 10:16:57 PM
What about, "friends"? :o
So you want us to say "Our Fs went with us to the beach" ??? Somehow, that does
not sound right.
Your right, that does not sound right. But "friends" does.
But Best Friends Forever makes it sound like really good friends, which they are.
Forever's a long time.
*the voice of doom strikes again ;D*
Quote from: SDLagent on June 14, 2009, 12:48:19 AM
Forever's a long time.
*the voice of doom strikes again ;D*
And so is never, BFFN. :P ;D
Spencer is sad. :'(
;D HAHAHA!!! :P
You go, girl! :D
I?ve only read the back cover description, but I have a guess as to what happens:
[I bet it?s all a setup.]
You wrote in white. Nice.
Quote from: Kismet on June 27, 2009, 07:09:27 PM
I?ve only read the back cover description, but I have a guess as to what happens:
[I bet it?s all a setup.]
Well, we aren't telling.
Why not?
Yeah, I guess I'm just going to stay in suspense until I read it. :'(
Anyone reading this spooky book this Halloween? I am and it is really great. Are Frank and Joe going insane?
OK this is why I should ban myself from coming on here! Yes this post is over a month old but it intrigues me nonetheless. I have this book but haven't been able to read it yet. I'm already juggling a few others but I have to add this one to the pile. Thanks a lot guys. ;)
I finally got to read Dead of Night and LOVED it!! Poor Joe though...and poor Frank. Thinking your loved ones died is horrible. However, I thought Frank took Callie's death a little too well...or better than one would expect. This brings me back to the topic of whether or not he would be the first one of the brothers to kill someone....and frankly (haha), I still don't think he would. He saw his longtime girlfriend die and remained pretty rational. OK so he did "lose it" a little but nothing like Joe's reaction to Iola or Vanessa. Hmm...makes you wonder.
All in all though...this book deserves to be read. It's entertaining, even a little sad, but still a good suspense thriller. I didn't read the trilogy that came before it just yet but it really didn't matter. It's still a good stand alone book. Definitely an 8.5-9 on my scale.
You should definitely read the "Ring of Evil" trilogy too. That's a great set of books in its own rights. And "Dead of Night" is an awesome epilogue to the whole thing. I don't really celebrate Halloween, but I must say- this is one book that is fun to pull out and read at that time. ("Trick or Trouble" is also good too, from the Digests series- I like that one well, but it's not nearly as up there on the scary/suspense level as "Dead of Night".)
The Ring Of Evil trilogy isn't as good as Operation: Phoenix or even it's epilogue.
Well, as I've said before, though I don't really celebrate Halloween per se, one thing I like to do sometimes on this day is to pull out some of my favorite spooky Hardy Boys books- and Dead of Night has got to be one of my all time favorites. It's by far the most intense Hardy Boys book I've ever read (though Brother Against Brother would also be in that number too... The Lazarus Plot probably third. And others- the first few books in the series- maybe the first 14 or so- all seem to be so explosive in action. But that's true throughout the series.) Anyway- I noticed one thing in flipping through this book last night. I may have mentioned it before; I'm not sure. If not, though- I can't believe I didn't catch this before. In the start of the book, when Frank, Joe and Callie are talking about their Halloween plans for a party in the haunted house- after detailing their sailing plans, Frank says this exact phrase- that they will go up to "the house on the cliff". :) 8)
A pretty obvious reference to the second book in the original series! I just thought that was pretty cool!
Also- I was wondering too if anyone can identify the various enemies Joe mentions seeing during his graveyard battle with Frank. I recall some of the books they're from, but I'm not sure if I remember all of them- it's been a long time since I've read some of these books.
Yeah the Casefiles were great and having Joe mention the various Assassins was like a scene from a flashback episode. I didn't read the book this year, but I think Joe says one of the dead guys was Al-Rousasa, the first Assassin they ever faced.
QuoteI didn't read the book this year, but I think Joe says one of the dead guys was Al-Rousasa, the first Assassin they ever faced.
Yes, that may well be true. I don't want to put any potential spoilers here for those who haven't read it, but I can confirm that Al-Rousasa definitely makes an appearance of sorts in the book. :)
And yes- that was a pretty neat way to do a flashback in the books. I think
Brother Against Brother does something similar, as far as flashbacks go. (Though speaking of flashbacks- in
Dead of Night, Con Riley also references an earlier case of The Hardy Boys, when he asks if Frank and Joe are working on a case involving Patagonian tomb robbers or something to that effect- ala
Grave Danger (#61).)
Another thing I love about this book- it's probably the Casefiles book that features the most Hardy Boys chums in one book- Chet, Phil, Tony, Biff and Callie and Vanessa all make appearances. (Even Iola makes an appearance of sorts. ;))
Mrs. Hardy plays an important role in the book and while Fenton and Aunt Gertrude don't appear, they are at least mentioned. Chief Collig doesn't show up either, but Con Riley does appear and he has some important scenes as well.
And of course, we also have The Gray Man and the Network appearing- along with the Assassins. And all the characters are balanced pretty well to have a good amount of coverage (though it's true Biff has no lines and Tony only says like one line in the book- but at least they're there.)
Actually Vanessa makes 2 appearances.
I LOVED THIS BOOK.
A compact, action packed caper. I'm usually not fond of full on action books (eg The borderline case), because they generally have the boys falling into clues, instead of them applying their brains and there's zero mystery solving.
This one managed to be action packed and also have the boys solving the mystery. I liked how the boys actually applied their minds, and linked the whole thing to the upcoming trial. And that cross country chase through the woods was super exciting to read through.
On the cons side, idk, it seemed too much trouble for the assassins to go through. Usually, terrorists don't worry about the outcome for their fallen compatriots. They usually are more worried about the information leaking. Also, I found Joe's reactions a bit ott, he's in fact, I feel, would have been stronger and it should have been harder to break him. But these are minor quibbles.
Rating: 9.5/10
Frank and Joe's reactions seemed pretty well done to me because it seemed both were in keeping with their general characterizations- Frank being calm and rational and Joe being more hotheaded and impulsive. In any case, yes- I also LOVED this book. :) 8)
Oh no, I meant the reaction types were correct, but the intensity was ott. While Joe is extremely impulsive, he does apply his brains, usually
Okay. I don't know how much more intense the book could be for that age level, but it worked perfectly for me when I was younger and even now through multiple readings. :)
Anyone reading this book this Halloween? Will Frank and Joe be able to survive he Terror of the Assassins?
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 30, 2017, 04:53:21 PM
Anyone reading this book this Halloween? Will Frank and Joe be able to survive he Terror of the Assassins?
Nope, we're not into Halloween in my family, not my Mom, Dad, or any of us. To me, with Game 6 going on in the World Series, it would be more appropriate to read
Foul Play, which I have gotten to read,and would like to get it and read it again. :) I have read #80, also. I've enjoyed all of the baseball ones I've read so far. :)
I briefly flipped through it, but I'm with Hardy Sleuth- I don't really celebrate Halloween. I'm just glad when it's over. I honestly haven't had a ton of time for pleasure reading, unfortunately. Work and school are keeping me quite busy.
Yeah I'm not much for Halloween either. Each year I can't wait for Nov 1, when I can put the Christmas music on.
Quote from: MacGyver on November 04, 2017, 10:06:29 PM
I briefly flipped through it, but I'm with Hardy Sleuth- I don't really celebrate Halloween. I'm just glad when it's over. I honestly haven't had a ton of time for pleasure reading, unfortunately. Work and school are keeping me quite busy.
That's cool you don't celebrate it either, Mac! 8) We have neighbors who love to blast loud creepy
music noise for it. It's terrible! :( I hope you have some time for fun, too, besides all the work and school. :)
Quote from: tomswift2002 on November 05, 2017, 06:40:34 AM
Yeah I'm not much for Halloween either. Each year I can't wait for Nov 1, when I can put the Christmas music on.
Cool, tomswift2002, great to know that! 8) You've been enjoying the music for a few days already then, do you have a big collection? :) And it would have been okay to play your music on Oct. 31st, especially if you blasted it loud enough to cover up our neighbors' creepy
music noise! :D :D <thumbsup>!