As did I, my father had talked my grandfather into buying them as they were released in Norwegian in the fifties, so I had some fifty books on my shelves and re

As did I, my father had talked my grandfather into buying them as they were released in Norwegian in the fifties, so I had some fifty books on my shelves and read them all, some several times. I adored them, but in hindsight: Gawds, how formulaic they were. I bet with some practice, a ghostwriter could probably churn out a Hardy Boys book in a couple of days. Excellent childhood memories, though - along with Anthony Buckeridge's Jennings books, I spent more time with Hardy Boys books during rainy summers than I care admit.