{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-trail-the-hardy-boys-162","title":"The End of the Trail (The Hardy Boys #162) by Franklin W. Dixon","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0671047590\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-id=\"53l79u-sfq4jh-vcj4l3-edkddh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eIn \u003cem data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"25\"\u003eThe End of the Trail\u003c\/em\u003e (#162, published July 1, 2000), teenage sleuths Frank and Joe Hardy go hiking along the Appalachian Trail with friends Chet, Phil, and daredevil Biff. Trouble ensues when Biff is injured and the group detours through the decaying mining town of Morgan’s Quarry seeking help. Instead, they’re greeted with hostility—and a mysterious bag of money dropped on the road by two rough locals. With washed-out roads, no phone service, and a creepy boarded-up mansion, the Hardy Boys find themselves ensnared in a dangerous mystery. As they dig deeper, they uncover hidden gold mines of secrets and soon realize everyone in town seems determined to keep them trapped—dead or alive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e“\u003cstrong\u003eFranklin W. Dixon\u003c\/strong\u003e” is not a single individual but a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate (later Simon \u0026amp; Schuster) for the Hardy Boys series \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/278521.The_End_of_the_Trail?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/278521.The_End_of_the_Trail?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. Multiple ghostwriters—starting with Canadian author Charles Leslie McFarlane (Leslie McFarlane)—wrote under the name Dixon \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leslie_McFarlane?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Leslie_McFarlane?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[9px] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. These writers followed outlines created by Edward Stratemeyer and his family. Over the decades, “Dixon” continued to evolve through various hands; the name came to represent the brand more than a person. 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