Starting in 2005 this series of paperbacks replaced the venerable Digest series.
The Hardy Boys have been drafted by A.T.A.C (American Teens Against Crime), a top-secret government agency, founded in part by their father, Fenton.
The first copies of volumes 1-4 hit the bookstores in mid-April 2005.
Volume 1 had an introductory price of $1.99 which was raised to same same price of the other volumes ($4.99) on subsequent printings.
The stories are told in first person style with Frank & Joe alternating chapters.
Each story begins at the climax of an undescribed mystery then segues into the Boys getting their latest "mission".
In 2005, Armada (UK) reprinted some Casefiles as part of the Undercover Brothers series. This was not done for the US editions.
In 2008, the cover format was changed starting with #22 Deprivation House.
This series was discontinued in 2012 and replaced by the Hardy Boys Adventures series.
Cover Design:
Lisa Vega: 1-21; Super Mystery 1, 2
Michael Frost: 22-27; Haunted
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1: Extreme Danger - 4/2005 For Sale
Mission: To find the mastermind behind a possible attack at the Big Air Games.
2: Running On Fumes - 4/2005 For Sale
Mission: Investigate and determine the power behind a possibly dangerous Utopian community with potential plans for criminal activity within the oil industry.
3: Boardwalk Bust - 4/2005 For Sale
Mission: Investigate and put a halt to the recent rash of jewelry store robberies. Potential danger on the ground and in the air.
  
4: Thrill Ride - 4/2005 For Sale
Mission: Investigate a woman's death and other mysterious events surrounding Uncle Bernie's Fun Park.
5: Rocky Road - 7/2005 For Sale
Mission: Someone is suspected of planning the destruction of Niagara Falls. Find and detain the culprit before any damage is done.
x: Spy Set - 8/2005 For Sale
Boxed set of Volumes #1-4
6: Burned - 10/2005 For Sale
Mission: To smoke out the mastermind behind and learn the structure of an illegal international CD-burning operation that employs teenagers.
  
7: Operation: Survival - 12/2005 For Sale
Mission: Determine the cause of recent injuries and deaths at a camp for troubled teens.
8: Top Ten Ways to Die - 1/2006 For Sale
Mission: Someone is suspected of trying to murder young rock star Madison Vee. You must stop her killer before her killer stops her.
9: Martial Law - 3/2006 For Sale
Mission: To determine whether there's a connection between injuries sustained by two students at the Rising Phoenix Martial Arts Center.
   
XX: Wanted Super Mystery #1 - 5/2006 For Sale
Two guys are running around the state, committing crimes left and right -- and they're leaving a clear trail for the police. They'd be a cinch to catch, but the thing is, the police are too busy running after you. You've been framed.
10: Blown Away - 6/2006 For Sale
Mission: The Billington Resort has two high-profile events on Saturday: a vintage car auction and a celebrity wedding. But they also have a bomb threat. You have EIGHT HOURS to find the bomb and bust the bad guys.
11: Hurricane Joe - 8/2006 For Sale
Mission: To investigate a string of false hurricane warnings-and subsequent buglaries-that are terrorizing the citizens of Bayport.
  
12: Trouble in Paradise - 10/2006 For Sale
Mission: The son of Don Ricardo, the UN Ambassador from St. John, has gone missing -- and we are sending you to locate him.
13: The Mummy's Curse - 11/2006 For Sale
Mission: In Egypt, a man has been murdered, possibly over a map to a precious golden mummy. Could there be a curse sorrounding the ancient mummy and his treasure?
14: Hazed - 2/2007 For Sale
Mission: Investigate possible hazing at Eagle River Academy, and find the truth behind a student's death.
   
15: Death And Diamonds - 4/2007 For Sale
Mission: Attend fashion show and keep valuable selections of diamonds in sight at all times.
XX: Kidnapped At The Casino Super Mystery #2 - 5/2007 For Sale
Mission: Look into the disappearance of Kathy Boutry, a college reporter who was hot on the trail of several huge stories.
16: Bayport Buccaneers - 6/2007 For Sale
Mission: Investigate sabotage on the set of a pirate-themed, action-packed reality
television show.
  
17: Murder At The Mall -7/2007 For Sale
Mission: Investigate threats sent by an extremist environmental group -- STEMM -- to
the owner of the local mall.
18: Pushed - 9/2007 For Sale
Mission: Investigate the murder of Evan Davis, a runaway teen who was pushed off a subway platform.
19: Foul Play - 11/2007 For Sale
Mission: Infiltrate Pinnacle College's top-seeded football team to investigate rumors that someone on the inside is being bribed to throw the championship game.
xx: Boxed Set Volumes #1-8 - 5/2007 For Sale
  
20: Feeding Frenzy - 1/2008 For Sale
Mission: To uncover the truth behind a mysterious death at the first qualifying round for Football Frank's Super Bowl hot dog eating contest.
21: Comic Con Artist - 3/2008 For Sale
Mission: To discover the criminal responsible for forging versions of valuable original comic-book art.
22: Deprivation House - 5/2008 For Sale ~ Volume One of The Murder House Trilogy
Mission: To join the cast of a new reality show called "Deprivation House" and determine who's behind the death threats received by other contestants.
  
23: House Arrest - 7/2008 For Sale ~ Volume Two of The Murder House Trilogy
Mission: To stay undercover on the Deprivation House reality show and discover who's behind the continued "accidents" before someone else turns up dead.
XX: Haunted Special Ghost Stories Edition - 8/2008 For Sale
Mission: Investigate possible supernatural disturbances at the Undercliff House of Detention, formerly an insane asylum in the 1800s.
24: Murder House - 9/2008 For Sale ~ Volume Three of The Murder House Trilogy
Mission: To finally get to the bottom of the ongoing deadly scares taking place on the set of the reality TV show Deprivation House.
  
25: Double Trouble - 11/2008 For Sale - Volume One in the Double Danger Trilogy
Mission: To shadow teen superstar Justin Carraway and figure out the identity of his mystery stalker before the stalker's attention turns deadly.
26: Double Down - 1/2009 For Sale ~ Volume Two of the Double Danger Trilogy
Mission: Continue working undercover as part of teen movie start Justin Carraway's entourage to find out more about the unsolved murder of the celeb's least favorite paparazzo and other mysterious happenings.
27: Double Deception - 3/2009 For Sale ~ Volume Three of the Double Danger Trilogy
Mission: To located Ryan Carraway, who has mysteriously gone missing while his movie star brother, Justin, was filming on location in Bayport. And to find out what, if anything, Justin is hiding.
  
28: Galaxy X - 5/2009 For Sale ~ Volume One of the Galaxy X Trilogy
Mission: To find out who is trying to sabotage the opening of the brand-new X Games theme park, Galaxy X.
29: X-plosion - 7/2009 For Sale ~ Volume Two of the Galaxy X Trilogy
Mission: To find out who blew up Mount McKenzie, the centerpeice of Galaxy X, and to keep the saboteur at bay before he or she kills again!
30: The X Factor - 9/2009 For Sale ~ Volume Three of the Galaxy X Trilogy
Mission: To find out who is responsible for Bret Johnston's death, and save Galaxy X from another tragedy!
  
31: Killer Mission - 11/2009 For Sale ~ Volume One in the Killer Mystery Trilogy
Mission: To investigate the shady goings-on at the exclusive private boarding school Willis Firth Academy.
32: Private Killer - 01/2010 For Sale ~ Volume Two in the Killer Mystery Trilogy
Mission: To find out more about the dangerous, recently uncovered secret society at Willis Firth Academy.
33: Killer Connections - 03/2010 For Sale ~ Volume Three in the K iller Mystery Trilogy
Mission: To stop the war that has begun between the students and faculty at Willis Firth Academy.
  
34: The Children of the Lost - 05/2010 For Sale ~ Book One in The Lost Mystery Trilogy
Mission: To investigate the disappearances of eight children, all taken from their campsites in the same location.
35: Lost Brother - 10/2010 For Sale ~ Book Two in The Lost Mystery Trilogy
Mission: Frank Hardy has gome mssing during an investigation of disappearances. IMMEDIATE retrieval required!
36: Forever Lost - 01/2011 For Sale ~ Book Three in The Lost Mystery Trilogy
Mission: Frank has been discovered at long last and may posess key answers to questions that will solve the mystery of the LOST abductions once and for all.
  
37: Movie Menace - 05/2011 For Sale ~ Book One in the Deathstalker Trilogy
Mission: Frank and Joe Hardy are assigned to pose as extras on the set of the an upcoming teen movie, Deathstalker. The star, an ingenue named Anya, believes that someone is out to get her--and she's got proof. Someone tried to burn down her trailer! The Undercover Brothers need to get to the bottom of the arson, and other mayhem surrounding the filming of the hit comic book.
38: Movie Mission - 09/2011 For Sale ~ Book Two in the Deathstalker Trilogy
Mission: Frank and Joe Hardy have been posing as extras on the set of the upcoming teen movie, Deathstalker. The star, an ingenue named Anya, has already had her trailer burn down, and now someone keeps sending her threatening texts! While the Undercover Brothers manage to keep Anya safe at a comic book convention, the threats just keep coming. Can they figure out who's behind the mayhem surrounding the filming of the hit comic book? Or is this movie going to wrap before filming even begins?
39: Movie Mayhem - 01/2012 For Sale ~ Book Three in the Deathstalker Trilogy
Mission: In the concluding installment of this chilling trilogy with echoes of The Blair Witch Project, the missing Frank has been discovered at long last—and he may possess key answers to questions that will solve the mystery of the LOST abductions once and for all.
40: The Case of the MyFace Kidnapper - 05/2012 Note: This is a phantom title and was never released.
Mission: Frank and Joe's latest case involves the dangerous underside of social networking. A football friend from a nearby school contacts the Hardys when a team member goes missing! One minute he was at a massive beach party that everyone from school was invited to via MyFace; the next moment he was GONE! The MyFace parties continue, but so do the crimes: robbery, kidnapping, car theft...can murder be far behind? Is MyFace a social network of friends or a network of something far more sinister?
UNDERCOVER BROTHERS GRAPHIC NOVELS
A Graphic Novel series from Papercutz
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Starting in early 2005 graphic novels in the Undercover Brothers series were published by Papercutz.
Volume 1 is a reprint of a 3 issue comic book set issued by Papercutz.
In 2006, Spotlight Publications released heavy duty hardcover editions, available as a set from Amazon.com Vols. 1-3 in shrinkwrap
Undercover Brothers Art Gallery
  
1: The Ocean of Osyria - 2005
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Lea Hernandez
Issued in Hardcover and Softcover
Frank and Joe must recover the Ocean of Osyria, an art treasure recently stolen from a famous Mid-Eastern Art Museum.
2: Identity Theft - 2005
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Daniel Rendon
Issued in Hardcover and Paperback.
Frank and Joe take to the skies to crack a diamond-smuggling team of sky-divers and encounter a young woman whose identity has been stolen.
3: Mad House - 2005
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Daniel Rendon
Issued in Hardcover and Paperback
Frank and Joe must go undercover on a new reality TV show called 'Madhouse,' to discover how far the producers are willing to go risking the contestants' lives for the sake of huge ratings.
  
4: Malled - 2006
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Daniel Rendon
Issued in Hardcover and Paperback
ATAC sends Frank and Joe undercover to investigate murder, arson and vandalism at a new Mall opening in Bayport.
5: Sea You, Sea Me! - 2006
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Daniel Rendon
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
6: Hyde & Shriek - 2006
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Daniel Rendon
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
Frank and Joe try to stop the assassination of a visiting dignitary’s daughter at a horror-themed restaurant.
  
7: The Opposite Numbers - 2006
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Daniel Rendon
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
Traveling across the country on the maiden voyage of a sleek new modern train, the HARDY BOYS find themselves framed for murder! But they can't depend on A.T.A.C. to help them -- because every indication is that it is a super secret spy organization that framed them!
8: Board To Death - 2007
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
The undercover brothers, Frank and Joe Hardy, go undercover at a major skateboarding contest in Venice, California to find out which competitor is trying to kill off the competition—literally!
9: To Die Or Not To Die - 2007
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
At a nationwide drama competition, Frank and Joe Hardy must go undercover to discover which contestant has been knocking off the competition by any means possible – including deadly force!
  
10: A Hardy's Day Night - 2007
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
Hardy discover a rogue mentor agent within A.T.A.C. -- when that agent tries to kill them -- and now the Hardy Boys have only until dawn to find the man's son!
11: Abracadeath - 2007
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
When some of the world's most amazing magicians start disappearing (and not in a magical way) Frank and Joe Hardy pit themselves against a trio of powerful young masters of illusion!
12: Dude Ranch O' Death - 2008
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
When several teens from a “tough love” western camp go missing, Frank and Joe Hardy go undercover on the open range! But what happens when the undercover brothers are surrounded by kids who enjoy being bad and
corrupt administrators who intend to keep them that way?
  
13: The Deadliest Stunt - 2008
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
When a mysterious saboteur infiltrates the Miss Teen Stunt Americana competition, Joe and Frank Hardy are assigned to back up contestant Lind'Z Rider, the most flamboyant and impulsive A.T.A.C. agent ever!
14: Haley Danelle's Top Eight! - 2008
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
This is one of the rare cases that aren’t assigned by A.T.A.C.... when Joe and Frank’s friend, Haley Danelle learns the friends on her MyFacePlace page’s Top Eight are disappearing one at a time, she turns to the Hardy Boys for help in finding them!
15: Live Free, Die Hardy! - 2008
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
The evil female counterparts of the Hardy Boys, the Sisters Noir, and their equally evil father return to create serious chaos! Joe and Frank are working out at a top-secret training facility on the grounds of A.T.A.C. headquarters when the compound is set-upon by Poppa Noir’s anti-justice organization. The only two people who are available to free the captured adult ATAC agents are the Hardy Boys, and they have their hands filled battling their opposite numbers, the Sisters Noir!
  
16: Shhhhhh! - 2009
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
Joe and Frank find themselves on the strangest bodyguard duty ever--protecting the five children of a visiting dignitary during a field trip to the National Library of Education in Washington, D.C. It might sound easy, but before this assignment is done, they’re going to need help from the most unexpected ally of all…their mom, librarian Laura Hardy!
17: Word Up! - 2009
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
Someone has made death threats against a high school talk radio host... and it’s up to Joe and Frank Hardy to find out who is making these threats and why. Before they can focus on that however, they’ve got to make sure their radio host stays alive and on the air! They may not agree with the boy's bombastic and bellicose style, but the brothers will risk life and limb to protect his right to say it!
18: D.A.N.G.E.R. Spells the Hangman! - 2009
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
Frank and Joe go undercover at a national spelling bee where a mysterious madman known as the Hangman is determined to erase the competition! Teens from across the globe have been invited to attend, and A.T.A.C. and the Hardy Boys have to do everything they can to keep the Hangman from spelling disaster!
 
19: Chaos at 30,000 Feet! - 2009
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
When inner city kids are gifted pilot lessons from a flight school, several of them go up but don't come down! Where did they go? Where did they land? Could they not have landed at all? Joe and Frank take to the skies in this high flying adventure as the undercover brothers seek get to the bottom of this mystery... even if they have to sail the clouds to get the answers!
20: Deadly Strategy - 2010
Author: Scott Lobdell Art: Paulo Henrique Marcondes
Issued in Hardcover - Paperback
When A.T.A.C. agents across the country start getting strange and bizarre cases, it’s up to Joe and Frank Hardy to find the computer hacker responsible! Anyone smart enough to break into A.T.A.C. security certainly has the skills to make things difficult for the Hardy Boys – even in what seems to be the empty Bayport High School in the middle of the night. But even the Undercover Brothers will be surprised when they uncover their adversary’s true identity! With cameos by Lindsay Rider, the Sisters Noir, and Dennis Hogan, this special case involves a list of suspects that includes almost everyone the Hardy Boys have ever met!
THE NEW CASE FILES
A Graphic Novel series from Papercutz
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1: Crawling with Zombies - 2010 Hardcover - Paperback
Gerry Conway (Author), Paulo Henrique (Illustrator)
Frank and Joe go undercover as the Living Dead to infiltrate a "Zombie Crawl"
that has acquired a notorious reputation -- a teenager in Zombie makeup appears
to "accidentally" die in the last Zombie Crawl through Bayport. Will the
Undercover Brothers and Agents of A.T.A.C. discover what's really going on in
Zombieland or become the next accidental victims? As if that weren't enough--
there's something dark and sinister happening while everyone's distracted by
zombie madness! Could this possibly be linked to the eerie events also occurring
in River Heights, home of Nancy Drew? This story sets up one of the most
unexpected events in Hardy Boys history - but that's the shocking story that
awaits in the Hardy Boys: THE NEW CASE FILES Graphic Novel #2!'
2: Break-Up - 2011 Hardcover - Paperback
Gerry Conway (Author), Paulo Henrique (Illustrator)
The World-famous Hardy Boys have been solving mysteries for what feels like forever, but the unthinkable has finally happened – Frank and Joe decided to no longer work together. Like Lennon and McCartney, Martin and Lewis, Sonny and Cher, all things must pass. Will they continue as agents of A.T.A.C. (American Teens Against Crime) separately? And will Joe and Frank still be effective as solo crime fighters?
3: Nancy Drew Together With The Hardy Boys! -2011 Hardcover - Paperback
Gerry Conway (Author), Sho Murase (Illustrator)
For the first time in Papercutz graphic novels, the world-famous Girl Detective Nancy Drew must team up with Undercover Brothers Joe and Frank Hardy, The Hardy Boys, to solve a mystery together in Nancy's hometown of River Heights. Someone has been behind the recent troubles in both Bayport and River Heights, as seen in previous volumes of the HARDY BOYS and NANCY DREW. But how can Nancy solve the mystery when Frank and Joe refuse to work with each other? An exciting first for fans of both the HARDY
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