The Murder House Trilogy
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The Murder House Trilogy is a three part detective fiction
mini-series in The Hardy Boys
Undercover Brothers
, published by Aladdin Paperbacks
(an imprint of Simon & Schuster
). The first book in the trilogy
, Deprivation House, was published on May 20, 2008, with books #2 House Arrest and #3 Murder House
published on July
and September
respectively.
The words "Undercover Brothers" are written inside the "B" in "Boys" on both covers, but this does not necessarily mean that these three books will be part of the main Undercover Brothers series, as is seen with the Super Mystery series, the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys SuperMystery series, and the graphic novel series, which all say "Undercover Brothers" on their covers, but are not part actually part of the main series.
The Murder House Trilogy is the first Hardy Boys mini-series since 1993 and only the third official one ever. (The other two are the Operation Phoenix Trilogy and the Ring of Evil Trilogy, with Casefiles #8 See No Evil
, 16 Line Of Fire and #55 Beyond The Law being the only unofficial trilogy.)
Also noteworthy is that The Hardy Boys Super Mystery #3 Haunted was published on August 8th, right in between the release dates for House Arrest and Murder House. At the time, it was not known why Simon & Schuster would want to disrupt The Murder House Trilogy. Some speculation was Haunted may tie-in
with the trilogy.
Aladdin Paperbacks also published a Nancy Drew
Girl Detective
mini-series; the Perfect Mystery Trilogy which ran from June 2008 - October 2008.
Detective fiction
Detective fiction is a sub-genre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator , either professional or amateur, investigates a crime, often murder.-In ancient literature:...
mini-series in The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys
The Hardy Boys, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional teenage brothers and amateur detectives who appear in various mystery series for children and teens....
Undercover Brothers
Undercover Brothers
The Hardy Boys: Undercover Brothers is a detective fiction series of books published by Aladdin Paperbacks , which replaced The Hardy Boys Digest paperbacks in early 2005. All the books in the series have been written under the pen name of Franklin W...
, published by Aladdin Paperbacks
Aladdin Paperbacks
Aladdin Paperbacks is one of several children's-book imprints owned by Simon & Schuster.It was established by Jean E. Karl at Atheneum Books where she was the founding director of the children's department . Atheneum merged with or was acquired by Scribner's in 1978, then MacMillan in 1984, before...
(an imprint of Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
). The first book in the trilogy
Trilogy
A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, or video games...
, Deprivation House, was published on May 20, 2008, with books #2 House Arrest and #3 Murder House
Murder House
Murder House is the final book in The Murder House Trilogy and the 24th book in The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers series. It was published on September 30, 2008 by Aladdin Paperbacks, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.-Plot summary:...
published on July
July 2008
July 2008 was the seventh month of the leap year. It began on a Tuesday and ended after 31 days on a Thursday.- International holidays :* July 1 – Canada Day * July 1 – July Morning * July 1 – Republic Day...
and September
September 2008
September 2008 was the ninth month of the leap year. It began on a Monday and ended after 30 days on a Tuesday.-Portal:Current events:This is an archived version of Wikipedia's Current events Portal from September 2008....
respectively.
The words "Undercover Brothers" are written inside the "B" in "Boys" on both covers, but this does not necessarily mean that these three books will be part of the main Undercover Brothers series, as is seen with the Super Mystery series, the Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys SuperMystery series, and the graphic novel series, which all say "Undercover Brothers" on their covers, but are not part actually part of the main series.
The Murder House Trilogy is the first Hardy Boys mini-series since 1993 and only the third official one ever. (The other two are the Operation Phoenix Trilogy and the Ring of Evil Trilogy, with Casefiles #8 See No Evil
See No Evil (Hardy Boys novel)
See No Evil, the 8th installment of the Hardy Boys Casefiles paperback series, was published in 1987. The plot involves Frank's girlfriend Callie Shaw attempting to join the boys in their crime fighting escapades, and centers around a top-secret codebook and a network of fraud, corruption and murder....
, 16 Line Of Fire and #55 Beyond The Law being the only unofficial trilogy.)
Also noteworthy is that The Hardy Boys Super Mystery #3 Haunted was published on August 8th, right in between the release dates for House Arrest and Murder House. At the time, it was not known why Simon & Schuster would want to disrupt The Murder House Trilogy. Some speculation was Haunted may tie-in
Tie-in
A tie-in is an authorized product based on a media property a company is releasing, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property...
with the trilogy.
Aladdin Paperbacks also published a Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew is a fictional young amateur detective in various mystery series for all ages. She was created by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate book packaging firm. The character first appeared in 1930. The books have been ghostwritten by a number of authors and are published...
Girl Detective
Girl Detective
Girl Detective is a series replacing the long-running Nancy Drew mysteries series, which had been running since 1930, first from Grosset & Dunlap and latterly from Simon & Schuster...
mini-series; the Perfect Mystery Trilogy which ran from June 2008 - October 2008.