Minor Characters in The Hardy Boys

Many minor characters have appeared in The Hardy Boys.

Mrs. Conrad

:First Appearance: The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #5 "Rocky Road" (2005) Mrs. Conrad is the mother of Brian and Belinda Conrad. [ [http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=characters&character_id=006 Mrs. Conrad | The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Encyclopedia ] ] Joe describes her as a ‘‘fire-breathing dragon’’. Her eyes and face are red and swollen from either drinking or crying. She smokes Cigars and has a bad temper. The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #5 "Rocky Road"] She and her husband are miserable people and it’s surprising their still together. The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #10 "Blown Away"]

Adam Franklin

:First Appearance: The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #3 "Boardwalk Bust" (2005) [ [http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=characters&character_id=008 Adam Franklin | The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Encyclopedia ] ] Adam works at Bayport Airport is the Hardys’ airplane maintenance man. He is an old friend of Aunt Trudy and has even dated her once. He knows about ATAC – he has to, since Frank and Joe sometimes have to fly planes to obscure locations while on their missions. The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #5 "Rocky Road"] He is bald, but wears a Red Sox baseball cap. [ [http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=characters&character_id=008 Adam Franklin | The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Encyclopedia ] ]

Laura Hardy

Laura is the pretty and petite stay-at-home (in the Undercover Brothers she works as a librarian.) mother of Frank and Joe in the Hardy Boys novels. She is married to Fenton Hardy the private investigator and they all live in fictitious Bayport, New York with Fenton's sister, Aunt Gertrude.

amuel Peterson

:First Appearance: The Hardy Boys Casefiles #5 "Edge of Destruction" (1987)
Fenton Hardy’s former partner, Sam Peterson is the chief of police in New York City in the Casefiles series. When he and Fenton worked together they cracked some of the toughest cases in the department's history. [ [http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=network&sub=characters&character_id=018 Samuel Peterson | The Hardy Boys Casefiles Encyclopedia ] ]

In Casefiles #5 "Edge of Destruction" he ran for Mayor of New York City, but had to pull out of the campaign because of heart problems.The Hardy Boys Casefiles #5 "Edge of Destruction"]

Peterson lives with his wife in New York, and is powerfully built black man, with graying black hair.The Hardy Boys Casefiles #32 "Blood Money"]

Playback

:First Appearance: The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #1 "Extreme Danger" (2005) The Hardys acquired their pet parrot in Undercover Brothers #1 "Extreme Danger", from "Wings" Maletta. Belinda Conrad named him Playback because he repeats many things that are said. The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #1 "Extreme Danger"] He has since taken a liking to Aunt Trudy [ [http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=characters&character_id=014 Playback | The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Encyclopedia ] ] and they have a love/hate relationship.

Q. T.

:First Appearance: The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers #3 "Boardwalk Bust" (2005)Q.T. or just Q is the director of ATAC and is usually the person who narrates the ATAC mission CDs. According to book #3 "Boardwalk Bust" he never smiles, [ [http://www.hardyboyscasefiles.com/index.php?nav=atac&sub=characters&character_id=017 Q. T. | The Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers Encyclopedia ] ] but then according to some other books he has a famous cheerless smile. Q has only ever appeared in mission CDs, never in person.

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