Anyone whose read most of the Hardy Boys books (especially the first fifty or so) will really see a lot of changes that the authors have made. This book has a good plot, but why, all of a sudden, are we told that Police Chief Collig finds them meddlesome and doesn't really like the boys? Part of the foundation of the stories has always been respect and cooperation between the Hardy Boys and the Bayport Police Department. The authors of these stories are getting too modern. They need to go back to what made the books successful originally. Many of the changes in the Hardy Boys series have made them less enjoyable, that's for sure. The authors should try reading a few of the older stories and taking some "clues" on how to portray the boys.