''The Murder House Trilogy'' is a three-part

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mini-series in ''

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'', published by

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(an imprint of

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). The first book in the trilogy, '' Deprivation House'', was published on May 20, 2008, with books #2 ''

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'' 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 ''

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'' 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 8, 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

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with the trilogy. Aladdin Paperbacks also published a ''

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'' ''

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'' mini-series; the ''Perfect Mystery Trilogy'' which ran from June 2008 – October 2008.

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External links

Announcement at hardyboyscasefiles.com

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