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What Happened at MidnightFranklin W. Dixon

Mystery and suspense

What Happened at Midnight

by Franklin W. Dixon

Book 10 of the The Hardy Boys Mystery Stories series

Frank and Joe Hardy become involved in a case where crucial events occur around midnight and where timing is central to understanding the crime. Nighttime meetings, suspicious movements, and hidden plans force the brothers to investigate when witnesses are scarce. Their efforts connect the strange midnight activity to a broader criminal scheme. Franklin W. Dixon’s Hardy Boys mystery turns the most secretive hour of the day into a recurring source of suspense, combining stealth, pursuit, and youthful detection.

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Midnight Cherry Shrub + Midnight Porter

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Spice0 of 5
Suspense3 of 5
Creepy1 of 5
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Content notes

Crime/danger and peril · Mild frightening/intense material

Alcohol-Free Pour

Midnight Cherry Shrub

Crisp apple suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.

How to mix it

  1. Stir the cherry juice, apple cider vinegar, and maple syrup until the syrup dissolves. Pour over ice in a highball glass, top with sparkling water, and stir gently.
  2. Garnish: Fresh cherries or a rosemary sprig.
  3. Glassware: Highball glass.
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Cocktail Pour · 21+

Midnight Porter

For adults of legal drinking age. Please drink responsibly.

Dark, toasty richness suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.

What you'll need

  • 12 oz Porter

How to mix it

  1. Pour into a clean pint glass and serve at the appropriate cool serving temperature.
  2. Garnish: None.
  3. Glassware: Pint glass.

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