Burned, the sixth volume of the Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers, is a letdown from start to finish. Not only do the Boys have to investigate the somewhat dubious "crime" of illegal CD burning and music downloading (haven't these guys ever heard of iPods?) but it finds them almost eagerly finking on their classmates - even their buddy Chet Morton!
Of course, this being a Hardy Boys story, there is plenty of action. Unfortunately, there is very little detecting.
So far, I've enjoyed the new Undercover Brothers series and I hope this poor story is just a bump in the road and not a harbinger of things to come.
Rating: 2*
