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Gertrude Hardy (often called Aunt Gertrude) is the unmarried, older sister of Fenton Hardy, who's family she lives with in the town of Bayport.

Personality and traits

Known to be out-spoken and peppery individual, Gertrude might seem harsh to strangers, those that know her, however, know that her bark is worse then her bite, and under her hard exterior is a great depth of affection.[1]

Skills and ablities

Gertrude is a skilled cook, and does most of Hardy's cooking and baking. Chet Morton, a close friend of Fenton's sons, is especially a fan of Gertrude's cooking.  She iis especially well known for constantly being slightly paranoid about danger and always making dire preddictions about her brother and nephew's investigative escapades.

After holidaying in South America, Gertrude briefly took up limbo dancing.[2]

Physical description

Gertrude is a tall, slim woman[3] with black hair.

Appearances

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The Hardy Boys #4 The Missing Chums
The Hardy Boys #7 The Secret of the Caves
The Hardy Boys #8 The Mystery of Cabin Island
The Hardy Boys #9 The Great Airport Mystery
The Hardy Boys #10 What Happened at Midnight
The Hardy Boys #11 While the Clock Ticked]
The Hardy Boys #12 Footprints Under the Window
The Hardy Boys #15 The Sinister Sign Post
The Hardy Boys #20 The Mystery of the Flying Express
The Hardy Boys #22 The Flickering Torch Mystery
The Hardy Boys #59 Night of the Werewolf

References

  1. The Hardy Boys #22 The Flickering Torch Mystery page 3
  2. The Hardy Boys #12 Footprints Under the Window (1965) chapter 7
  3. The Hardy Boys #4 The Missing Chums page 20

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