This story is not sabotage. As I have mentioned before, most of the Hardy Boys Adventures books do not use sabotage while the Nancy Drew Diaries are stuck in an endless world of sabotage.
The boys attend Nathan Foxwood's estate sale at the start of the book. One of the people running the sale explains in great detail how the sale will work, including the statement, "If you are interested in purchasing an item, simply pick it up and bring it down to this room to complete the sale." Um, why would people need to be told that? At estate sales, people get inside, quickly move around and find the good stuff, then they go to the person sitting at a table with a cash box. What is there to explain?
I also found it amazing that all the customers obediently stand and listen to the speech instead of quickly grabbing the good stuff. The author obviously doesn't go to estate sales.
Unlike the Nancy Drew Diaries series, the Hardy Boys Adventures series is steady and consistent. The boys' personalities in this book match their personalities from previous books. I really like the way they are portrayed. The Hardys are not perfect, but the personality quirks do not take away from their ability or desire to solve mysteries.
The ending did not surprise me at all, since I guessed it from early on. However, that did not take away from my enjoyment of the book. The book is suspenseful and very good.
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