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During a trip to Arizona’s Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the Hardy Boys accompany their father and soon discover a dangerous plot: black marketeers are stealing rare cacti. Their detective skills are put to the test as they pursue the thieves and protect the fragile desert ecosystem.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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