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During a sunny getaway in Bermuda, brothers Frank and Joe Hardy take on a small-time detective job: they must check on Bernhard Kruger, a suspected mastermind behind a large credit card scam. The investigation goes awry when they are caught spying on Kruger’s villa, leading to a chase that spills into the ocean. As the brothers evade Kruger’s henchmen, they uncover plans to make them disappear in the infamous Bermuda Triangle. Their summer vacation turns into a high‑stakes mystery as the Hardy brothers race to expose Kruger before they’re lost in the abyss.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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