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Frank and Joe Hardy drive to Alaska in pursuit of Scott Sanders, who is rumored to be working on a secret mining project. When corporate officials deny knowledge of him, the brothers suspect sabotage of the oil pipeline. Their investigation turns perilous as they are abducted and forced to escape into the arctic wilderness. Facing starvation, grizzly bears, and armed threats, Frank and Joe must outwit a shadowy group known as the Assassins to solve the mystery.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Franklin W. Dixon
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