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Nancy Drew and her friends are summoned to the International Championship Games in California after receiving an urgent message. They discover a sinister plot by a figure known as the Black Knight, who aims to force star athletes off the track and into danger.
The Hardy Boys arrive to assist with security and uncover a scandal involving sabotage and illegal steroid use among competitors. Both detective teams confront the Black Knight’s lethal ambitions while protecting the athletes and the integrity of the event.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Mildred Augustine Wirt Benson
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