The launching of the Firebird Rocket is endangered when a famous rocket scientist disappears without a trace on his way to the Woomera Monitoring Station in Australia. Assigned to the case, Fenton Hardy tells his sons he needs their help. And Frank and Joe must turn down a request that they find the missing son of a prominent senator. With courage, wit, and clever detective work, the young detectives begin to close in on the enemy, only to discover that the tables have been turned. Captured by their cunning adversaries, the Hardys face certain death! Will they escape? Will the Firebird Rocket ever be launched?
| ISBN: | 9780448089577 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 1978 |
| Author: | Franklin W. Dixon |
| Publisher: | Grosset & Dunlap an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Series: | The Hardy Boys |