Hardy Boys Adventures 3 The Vanishing Game by Franklin W. Dixon
Hardy Boys Adventures 3 The Vanishing Game by Franklin W. Dixon
The biggest news of this novel is that Joe has a girlfriend, Daisy, and her parents have just bought a local amusement park. The success of the park depends heavily on the opening of their star attraction—G-Force. But a great opening day turns to horror when Daisy’s friend Kelly disappears off the G-Force ride without a trace. Frank and Joe immediately agree to help find the missing girl, but things quickly get confusing when Daisy—after asking for their help—starts to get angry with Joe for investigating. When a second person disappears, the tension gets even greater. Daisy’s father is keeping secrets and there is a creepy guy working for the park that seems to be involved.
Overall, it’s a nice little mystery, but the police seem particularly incompetent. Frank and Joe get their hands on video which the police should have found. I also think that the police should have located the trick that allows people to vanish. But, that would have made it harder for Frank and Joe to shine.
Most unusual for this series so far, there’s a cliff hanger ending after the mystery is solved.
