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3.5/5 AbeBooks Country United States Media type Print (Paperback) Originally published February 1990 Preceded by The Dead Season ISBN 978-0-671-67484-7 | 3.5/5 Goodreads Cover artist Brian Kotzky Language English OCLC 20967355 Followed by Danger Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Series Hardy Boys casebook series Genres Detective fiction, Mystery Similar Franklin W Dixon books, The Hardy Boys Casefiles books, Mystery books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Running on Empty is the 36th young adult novel in the long running and successful Hardy Boys casebook series for boys written by Franklin W. Dixon. It was first published by Simon Pulse in 1990. In it The Hardy Boys investigate the disappearance of their friend, Chet Morton, and go undercover.
Plot introduction
Thieves hot wire and steal Chet Morton's prize Corvette. But when he tries to catch those responsible, he gets kidnapped himself.
In response the brothers Frank and Joe go in chase of Chet's kidnappers. The two brothers attempt to join the gangs to get leads on Chet and uncover a chopshop ring. With the Camaros, Caddys and Corvettes, the Hardys are putting themselves on the line.
References
Running on Empty (Hardy Boys novel) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA