The Sting of the Scorpion

The Sting of the Scorpion

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name = The Sting of the Scorpion
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author = Franklin W. Dixon
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country = United States
language = English
series = The Hardy Boys
genre = Detective, Mystery novel
publisher = Grosset & Dunlap
release_date = 1979
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 180 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-448-08958-0
preceded_by = The Firebird Rocket
followed_by = Night of the Werewolf (first book in new series)

"The Sting of the Scorpion" is Volume 58 in the original The Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset & Dunlap. It is the final book of the original series.

Plot summary

During their father's investigation of the ruthless Scorpio gang of terrorists, the Hardy Boys witness an explosion and a falling of an elephant from an airship namely Safari Queen of Quinn Airport which was carrying animals of the newly opened Wild World Zoo. Strange events are happening at Wild World, so the Hardy Boys search for the truth.


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