- Fear on Wheels
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name = Fear on Wheels
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author =Franklin W. Dixon
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country =United States
language = English
Series =Hardy Boys
genre = Detective,Mystery novel
publisher = Minstrel Books
release_date = May 1991
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media_type = Print (Paperback )
pages = 153 pp
isbn = ISBN 0671692771
preceded_by = Panic on Gull Island
followed_by = The Prime-Time Crime"Fear on Wheels", published in 1991, is the 108th book in
The Hardy Boys Mystery Series. It is #50 in the "Digests" series.Plot summary
Hot rod TV show producer Grant Tucker has hired the Hardy boys following several mysterious accidents; an unknown extortionist has been demanding a quarter of a million bucks in cash. Several dangerous accidents happen, withmonster truck s without drivers going on rampage, tires coming off, andhot rods going up in flames. In the end, Joe and star rider Jessica Derey have a hair's breadth escape, narrowly escaping being crushed by a monster pickup on a live TV show. They also catch the extortionist, a former star who was involved in a major accident, got scared of driving, and managed to work up a lot of resentment, which was why he decided to damage the show by crippling it financially.
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