The Desert Thieves (1996)
by Franklin W. Dixon
(#141 in The Hardy Boys)

The Desert Thieves

When the Hardy Boys join their father on a trip to Arizona's magnificent Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, the trip becomes dangerous as they set out to find the black marketeers who are stealing rare cacti.

Pages:

151

Published:

1996

Genres:

Fiction Mystery Childrens

ASIN:

B0092PY8M0

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