Fear on Wheels

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Fear on Wheels
Author Franklin W. Dixon
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Detective, Mystery novel
Publisher Minstrel Books
Publication date May 1991
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.

[edit] 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, with monster trucks without drivers going on rampage, tires coming off, and hot 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.