Adventure stories for boys

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The Crime Wave - Fielden Hughes A Man's Job - L.J. White Hoodoo on the Ranges - W. McNeilly High Quest - Donne Avenell Spell of Magic - Harry Harrison The Ship that Vanished Adventure Incorporated - James Kenner The Speed Kings - Robert Bateman Adventure, suspense, intrigue -- the fast-mving stories in this book provide entertaining reading to suit all tastes. MYSTERY The Futuric team lead an exciting life, covering news events for television and the Press. But a succession of unexplained catastrophes concerning the Rangers Football Cub seem almost uncanny. The team goes into action and after much danger and excitement solve the Hoodoo on the Rangers. ADVENTURE The 'India Star' disappears at sea. On board is Vic and Tony's father, Captain West. The two boys stumble across a clue and fly to Piraeus immediately - and it is in Greece that the story unfolds; the mystery of the The Ship that Vanished. SUSPENSE Two men set out to conquer a mountain -- just as their grandfathers did, over seventy years before. But neither man had survived on that first ascent, because one had been a murdered. In High Quest the younger Killick and Blythe relive events of the past... ESCAPE Only hours after Jack Byers starts work in the pits, it seems as though he is doomed. Cut off by a wall of debris, there is no way of escape! SABOTAGE The Speed Kings are a family well known for developing high-power speed craft. Ralph King's latest prototype is the X. 1. - but even before its first trial run is over, the boat is wrecked. EXCITEMENT Merlo is a stage magician - as well as a secret agent for Interpol. His unusual capabilities are invaluabe for success in exposing a ring of diamond smugglers in Spell of Magic.