''The Sting of the Scorpion'' is Volume 58 in the original ''

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'' series of mystery books for children and teens published by

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. Written by James D. Lawrence for the Stratemeyer Syndicate in 1979, it was published under the pseudonym Franklin W. Dixon. The first four printings contained a

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for ''Night of the Werewolf'' (Volume 59), but this was removed after the court case between Grosset & Dunlap, Simon & Schuster, and the Stratmeyer Syndicate was settled.

Plot summary

During their father's investigation of the ruthless Scorpio gang of terrorists, the Hardy Boys witness an

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and an elephant falling from an airship named 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. They fall into a trap and almost escape injury. They capture the gang in an all-out fight.

References

The Hardy Boys books 1979 American novels Grosset & Dunlap books {{1970s-ya-novel-stub