The Great Pumpkin Smash by Franklin W. Dixon & Santy Gutierrez

Author:Franklin W. Dixon & Santy Gutierrez
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

DUPER-HERO

Frank could see that Victor was covered with orange mush, but was it pumpkin mush?

“Why would Victor want to ruin a pumpkin-painting contest?” asked Frank. “He’s such a cool dude.”

“Victor couldn’t smash the pumpkin in his show,” Joe said. “Maybe smashing a bunch of pumpkins would prove he was still strong.”

Frank remembered something else. “Some kids yelled out stuff that wasn’t cool,” he said. “Victor said he’d show them who was the champ.”

“Smashing painted pumpkins wouldn’t make Victor a champ,” Joe said angrily. “It would make him guilty as charged!”

“Not so fast, Joe,” Frank said. “Dad always says, never accuse a suspect until you have solid proof.”

“Right,” Joe sighed.

Their dad, Fenton Hardy, was a private investigator in Bayport. When it came to mysteries, he knew the drill. Their mom, Laura, was a real-estate agent—so she knew the neighborhood!

“But should we still write Victor’s name in the clue book?” asked Joe.

“Sure,” said Frank. “Put him on our suspect list. Oh, and while you’re at it, cross off Adam and his friends.”

“What do we do next?” asked Joe. “Ask Victor some questions?”

The brothers turned to look at Victor. The Constrictor’s enormous muscles swelled like balloons as he signed autographs.

“Um . . why don’t we look for clues first?” Frank gulped.

Joe watched as Victor signed a comic book for a fan. “Frank, he’s not wearing his Victor the Constrictor gloves.”

“Why would he?” asked Frank. “He’s signing autographs.”

“Sure, but when he smashes stuff, he wears reptile-claw gloves,” Joe explained. “If he smashed those painted pumpkins, his gloves would be splattered with mush too.”

“Then we have to look for Victor’s gloves,” Frank said. “Where do we start?”

“The hot dog stand,” Joe declared.

“The hot dog stand?” cried Frank. “For Victor’s gloves?”

“For lunch!” Joe said. “We haven’t eaten yet, remember?”

Frank and Joe left Victor and his fans to look for the hot dog stand. They found it next to the zoo’s giraffe pen.

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