Jack Armstrong #2

Jack Armstrong leads a daring rescue mission into the Tibetan wilderness to find missing heiress Nancy Harkness, held captive by a cult of sun worshippers who've been using her as a figurehead to control their followers and operate a secret gold-smuggling operation. With Jim Fairfield and Billy Fairfield at his side, Jack infiltrates the cultists' mine and temple complex, discovers the truth about their scheme, and must fight his way to Nancy's escape—but a shocking twist reveals the cult's leader is someone from Jack's past.

When an insurance company safe is cracked clean by professionals leaving no fingerprints or tools behind, Vic Hardy arrives to prove that even the smallest oversight can crack a case—this time, a piece of discarded bubble gum found at the crime scene. Using specialized forensic techniques to analyze dental impressions and trace evidence, Hardy pursues a methodical investigation that leads Chief Dale's team through a lineup of suspects. The solution hinges on science that's almost as reliable as fingerprints, and twice as satisfying.

Eighteen-year-old James Wagner, a lifeguard and Junior Red Cross Life Saving graduate, springs into action when a woman slips into the treacherous Gallatin River near Bozeman, Montana during a fishing trip with his father, Dr. A. J. Wagner. Racing against the current and deadly rapids, James must use his training and quick thinking to pull her from the water before it's too late. His heroic rescue earns him the Jack Armstrong All-American Award and recognition for embodying the values of courage and preparedness.

A hunter named Jebu vows to capture the legendary rogue elephant Satan, a beast that's terrorized Indian villages for a decade, before the next full moon—and he means to ride the creature himself. With trained elephants and two hundred beaters, Jebu orchestrates an elaborate hunt that corners the powerful animal in a kraal, where his skill and patience prove mightier than brute force.

When airline stewardess Georgia Williams and passenger Betty Fairfield find themselves facing an emergency at 9,000 feet, they discover that looks can be deceiving—the frail-looking Williams springs into action with calm competence as the aircraft is forced to crash-land on a mountainside. As the pilot lies injured and the passengers struggle with fear and injury, Georgia takes charge of the camp and rallies everyone's spirits while Betty works to get the radio functioning and call for help. It's a story about unshakeable courage under pressure, and what it really takes to do a job well.

Billy Fairfield is all confidence when he volunteers to fix Mrs. Jones's washing machine and face down a burglar—until a series of electrical mishaps leaves him accidentally trapping the crook and becoming an unlikely hero. As word spreads and the attention mounts, Billy discovers that being celebrated for something he didn't quite mean to do comes with its own comedy of errors.