The Number File
End of Casefile#16[1] -- It's supposed to be a carefree Bermuda vacation for the Hardy brothers with just a little bit of detective work on the side. Between sunbathing and snorkeling they'll investigate local expatriate Bernhard Kruger, who may be involved in a credit card scam. Things heat up fast. First Frank and Joe's car is run off a cliff into the water. Then, when they try to rent a couple of mopeds with their father's credit card, they're charged with fraud and counterfeiting. With a vicious enemy closing in, Frank and Joe find themselves in some very deep water.
Back Cover Write-Up[2] -- Frank and Joe are soaking up some sun in Bermuda and doing a little sleuthing on the side. Their father wants them to check out a shady character named Bernhard Kruger, the suspected kingpin of a big credit card scam. But the brothers aren't making any headway---so far Kruger is clean. When the Hardys spy on Kruger's villa, one of his thugs spots them. Before they know it, they're being tailed by a black sedan and run off the road into the ocean! This is not the act of an innocent man. Their vacation shot, Frank and Joe resolve to nail Kruger. But he's on to them, and he had other plans---like arranging for the brothers to vanish in the Bermuda Triangle.