Dead on Arrival (Nancy Drew/Hardy Boys)

Dead on Arrival is a Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Supermystery novel.

Nancy Drew is called in to assist Brenda Carlson, a journalist at a local newspaper. Pam Harter, a fellow reporter, turns up missing, and Nancy continues on the reporting, only to discover Pam's body at an abandoned construction spot. Meanwhile, the Hardys go undercover to catch a few thieves responsible for the disappearance of dead bodies. They soon encounter Pam Harter, team up with Nancy to try to find a connection, and try to find the guilty party.

A romantic dinner leads to danger when NANCY DREW and Ned are interrupted by reporter Brenda Carlton. Pam Harter, an ace investigative journalist at Brenda's paper, has dropped out of sight, and it's up to Nancy to pick up the pieces. But the story has a tragic ending. A muffled message on Harter's answering machine points Nancy to a deserted construction site—and to the discover of Pam's body.

Meanwhile...

THE HARDY BOYS are working undercover on the River Heights Rescue Squad as Emergency Medical Technicians. It seems someone has been holding up ambulances and stealing bodies! And one of Frank and Joe's very first calls is to the site of Pam Harter's murder. The Hardys soon realize that they must uncover the gruesome truth behind the body snatching before Nancy and Ned get a personal demonstration of the shocking motice for murder.