Conspiracy at the Launch

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>A billionaire's rocket. A dangerous truth. Three kids who know too much.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Sam Derek and Caitlin witness something they shouldn't at a high-stakes rocket launch at Virginia's Wallops Island Space Center they stumble into a deadly conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of the space industry. A tech billionaire's hidden agenda unexplained drone sightings along Virginia's Eastern Shore and a brilliant engineer's mysterious disappearance all point to one chilling conclusion: someone will do anything to keep their secrets buried.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As the young detectives dig deeper-from NASA's historic Langley Research Center to the corridors of power in Washington-they uncover a web of deception that puts their own lives at risk. With help from a determined investigative reporter they race to expose the truth about the Helios rocket program before it's too late. But powerful forces are watching their every move and the closer they get to the truth the more dangerous their pursuit becomes.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The twelfth installment in The Virginia Mysteries series Conspiracy at the Launch sends readers into a heart-pounding adventure where cutting-edge technology meets old-fashioned detective work. Perfect for young readers who love solving mysteries while exploring real places and events in America's space program.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Also by Steven K. Smith:</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Virginia Mysteries Series</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 1 - Summer of the Woods</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 2 - Mystery on Church Hill</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 3 - Ghosts of Belle Isle</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 4 - Secret of the Staircase</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 5 - Midnight at the Mansion</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 6 - Shadows at Jamestown</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 7 - Spies at Mount Vernon</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 8 - Escape from Monticello</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 9 - Pictures at the Protest</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 10 - Pirates on the Bay</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Book 11 - Danger on the Stage</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>​​​​​​​Book 12 - Conspiracy at the Launch</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Brother Wars Series</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Brother Wars</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Cabin Eleven</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Big Apple</span></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Final Kingdom Trilogy (Ages 10+)</em></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Missing</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Recruit</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Bridge</span></p>