The Jupiter Missile Mystery — Elizabeth Beatty

Canaveral Mystery

An irrepressible bundle of energy, Joyce had come to the Cape looking for a job as a part of the Armed Forces' missile and satellite programs. The incident at the station, when a harried young naval lieutenant practically stole a cab from under her nose, had proved a stroke of luck. It was this same lieutenant who met her when she was filling out her employment application and helped her land a job at once.

But Cape Canaveral is a place of danger, as well as excitement, intrigue as well as romance. The kidnapping of Royal Talbot, Joyce's glamorous roommate, sets the Armed Forces higher-ups to investigating Joyce. And Joyce herself goes on the trail of the kidnappers…