Dave Porter's Great Search is the 13th in the series. Dave has graduated from Oak Hall Academy, and from Civil Engineering School, as well. He is conducting civil engineering in the mountains of Montana with one of his long-time friends. Of course, even here, Dave confronts an old enemy, and later learns that his favorite girl friend and sister have been kidnapped by gypsies. Once again, we are treated to non-stop action and adventure in this latest Dave Porter page-turner.
Edward Stratemeyer wrote more than 1,300 books himself, selling over 500 million copies. In addition to 10 Dave Porter books, Stratemeyer wrote seven series with mostly a military nature. He also created Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Rover Boys, The Dana Boys, Bomba the Jungle Boy, and Tom Swift. He wrote under seven pen names and employed a number of ghost writers for whom he wrote plot outlines. The "Stratemeyer Syndicate" was a large organization and controlled a number of publishers.