Jack and Hercules meet an old man out beachcombing. He appeals to them for help, as he has spotted a man on the clifftops taking away a peregrine falcon in a cage. He says that the bird's nest is in danger and they must help him rescue the eggs. Jack is shocked and quick to help. He climbs up to the nest and hands the eggs down, but soon realises that the old man is not what he seems. The man on the clifftop was taking the bird to a sanctuary for treatment and the old man is stealing the eggs! By the time Jack has clambered down from the ledge, the old man is nowhere to be seen - but Hercules is on the trail...
- ISBN10 0340752947
- ISBN13 9780340752944
- Publish Date 17 February 2000
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 15 May 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Imprint Hodder Children's Books
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 112
- Language English