Harold L. Goodwin 3 hr 59 min read

A night assignment, a salty Cap'n Mike, the redheaded Kelsos, a mysterious phone call, and an old tower on a treacherous reef, the makings of a mystery for young inventor Rick Brant.

Harold L. Goodwin's 1950 novel is a brisk juvenile science-adventure from the beloved Rick Brant series. Fast, wholesome, clever period SF. Read it for a rousing boys' mystery where scientific know-how and pluck untangle a smuggling ring off a dangerous stretch of coast.

In its time

Published in 1950, during the 1950s, post-war optimism meets cold war anxiety.

Reading it

3 hr 59 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).