Harold L. Goodwin 3 hr 18 min read

Young inventor Rick Brant and his pal Scotty dive the reefs of a Caribbean cay after sunken treasure, and tangle with sinister frogmen, a menacing wreck, and the wailing octopus.

Harold L. Goodwin's 1956 novel is a brisk juvenile science-adventure from the beloved Rick Brant series. Fast, clever, wholesome period SF. Read it for a rousing boys' undersea mystery where scuba science, teamwork, and courage untangle sabotage and skulduggery around a treacherous coral reef, in a classic entry of the fan-favorite series.

In its time

Published in 1956, during the 1950s, post-war optimism meets cold war anxiety.

Reading it

3 hr 18 min read (a novel-length work, settle in).