The
Wailing Octopus is the
eleventh book in the Rick Brant series by John Blaine (Harold L.
Goodwin). In this book Rick, Scotty, Tony Briotti and Hobart
Zircon discover evidence that there were pirates on Spindrift Island
at one time. After doing some research they find out that the ship
that had sunk near Clipper Cay, a small island near Saint Thomas in
the Virgin Islands, and had never been recovered. The decide to go on
a Spindrift Foundation expedition to try to find the pirate ship and
items that were on board when it sunk. They stop in Saint Thomas
before going to Clipper Cay to pick up a boat and some supplies
before going to Clipper Cay. While on Saint Thomas, Rick and Scotty
come across Steve Ames, a government agent who
they’ve worked with on some of their previous adventures. They help
Steve slip away from somebody that’s been shadowing him. A little
later they discover that somebody is following them and the soon they
have some adventures even before leaving Saint Thomas. After they get
to Clipper Cay they discover that somebody has tampered with some of
their diving equipment, but don’t know why.
It’s
been six months since I last read a Rick Brant novel and decided to
read this one as one of my reads for March Mystery Madness in the
children’s detective category. It is a quick read and also
entertaining like the others in the series. It also keeps you
wondering what is going on until the very end of the novel is what I
like in books. I will keep
on reading books in this series from time to time until I complete
the series.
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Links:
This book can be downloaded in various
formats from the following sites:
Project Gutenberg:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/31495
Barnes & Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-wailing-octopus-harold-l-goodwin/1027176562?ean=2940148856535
Tim’s Rating: ****
(Four out of five stars)
I’m off to read another book. Check
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