Review: This is Book #16 Out of 24
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2012
The Egyptian Cat Mystery is number 16 in the Rick Brant series. There are 24 books in all and they were published between 1947 and 1968 by Harold Leland Goodwin - otherwise known as John Blaine.These are all sci fi, techno thriller, mystery novels geared primarily to a young male audience. Rick Brant is a teenager and the son of Dr. Hartson Brant. Dr. Brant lives on an island and heads up "the world-famous Spindrift Scientific Foundation". The boy has a friend, Don Scott, also known as Scotty who is an ex-marine. They go experience many of these adventures together.In this title, Rick and Scotty venture off to Egypt and get tossed into a mystery involving a cat statue. They need to deliver it to a bazaar and others are doing whatever they can to stop them. Rick and Scotty also help determine what is going on with strange signals being picked up by a newly constructed radio tower. (Sounds like fun, right?)You won't need to read the first 15 books before starting this one. I had no issues jumping in at this point. For readers looking for a quirky, fun look into the past, I recommend these titles. You will get a kick out of the old terminology and items the characters find so fascinating and advanced. :-) Since this title was published in 1961 there is a lot to giggle at.A fun read and peek into days gone by.