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Harold L. Goodwin
Harold Leland Goodwin was an American writer. Known to his friends as Hal Goodwin, Goodwin wrote popular science books, mostly about space exploration, as Harold L. Goodwin, "Hal Goodwin" and "Harold Leland Goodwin". He also wrote children's books as Blake Savage (Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet) and John Blaine (the Rick Brant series). In the latter case, he co-wrote (with Peter J. Harkins) the first three books in the series and wrote books 4 through 24 by himself.
In 1947, he wrote The Feathered Cape, a boy's adventure novel set in Hawaii. It was based on events leading up to the Battle of the Nu'uanu Valley (1795) in the war for Hawaiian unification.
He had three sons from two different marriages; Alan, Chris and Derek. He died from cardiac arrest.
Books by Harold L. Goodwin
The Blue Ghost Mystery
When the ghost of a Civil War soldier, killed visiting his sweetheart across enemy lines, comes back to haunt the Virginian locals at an old mine, Rick Brant and his ex-marine colleague Scotty decide to investigate.
The Wailing Octopus
It follows the journey of a marine biologist, Dr. Terry Kent, as he investigates a mysterious and deadly creature terrorizing a small island in the Pacific. First published in 1947, "The Wailing Octopus" is a classic work of adventure fiction that h...
Smugglers' Reef
In the sun-drenched Florida Keys during the Prohibition era, a restless former POW named Tal Howard finds himself haunted by the tale of buried treasure shared by a fellow soldier who never made it home. The only clue: a cryptic reference to a girl n...
Caves of Fear
Rick and Scotty embark on a perilous journey to the Himalayas to prevent nuclear materials from falling into the wrong hands. Amidst treacherous terrain and hostile forces, they must use their wits and courage to outsmart their adversaries and save t...
Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet
"Foster, Lieutenant, R. I. P.," blared the voice horn, and five minutes later Rip Foster was off into space on an assignment more exciting than any he had ever imagined. He could hardly believe his ears. Could a green young Planeteer, just through hi...
Boy Scouts in Russia
This story follows Fred Waring, a young American Boy Scout, who is thrown out of Russia by a powerful relative. He encounters his Russian cousin, Boris Suvaroff, and together they uncover secrets about the advancing German army during World War II....
Flying Stingaree
In "Flying Stingaree," Rick Brant, a young scientific enthusiast, finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue when strange, stingray-shaped drones start appearing on Chesapeake Bay. The drones are linked to a series of mysterious disappearances, lea...