One of my favourite books as a young man and doesn't disappoint many years later. A quite superb mystery as this, the third installment, really gathers pace.

Not so concerned this time about collection of animal specimens the boys find themselves in danger from a different foe, the baddy Skint (S K Inkham) who is keen to hijack the whole expedition. 'Accidents' involving diving equipment, shipwrecks and giant clamp all abound, with sad poignant moments sprinkled through as the boys come of age.

The story leads straight to the next book, number 4 of 14, Volcano Adventure. I intend to keep reading the whole series in order. Loved them as a kid and still love them now.




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As far as I know I read all of these, as a child, younger than 10. I've just recorded a representative few here, on goodreads. Loved them at the time, but that's nearly 1/2 a century ago, 1/20th of a millennium ago. ( )