The Bradys Afloat Omnibus

Ten novella-sized nickel weeklies from the “Secret Service” series featuring “Old and Young King Brady, Detectives” dealing with cases that involve bodies of water, gathered here in one collection—the perfect vacation-week’s worth of light reading.  The two New York detectives confront swamps, rivers, oceans, islands, crimes at sea, etc.  Any fan of the Bradys’ exploits will naturally enjoy seeing how the two city slickers from the Big Apple manage to operate outside their natural element.

The nickel weeklies included, with their sequence numbers and original publication dates:

The Bradys Beyond Their Depth; or, The Great Swamp Mystery—No. 95, November 16, 1900

The Bradys At The Helm; or, The Mystery of the River Steamer—No. 97, November 30, 1900

The Bradys in the Everglades; or, The Strange Case of a Summer Tourist—No. 112, March 15, 1901

The Bradys at Coney Island; or, Trapping the Sea-side Crooks—No. 133, August 9, 1901

The Bradys and the Boatmen; or, The Clew Found in the River—No. 164, March 14, 1902

The Bradys at Baffin’s Bay; or, The Trail Which Led to the Arctic—No. 216, March 13, 1903

The Bradys and the Swamp Rats; or, After the Georgia Moonshiners—No. 330, May 19, 1905

The Bradys and Captain Darke; or, The Mystery of the China Liner—No. 418, January 25, 1907

The Bradys in Death Swamp; or, Downing a Desperate Band—No. 681, February 9, 1912

The Bradys and the Floating Head; or, The Clue Found in the River—No. 1183, September 23, 1921

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