
Charles Spain Verral (1904–1990)
Author of Rocket Genius
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Works by Charles Spain Verral
Captain of the Ice 5 copies
Sherlock Holmes 3 copies
Annie Oakley Sharpshooter 1 copy
The King of the Diamond 1 copy
Brains Benton Mysteries Set 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Verral, Charles Spain
- Other names
- Wyatt, George (pseudonym for Brains Benton books)
- Birthdate
- 1904-11-04
- Date of death
- 1990-04-01
- Gender
- male
- Short biography
- Charles Spain Verral wrote the first of the 6 Brains Benton books under his own name. After that, it seems unclear if he is the author. The subsequent books are under the George Wyatt name and there seems to be no agreement amongst sources: either he wrote the first one and then the later ones were under a house pseudonym for Golden Press, he wrote all of them but switched to a pseudonym, or he was going to turn it over to other authors but was unhappy with the manuscripts and rewrote them before publication. All three versions of the history exist.
Under his own name, Charles Spain Verral wrote a number of books, beyond the Brains Benton series (with the disputed history of authorship).
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The Case of the Missing Message (A Brains Benton Mystery) (Brains Benton Mysteries) by Charles Spain Verral
Wonderful start to the Brains Benton children's series! A very enjoyable story, and Brains and his colleague Jimmy Carson (aka Operative Three) remind me very much of The Three Investigators book series.
Was not as intriguing as the first two books in the Brains Benton series. Ergo, it took longer to get through the book. It only became more interesting about halfway thru this read.
A lighter version of the Three Investigators. No real danger at any point in the story.
Loved it - wish there were more books in the series
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- Rating
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