Ken Holt

Ken Holt

Volume 1
Author Sam Epstein
Beryl Epstein
Country United States of America
Language English
Genre Mystery
Publisher Grosset & Dunlap
Published 1949-1963
Media type Print

Ken Holt is the central character in a series of 18 mystery stories for adolescent boys written by Sam and Beryl Epstein[1] under the pseudonym Bruce Campbell. The series was published by Grosset & Dunlap between 1949 and 1963. Ken Holt is the son of a world-famous foreign correspondent. With his friend, Sandy Allen, he travels around the world solving various mysteries.

List of titles

  1. The Secret of Skeleton Island (1949)
  2. The Riddle of the Stone Elephant (1949)
  3. The Black Thumb Mystery (1950)
  4. The Clue of the Marked Claw (1950)
  5. The Clue of the Coiled Cobra (1951)
  6. The Secret of Hangman's Inn (1951)
  7. The Mystery of the Iron Box (1952)
  8. The Clue of the Phantom Car (1953)
  9. The Mystery of the Galloping Horse (1954)
  10. The Mystery of the Green Flame (1955)
  11. The Mystery of the Grinning Tiger (1956)
  12. The Mystery of the Vanishing Magician (1956)
  13. The Mystery of the Shattered Glass (1958)
  14. The Mystery of the Invisible Enemy (1959)
  15. The Mystery of Gallows Cliff (1960)
  16. The Clue of the Silver Scorpion (1961)
  17. The Mystery of the Plumed Serpent (1962)
  18. The Mystery of the Sultan's Scimitar (1963)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Axe, John. All About Collecting Boys' Series Books. Hobby House Press, Inc., 2002.

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Juvenile Series books (1930–1979)
Girls' books
Beverly Gray (1934–1955) • Cherry Ames (1943–1968) • Connie Blair (1948–1956)

Dana Girls (1934–1979) • Ginny Gordon (1948–1956)

Judy Bolton (1932–1967) • Kay Tracey (1934–1942) • Nancy Drew (original series, 1930–1979)

Penny Parker (1939–1947) • Sue Barton (1936–1952)

Trixie Belden (1948–1986) • Vicki Barr (1947–1967)
Boys' books
Biff Brewster (1960–1965) • Brains Benton (1959–1961) • Bronc Burnett (1948–1967)

Christopher Cool (1967–1969) • Danny Dunn (1956–1977) • Chip Hilton (1948–1965)

The Hardy Boys (1927–1979) • Ken Holt (1949–1963) • Power Boys (1964-1967) • Rick Brant (1947–1968)

Tom Corbett, Space Cadet (1952–1956) • Tom Quest (1947–1955) • Tom Swift, Jr. (1954–1971)