The Mystery of Scarlet Lake, the 13th Rick Brant novel, was published in 1958. In this thrilling story Rick and Scotty go to work on a project at a secret experimental rocket installation in Nevada with Spindrift Island scientist Dr. John Gordon in order to help stop the sabotage that has been plaguing the project. Only two men at the base know their real mission: to track down the saboteur who calls himself Homo Terrestrialis : “The Earthman”. Excitement and peril follow the young men as they travel to pre-Rat Pack Las Vegas and begin their search, from an isolated radar-tracking station to an abandoned desert mining town, trying to find the clues to solve the Scarlet Lake mystery. The story accurately portrays the first giant rockets that probed the borders of space and provides accurate, authentic scientific background for this breath-taking adventure. We hope that you will enjoy this YA adventure mystery novel.