WILD DOGS OF DROWNING CREEK

by Manly Wade Wellman ‧ RELEASE DATE: Sept. 15, 1952

A mystery sequel to Randy Hunter's and Jeb Markums' pot-of-gold adventures in The Haunts of Browning Creek (1951-p. 398) that plays successfully on suspense, human affliction and the strange affinity between man and beast. When Jeb and Randy pay a visit to their friend Driscoll, now established in Chimney Pot House, they learn that the surrounding country is terrorized by a pack of wild dogs. A series of exploits get them involved in some harrowing situations with the dogs, gets them acquainted with a blind man, Hobart Tasman, who lives alone downstream and makes pottery for a living. Tasman's and the dogs' mysteries are solved in a climactic fight which reveals the blindman who befriended the dogs as his only companions when loss of sight prevented his becoming a naturalist, as a basically decent person, and the dogs as smart animals who killed for food alone. Cataracts, not yet fully formed, enabled Tasman to see in the dark, and an operation can restore him his sight. All ends well. Throughout, the boys go about their detecting in a way that is natural and sensible and that makes this healthy reading.

Pub Date: Sept. 15, 1952

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Holiday House

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Sept. 1, 1952

Categories: FICTION