[teh_klev]

I ripped through around 15 or 20 of these one summer holiday (and slightly beyond) back in the late 70's or early 80's - I think I was around 11-12 years old. They were certainly more prevalent on Scottish holiday shop book stands than The Hardy Boys (which I never got around to reading - by the time school went back in I'd moved onto James Herbert horrors which scared the bejesus out of me :) ).

The Three Investigators were truly immersive and fun to read. You'd hardly get a peep from me once I got stuck into one. I think I was reading almost one a day and would burn all my holiday pocket money on them. I didn't read them in any particular order and just grabbed them whenever I found a new copy I hadn't read before.

I reckon there must be a box of these somewhere in my dad's attic, it'd be fun recover them to see how they stand up.

[jgamman]

we had similar childhoods - those Rats books were like a horror movie that lasted for days till i finished each book ;-)

[teh_klev]

Did The Incredible Melting Man (the novel based on the film) figure in your childhood as well? That was a bit of a shocker for 12 year old to read back in 1979/80. That one gave me some sleepless nights for a long time :)