Biff Brewster
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Biff Brewster is the central character in a series of 13 adventure and mystery novels for adolescent boys written by Andy Adams
. The series was published by Grosset & Dunlap
between 1960 and 1965.
Most titles were published in hardcover with full color dustjackets, but, like other Grosset & Dunlap juvenile series of the era, production costs were cut by dispensing with the dust jackets and featuring full color cover illustrations in their stead. This only occurred with the last three books in the series, and later reprints of the first three.
The series follows Bruce "Biff" Brewster, a well-built, athletic sixteen year old who pursues adventure and mystery abroad with his father, Thomas Brewster, a former lieutenant in the United States Navy and, in the series, chief field engineer for the Ajax Mining Company. The series is distinguished for drawing on foreign cultures and exotic locations as backgrounds. The series was published in Norwegian and British editions.
Andy Adams
Andy Adams was an American writer of western fiction.Andy Adams was born in Indiana. His parents, Andrew and Elizabeth Adams, were pioneers. As a boy he helped with the cattle and horses on the family farm. In the early 1880s he went to Texas, where he stayed for 10 years, spending much of that...
. The series was published by Grosset & Dunlap
Grosset & Dunlap
Grosset & Dunlap is a United States book publisher founded in 1898.The company was purchased by G. P. Putnam's Sons in 1982 and today is part of the British publishing conglomerate, Pearson PLC through its American subsidiary Penguin Group....
between 1960 and 1965.
Most titles were published in hardcover with full color dustjackets, but, like other Grosset & Dunlap juvenile series of the era, production costs were cut by dispensing with the dust jackets and featuring full color cover illustrations in their stead. This only occurred with the last three books in the series, and later reprints of the first three.
The series follows Bruce "Biff" Brewster, a well-built, athletic sixteen year old who pursues adventure and mystery abroad with his father, Thomas Brewster, a former lieutenant in the United States Navy and, in the series, chief field engineer for the Ajax Mining Company. The series is distinguished for drawing on foreign cultures and exotic locations as backgrounds. The series was published in Norwegian and British editions.
List of titles
- Brazilian Gold Mine Mystery (1960)
- Mystery of the Chinese Ring (1960)
- Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery (1960)
- Mystery of the Mexican Treasure (1961)
- African Ivory Mystery (1961)
- Alaska Ghost Glacier Mystery (1961)
- Mystery of the Ambush in India (1962)
- Mystery of the Caribbean Pearls (1962)
- Egyptian Scarab Mystery (1963)
- Mystery of the Tibetan Caravan (1963)
- British Spy Ring Mystery (1964)
- Mystery of the Arabian Stallion (1964)
- Mystery of the Alpine Pass (1965)
List of characters
- Biff Brewster - Leading protagonist
- Thomas Brewster - Biff's Father
- Betty Brewster - Biff's Mother