A RICK BRANT SCIENCE-ADVENTURE STORY THE ELECTRONIC MIND READER BY JOHN BLAINE GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, N. Y. (C) BY GROSSET & DUNLAP, INC., 1957 Contents CHAPTER PAGE I THE MILLION-DOLLAR GIMMICK 1 II THE INVASION OF SPINDRIFT 10 III A SYSTEM WITHIN A SYSTEM 24 IV A HAIRCUT AND A WINK 33 V JANIG RUNS A SECURITY CHECK 45 VI A CALM PRECEDES A STORM 55 VII THE PERIPATETIC BARBER 65 VIII THE MIND READER STRIKES 74 IX DAGGER OF THE MIND 86 X SEARCH FOR STRANGERS 94 XI THE DANGEROUS RESEMBLANCE 105 XII THE COAST GUARD DRAWS A BLANK 119 XIII THE MEGABUCK MOB ACTS 130 XIV SURVEILLANCE—WITH CEREAL 148 XV A MATTER OF BRAIN WAVES 154 XVI THE VANISHING MERMAIDS 164 XVII POINTER TO DISASTER 179 XVIII THE ONE-MAN BOARDING PARTY 186 XIX TAPED FOR TROUBLE 194 XX JANIG CLOSES IN 202