The Tod Moran Series
by Howard Pease

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Tod Moran was a long running series of the nautical adventures of Joseph Todhunter ("Tod") Moran penned by Howard Pease (Sept 6, 1894 - April 14, 1974).

Publishers:
Doubleday, Page & Co. (1,2)
Doubleday, Doran & Co. (3-10)
Nelson Co. (All)
Doubleday & Co. (All)

The books were issued in a variety of formats, hardcover with DJ, picture cover, and paperback.
The earlier editions have multiple DJ styles.
This series was also published by foreign companys.


Tod Moran The Tattooed Man 1926 Tod Moran The Jinx Ship 1927 Tod Moran Shanghai Passage 1929 Tod Moran The Ship Without a Crew 1934 Tod Moran Wind in the Rigging 1935
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01: The Tattooed Man - 1926
A fantastic cook adds to the excitement of mess boy Tod Moran's trip on the freighter "Araby" from San Francisco to the Mediterranean.

02: The Jinx Ship - 1927
The tramp steamer Congo lives up to her sinister reputation when Tod Moran defies sailor superstition to ship as a wiper.

03: Shanghai Passage - 1929
Mutiny, mystery, and revolution on a tramp steamer bound for the China coast.

04: The Ship Without a Crew - 1934
There's mystery in the South Pacific when an abandoned ship found drifting.

05: Wind in the Rigging - 1935
The voyage of Tod Moran on the tramp steamer "Sumatra" New York to North Africa.

Tod Moran Hurricane Weather 1936 Tod Moran Foghorns 1937 Tod Moran Highroad to Adventure 1939 Tod Moran The Black Tanker 1941 Tod Moran Night Boat 1942
 
06: Hurricane Weather - 1936
Tod Moran goes on a sailing vacation in the South Pacific, semi-sequel to The Ship Without a Crew

07: Foghorns - 1937
A mystery set on the docks and waterfront streets of San Francisco.

08: Highroad to Adventure - 1939
Tod is off to Mexico on a secret mission, dogged by spies determined to keep him from reaching the goal.

09: The Black Tanker - 1941
A tanker carrying fuel to the same Japanese air base in China from which vicious bombing raids are launched; soon a murder mystery mixes with the difficult passage and intense political feelings.

10: Night Boat - 1942
A collection of Tod Moran short stories originally published in magazines.

Tod Moran Heart of Danger 1946 Tod Moran Captain of the Araby 1953 Tod Moran Mystery on Telegraph Hill 1961
 
11: Heart of Danger - 1946
Tod Moran's adventures in Nazi occupied France.

12: Captain of the Araby - 1953
Tod Moran voyages to Tahiti and gets involved in exotic mysteries, begining with: Why have all three aboardship copies of Somerset Maugham's life of Gaugain, The Moon and Sixpence, disappeared?.

13: Mystery on Telegraph Hill - 1961
A mystery set on the foggy hills of San Francisco.