Find the complete alfred hitchcock and the three investigators book series listed. Jones had never quite grasped the fact that, though they still solved puzzles and entered contests for fun, their real interest these days was in solving genuine. They use their spare time to solve any mysteries that come their way, and i mean any. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1982 please retry. From book 31 the mystery of the scarfaced beggar onwards the series was called simply the three investigators. I am amazed that anyone could find this many copies of this scarce title in less than a two year period. There were 43 titles in the original series published between 1964 and 1987, the book of mystery puzzles was published in 1982, four findyourfate books were. Unfollow the three investigators to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in mystery of. Find the complete alfred hitchcock and the three investigators book series listed in order. The secret of skeleton island precedes this book, and the mystery of the silver spider follows. The three investigators is an american juvenile detective book series first published as alfred hitchcock and the three investigators. There is one truly rare instance in the oeuvre and that is the three investigators book of mystery puzzles.
The three investigators book of mystery puzzles by barbara mccall. The mystery of the moaning cave book by william arden. Zu einer livehorspiel prasentation kamen in hamburg mehr als 10. Any three investigators books autographed by the author or even one of the artists are quite scarce. Its a fun, tangential addition to any t3i collection and the attentive t3i fan might find a few interesting items within its pages. However, this book came charging back with sinister enemies and a chilling curse on an exotic jewel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The mystery of the whispering mummy by robert arthur. Holland the three investigators the mystery of the. The first such expansion was the three investigators book of mystery puzzles, published in 1982 in paperback only. This book would make a fantastic gift for any kids birthday or for that child that is already bored one week into summer vacation. Jupe and his fellow detectives had ignored the statues then. Roy is very introspective in the first three books and does lots of investigation alone.
Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators book series. This three investigators site is dedicated to helping fans and collectors accurately identify the many different u. Welcome, mystery lovers, to the secrets of the three investigators. The three investigators book of mystery puzzles jupiter pete bob rare pb.
The mystery of the fiery eye the three investigators. Outside of the three investigators, dennis lynds william arden only wrote one other book for young audiences. The mystery of the haunted mirror the mystery of the purple pirate the mystery of the wandering caveman by m. In the early 1980s, random house began expanding the three investigators series beyond the standard stories published since 1964. The three investigators book of mystery puzzles by. Buy alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the talking skull by robert arthur from waterstones today. Fortunately, this is a book so you can accomplish this matter merely by turning a page or two.
Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the vanishing treasure. This was the book that initiated a fanatical interest in the three investigators series for me and my sister. New listing three investigators mystery of the whispering mummy boys book vintage 1st hc. The mystery of the dead mans riddle, 1974, william arden dennis lynds 23. The three investigators almost solved that mystery accidentally. It was published in paperback in 1982 and written by barbara mccall. Carey, kin platt or marc brandel as they are now deceased. The three investigators by hitchcock, alfred and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The three investigators book of mystery puzzles barbara mccall on amazon.
They feature three teenage boys who mostly investigate paranormal type stuff that they debunk somewhat like scoobydoo or other abnormal crimes that the police do not handle. This was not the first three investigators book i read. Alfred hitchcocks three investigators price guide and. Tototo be or not tototo be, that is the question this classic line, stuttered by a parrot, from the mystery of the stuttering parrot adventure story is one that all fans of alfred hitchcock and the three investigators will remember, be they fans who grew up reading the books in the 60s, 70s, 80s or even 90s, or germanspeaking fans who maybe fell in love with the series. The alfred hitchcock and the three investigators mystery series. If this were television, you would have to sit through the whole thing. Finding a genuine haunted house for a movie set hot on the trail of seven talking parrots that when raorkon, a 3,000yearold mummy, begins to a green ghost oozes through the walls of a. He investigates alone some in this book, but he spends much more time talking to others about the case and is often accompanied by others. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators series by. Some time back, bob, pete and jupiter had formed a puzzle solvers club, which they had later turned into the junior detective firm of the three investigators. Mary virginia carey and editor eugenia fanelli were working on this particular story when the series was canceled in 1987. The series was cancelled before the 44th book the mystery of the ghost train would be published, which was around 1987.
Join the three investigators on their latest case the mystery of the whispering mummy. This is a commission i had done by artist robert adragna who was the last u. The danger was often accident related and perhaps a little bit of carelessness on the part of the boys rather than threats from enemies. Random house, which is owned by bertelsmann, is the u. The three investigators book of mystery puzzles paperback january 1, 1982 by barbara mccall author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in mystery of screaming clock library binding september 1, 1968. Carey introduction a word from hector sebastian attention, mystery fans. Also published was the three investigators book of mystery puzzles, written by barbara mccall. As we learned in previous books, the three investigators are jupiter jones, pete crenshaw and bob andrews. The three investigators in the mystery of the cranky collector by m. Click to read more about the three investigators book of mystery puzzles by barbara mccall. The three investigators and the mystery of the ghost train. Great deals on one book or all books in the series.
Jupiter is the intelligent, sometimes inadvertently arrogant member of the group. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators book series thriftbooks. The three investigators is a juvenile detective series published in the 60s, 70s, and 80s that spans about 43 books. It has everythinga mysterious puzzle, with riddles that are clever, at least. The series consists of 59 individual titles in the u. A three investigators novel the three investigators book 44 by hector sebastian, thomas hudson, et al. The mystery of the circle of fire does not strike the same tone as the other books in the set. Colors may vary due to camera and computer resolutions. Carey omnibus 21, 33, 34 the three investigators 3in1. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the.
The boys live in rocky beach, california, a town on the pacific coast a few miles from. The mystery is nicely convoluted and layered and the boys solve one mystery only to find another. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the vanishing treasure robert arthur, harry kane on. Famous film director alfred hitchcock was used as a character in the books until his death. This book is the seventh in the three investigator series. The three investigators 29 the mystery of the sinister scarecrow glb hardcover. I liked this one because of the setting in venice beach and the writers did a good job with a small cast of eccentric characters. Quite apart from the undeniable coolness of running a detective agency out of a trailer hidden in a junkyard, i always liked the three investigators. Especially books signed by robert arthur, alfred hitchcock, m. They lend all kinds of books, and i used to pick 3 at a time, and guess what.
Books 36 in this series do not involve the three investigators. It is definitely difficult to find but never seems to match its psychological expectations when sold at auction. The three investigators by alfred hitchcock abebooks. Thank you for the great post, it was a special pleasure to read through. The secret of terror castle the three investigators, band 1. The three investigators was published by random house 19641987 and others, in picture cover hardcover and paperback editions. Holland the three investigators the mystery of the coughing dragon htf dutch this language books are very rare in the u. Three investigators formats in existence and also serves as a repository for any historical information pertaining to the three investigators series that can not be found on other sites. The teenage sleuths jupiter jones, peter crenshaw and bob andrews have been asked by alfred hitchcock to help his friend and eminent egyptologist, professor yarborough, with a mystery concerning his treasured 3000yearold egyptian mummy raorkon, part of a collection of egyptian artefacts in his house. In addition to all the above, a 44th book in the original series and two additional books in the crimebusters series were evidently written and never published. Mystery screaming clock the three investigators robert arthur isbn. The mystery of the fiery eye three investigators classics. Between june 2000 and july 2002, five of the mystery puzzle books which were sold on ebay were offered by one person.
The mystery of the fiery eye three investigators classics, book 7. If you are already familiar with the three investigators, you may skip this brief commercial and proceed directly to the entertainment portion of the programme. On a forthcoming post well take a look at some really rare material and try to identify the most elusive three investigators editionsformats. The first was back in 1983, when i was ten years old, mystery of the scarfaced beggar, which seemed. Vintage 1982 the three investigators book of mystery. Three investigators book of mystery puzzles the three investigators. The plot is trying to see how or what is making the cave moan only at night and not in the morning.
The three investigators book of mystery puzzles book. But jupe had solved a riddle in a case the boys were investigatingand the solution pointed them. Robert arthur started the series and authored the first nine books by himself. When i was 10 years old my mother brought this book home for me one day, no doubt because she knew i liked parrots and this story was about a parrot. The three investigators book of mystery puzzles pb. The mystery of the stolen diamondsthat is the title that i think this book should be because there is another mystery going on at the same time that eventually involves the three investigators with the mystery of the moaning cave.
In search of the classic mystery novel spoiler free. The three investigators mystery series is a juvenile book series that was created by robert arthur, jr. Once again, i have abandoned mrs dalloway for the simpler pleasures of a childrens book, but even the relatively unchallenging prose of virginia woolf requires too much cognitive processing from me right now. Mystery puzzles book, very nice with one puzzle worked. The three investigators were always in my pickup list. Buy the three investigators book of mystery puzzles by barbara mccall isbn. All about the three investigators book of mystery puzzles by barbara mccall. Its a gem with a cast of characters that could exist only. Jupiter jones, pete crenshaw, and bob andrews make up this junior detective firm. The goal of this section is to provide the most complete and accurate information available on the north american editions, with an emphasis on history, collecting and conservation. The mystery of the missing mermaid the mystery of the twotoed pigeon the mystery of the smashing glass by m.
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