Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Talking Skull [Paperback]

Alfred Hitchcock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 12, 1978

An old trunk involves the three investigators with dangerous criminals seeking a cache of stolen money.

Product Details

• Paperback: 179 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (May 12, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394837746
• ISBN-13: 978-0394837741
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #597,235 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pace, really draws you in!, December 3, 1997

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[e-mail] (Waco, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Talking Skull (Paperback)

I first read this book about seventeen years ago. As a young child, I was drawn into it immediately and was unable to put it down. The plot line was enjoyable and I found the fast pace and action preferable to all other juvenile mysteries. Within a year, I had read the entire Three Investigators mystery series twice and continued to read them as they came out. Now that I have a young son of my own, I re-read the Mystery of the Talking Skull and quickly discovered that it is still a great book! I recommend it for any child and any parent... it's just too bad they've gotten so hard to find!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery of the Talking Skull was a good Suspenseful book...., January 6, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Talking Skull (Paperback)

This was a great book. I liked it so very much.
A quick review of the plot.
The teens that we all know and love, Jupiter Jones and his Friends
Bob Andrews and Pete Crenshaw buy a strange trunk at a auction.
Needless to say the mysterious trunk brings them action and suspense to the reader:
A. an $100 offer for the trunk.
B. visits to Gypsies, the police station, and other places,
C. A capture by a gang, and a slick spy on to them.

The whole thing dissolves into a funny yet satisfying ending.
This is a Heavily Recommended Book. What a great mystery this is.
Read if you like any kind of mysteries. The 3 Investigator stories
do a great job of combining aspects of a great mystery book.

Mike Lee (A heavy mystery reader)

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A pretty mystery book for kids, August 2, 2007

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R. Bagula "Roger L. Bagula" (Lakeside, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in the Mystery of the Talking Skull (Paperback)

Three kids in a junk yard and a talking skull make for an interesting

cut on mystery and magic. There seem to be at least 25 in this series

so that they remind one of the 30's Nancy Drew mysteries.

I think there is enough action and suspense to keep a young reader interested.