MYSTERY OF THE DEADLY DOUBLE (Three Investigators Mystery) [Paperback]

Robert Arthur (Author)

Book Description

Series: Three Investigators Mystery

The Three Investigators foil a plot to kidnap the son of a political leader in an African colony.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers; Revised edition (September 12, 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 039486428X
• ISBN-13: 978-0394864280
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,738,842 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story! Just like all of T3i books!, January 2, 2012

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Sean J. Hagins (Lancaster, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MYSTERY OF THE DEADLY DOUBLE (Three Investigators Mystery) (Paperback)

This isn't anything against the book, but now i understand why this was banned in South Africa when it was released. (You see, in Canada, we can get books from the US & the UK, so i tried to get both editions. The UK version prints to Canada, Australia, New Zealand and S Africa usually, but this book was banned)

The story not very subtly smacks apartheid in the face! PLOT SPOILERS: Jupe has a lookalike who is the son of an important functionary in a small African country where said functionary is working to put much of the government back in the hands of the black majority. Racist extremists whites want to kidnap this son (Ian Carew) to force the father to give up his plans. They accidently kidnap Jupiter instead, and this leads our heroes to become involved in this mystery.

The Three Investigators is a young adult mystery series that gets things right-it never talks down to younger readers, and is still quite interesting for me to read today (at 36). I highly recommend this book! (I know my plot synopsis is a bit vague, but i can't give away all the secrets, can i?)