The Mystery of the Fiery Eye [Mass Market Paperback]

Robert Arthur (Author)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Unknown (1974)
• ASIN: B0013ALGN6
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LONG LIVE THE THREE INVESTIGATORS!, April 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Mystery of the Fiery Eye (Alfred Hitchcock & the Three Investigators 7) (Paperback)

This exceptional mystery from Robert Arthur has more twists and turns than an Alfred Hitchcock movie! The Mystery of the Fiery Eye (#7 in the series) is just one more fine example of how far superior the Three Investigator books are to the Hardy Boys and any other series on the market today. This book would make a fantastic gift for any kids' birthday - or for that child that is already bored one week into summer vacation. Help keep the Three Investigators alive! Purchase The Mystery of the Fiery Eye, and all the other re-issued Robert Arthur titles!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading, December 7, 1999

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Ray (Naperville, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Mystery of the Fiery Eye (Alfred Hitchcock & the Three Investigators 7) (Paperback)

I was a fan of these characters growing up. I was always trying to find the next case that the boys would be solving. I am buying these books for my 9 year old son so that he can enjoy them as much as I did. They were even better than the Hardy Boys! (I will probably re-read them to share the fun with my son)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Puzzler After Another, August 18, 2001

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Daniel Jolley "darkgenius" (Shelby, North Carolina USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Mystery of the Fiery Eye (Alfred Hitchcock & the Three Investigators 7) (Paperback)

In yet another of a series of rip-roaring puzzlers from the mind of Robert Arthur, we now see Jupe and the Three Investigators triumph over a secretly coded message and a cast of assorted bad guys to solve yet another case. The puzzle of the coded message sent to August August (yes, that's his name) by his great-uncle proves to be even more perplexing than it at first appears. The boys seemingly solve the mystery several times, only to be rewarded each of those times with yet another clue to the location of that which they seek, namely a brilliant, long-lost, cursed ruby. Racing them to the prize are a mysterious man from India and a gang of rather foolish tough guys running around with fake black mustaches. I really admired how Arthur brought everything together at the end of the book, incorporating several small details I had dismissed as tangential at the beginning of the tale. As usual, you will find a chapter named "Trapped!" in the book, but, as is also quite usual, the boys find a way out of danger and prove that criminals are no match for the brains of Jupiter Jones and the steadfastness of his intrepid companions. This isn't quite as good as some of the earlier books in the series, but it is certainly an enjoyable story; also, it makes you think. Try putting the book down as you approach the final chapters, after all of the clues are known to you, and see if you can solve the mystery along with our heroes.