The Three Investigators

The Mystery of the Talking Skull

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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” lead them to solving strange and unusual mysteries. One of the most unusual items ever to find its way into the Jones Salvage Yard was the trunk of the magician once known as the Great Gulliver purchased by Jupiter Jones at auction for a single dollar which included a talking skull and clues to stolen treasure.

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The Mystery of the Deadly Double

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Wayback Weekend takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” lead them to solving strange and unusual mysteries. In the case of The Mystery of the Deadly Double, lead investigator Jupiter Jones himself is the mystery, or rather his unexpected kidnapping which opens the tale. In that it isn’t begun by the discovery of an odd artifact or occurrence brought to the attention of the investigators, it does stand out as an unusual starting point for one of their mysteries (and initially everyone is baffled as to the reason behind the kidnapping).

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The Secret of the Haunted Mirror

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads to investigate the history of Mrs. Danley’s giant Spanish mirror which others are attempting to buy and steal from her, and in which she keeps seeing the ghostly face of its former owner. Learning of the attempted theft, and existence of the mirror, while collecting items for the Jones Salvage Yard, the mystery is simply too much for Jupiter, Pete, and Bob to ignore, especially after Jupiter sees the ghostly figure for himself.

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The Mystery of the Headless Horse

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads to the search for lost treasure in The Mystery of the Headless Horse. The title of the novel references a statue on the ranch of the Alvaro family which is in danger of foreclosure, which seems only more likely following a suspicious fire on their property destroying items they had planned to sell to the Jones Salvage Yard raising the interest and suspicions of the Three Investigators.

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The Mystery of the Dancing Devil

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” begins with a search for a young girl’s doll which uncovers a much larger mystery involving items stolen all over Pete‘s neighborhood. After Jupiter deduces that the thief is looking for a case similar in size which was squirreled away after a car accident in the neighborhood, the search takes them everywhere from spying on a local bully to talking with an expert on Oriental art and puts the Three Investigators in the path of a Dancing Devil searching for a rare statue of itself hidden in one of those cases.

There are several layers and misdirects to The Mystery of the Dancing Devil which Jupiter, Pete, and Bob will eventually uncover involving theft, forgery, ransom, and kidnapping (when they themselves are trapped by one of the villains). And before the end, Jupe will make deductions which will even surprise his friends.

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