The Three Investigators

• Title: The Mystery of the Invisible Dog
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads them into one of the weakest mysteries of their careers, the solution of which relies both on the ideas of both a ghost and and the idea of astral projection being real. The novel is also stuck with an unfortunate title that gives away the mystery even before the story gets around to properly setting it up.

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• Title: The Mystery of the Shrinking House
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads them to track down a dead man’s belongings which will lead to a larger mystery. The Mystery of the Shrinking House offers an interesting set-up as the trio of Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews don’t know exactly what they are searching for or where series of paintings depicting a smaller and smaller versions of a house will eventually lead them.

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• Title: The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints
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Wayback Wednesday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads them to investigate the sudden disappearance of a local eccentric. After The Potter disappears from the Jones Salvage Yard, a daughter and grandson turn up looking for him. Things get even stranger when flaming footprints appear within the Potter’s home and foreigners rent the house next door to keep an eye on the Potter’s home, also interested in his whereabouts.

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• Title: The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads them to not only investigate the missing dog of a longtime friend of Hector Sebastian but also their client’s claim of seeing a coughing dragon on the beach below his home. Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews go to work investigating the caves in the cliffs along the shore and find a series of clues including tire treads rather than tracks made by any extradentary creature. However, after the see the dragon, the Investigators will be forced to reconsider the facts.

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