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On the trail of the three investigators books the guardian. The following is a list of the 43 titles which made up the original the three investigators series plus the unpublished 44th title. Using a conservative rating scale, 3 of the hardertofind books are in near fine nf condition, and 40 books are in the very good vg or better range. Of course, at the time i thought it was all hitchcocks doing now i realize that what i originally keyed in on as cool about hitchcock when i was a kid was mostly the work of. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators the alfred. The plots always moved right along and the mysteries to be this series started me on reading. The three investigators secret of terror castle on discogs. Then, hed been in the middle of the massively successful trio of movies, north by northwest, psycho, and the birds, and was a ubiquitous presence on television thanks to his anthology series alfred hitchcock presents but the series ended, and hed. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators mystery of the coughing. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators series by robert arthur. Fulfillment by amazon fba is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazons fulfillment centers, and we directly. But it was a damn fine series, and i read as many of em as i could find as a kid. Find your fate mysteries 19851987 rh1 case of the weeping coffin 1985, by megan stine and h. The company calls in the three investigators, who quickly discover that theyre on no ordinary case.
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Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the fiery eye. I continued to buy three investigators books over the years as new titles appeared but they somehow seemed to have lost some of their luster without hitchcock and the wonderful internal illustrations or maybe i was just too old for them by this time. It was first published as alfred hitchcock and the three investigators. Back when i was reading these stories 43 of which were published between 1964 and 1987, the filmmaker was. Save alfred hitchcock three investigators set to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. In the bengali editions, jupiter jones is known as kishor pasha a bangladeshi american. The three investigators is a fun and imaginative set of books. Although the early volumes bore hitchcocks name, he. A rare complete set of three investigators books with the keyhole symbol or alfred hitchcocks silhouette on the spine. Scarcely anyone dares set foot on the haunted isle.
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Across the big desk from him in his office at world studios, the three investigators jupiter jones, pete crenshaw and bob andrews looked interested. Of course, at the time i thought it was all hitchcock s doing now i realize that what i originally keyed in on as cool about hitchcock when i was a kid was mostly the work of. The box shows some wear but the books inside are in excellent condition, look like they have never been read. I would read them under the sheets with a flashlight at night because i couldnt put them down see more ideas about alfred hitchcock, book series and best mysteries. Unfortunately, alfred hitchcock died on tuesday april 29th, 1980 a few days after i received this letter. Thats why a movie company decides skeleton island is the perfect site to make a scary film. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators book series thriftbooks. Famous film director alfred hitchcock was used as a character in the books until his death. The three investigators by alfred hitchcock abebooks. Dec 14, 2011 first, though, the rights to alfred hitchcock as a character must be reinstated. Buy alfred hitchcock and the three investigators box set mystery of the headless horse. I grew up loving the exploits and mysteries that jupe, bob and pete got themselves into.
Those in good conditions have creasing to the covers andor spines. The three investigators is an american juvenile detective book series published from 1964 to 1987. Their is enough reality built into the storyline such that it allows the young reader to identify with the main characters. Alfred hitchcock, director of psycho and vertigo, hanging out with three encyclopedia brown knockoffs.
Oct 18, 2019 my all time favorite book series as a kid. The mystery of the flaming footprint the mystery of the nervous lion the mystery of the singing serpent by m. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery. William stine rh2 case of the dancing dinosaur by rose estes rh3 case of the house of horrors by megan stine and h. Mar 10, 2006 i loved the three investigators books, the robert arthur ones in particular.
The three boys, who called themselves the three investigators, were in jupiters secluded workshop section of the jones salvage yard. The alfred hitchcock and the three investigators mystery. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators book series. The three investigators series was published by random house from 1964 through 1987 in its original run. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the shrinking house by hitchcock, alfred and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The complete series list for alfred hitchcock and the three investigators. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the flaming footprints. Arthur died in 1969 and the remaining hitchcock titles were written by kin platt, mary v. Random house, which is owned by bertelsmann, is the u.
The back, or spine of the box, has hitchcocks silhouette and then lists the titles of the four books. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the fiery eye arthur, robert, roger hall on. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators in the mystery of the green ghost robert arthur isbn. Originally published in 1964 in forty three volumes, this is volumes one to ten and volume twelve.
The series was briefly revived later, but is now out of print in the united states. First, though, the rights to alfred hitchcock as a character must be reinstated. It was he who had the brainwave of having alfred hitchcock. Alfred hitchcock entered the 1970s with his commercial reputation virtually in tatters, a far cry from his stature at the start of the 1960s. The three investigators by hitchcock, alfred and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The three investigators the mystery of the vanishing treasure. Three investigators alfred hitchcock home facebook. Alfred hitchcock the masterpiece collection by alfred. Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators home facebook.
Alfred hitchcock and the three investigators series 43 primary works 44 total works from book 31 the mystery of the scarfaced beggar onwards the series was called simply the three investigators. The three investigators has also been published in bangladesh by sheba prokashoni as tin goyenda translated by rakib hasan since the 1980s and appealed to many young bangladeshi readers till this day. In an attempt to capitalize on the hitchcock name and cachet to sell a series of juvenile books, random house launched the popular three investigators series, created by robert arthur jr. A solid, clean copy with minor cover creases and a 14 tear on top edge of back cover.
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