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Authors
Robert Arthur
As the series' creator, Robert Arthur knew the characters best and laid incredible groundwork
for decades to come. In 1964, Arthur commenced the series with #1
The Secret of Terror Castle and from that point, until his death, he
wrote nine additional Three Investigators titles.
Three Investigators books by Robert Arthur:
#1 The Secret of Terror Castle - 1964
#2 The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot - 1964
#3 The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy - 1965
#4 The Mystery of the Green Ghost - 1965
#5 The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure - 1966
#6 The Secret of Skeleton Island - 1966
#7 The Mystery of the Fiery Eye - 1967
#8 The Mystery of the Silver Spider - 1967
#9 The Mystery of the Screaming Clock - 1968
#11 The Mystery of the Talking Skull - 1969
William Arden (Dennis Lynds)
William Arden was the first to write
for the series after Robert Arthur, although Arden did write #10 The
Mystery of the Moaning Cave prior to Arthur's death. Arden wrote
thirteen of the original 43 Three Investigators titles and has the distinction
of writing the last one to be introduced by Alfred Hitchcock, #30 The
Secret of Shark Reef. In addition, Arden wrote the first Crimebusters
book, Hot Wheels.
Three Investigators books by William Arden:
#10 The Mystery of the Moaning Cave - 1968
#12 The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow - 1969
#13 The Secret of the Crooked Cat - 1970
#18 The Mystery of the Shrinking House - 1972
#19 The Secret of Phantom Lake - 1973
#22 The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle - 1974
#25 The Mystery of the Dancing Devil - 1976
#26 The Mystery of the Headless Horse - 1977
#28 The Mystery of the Deadly Double - 1978
#30 The Secret of Shark Reef - 1979
#33 The Mystery of the Purple Pirate - 1982
#38 The Mystery of the Smashing Glass - 1984
#42 The Mystery of Wreckers' Rock - 1986
Crimebusters #1: Hot Wheels - 1989
M. V. Carey (Mary Virginia Carey)
M. V. Carey's first Three Investigators
book was #15 The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints in 1971 and for
the next sixteen years she wrote fifteen additional books, more than any
of the other authors. Many of Carey's books deal with the paranormal
and she is responsible for introducing the memorable characters of Professor
Barrister and Allie Jamison, who appear in two of her books. In addition,
Carey wrote the first non-Hitchcock title, #31 The Mystery of the Scar-Faced
Beggar, with the new character of Hector Sebastian and the last of
the Find Your Fate Mystery series, #8 The Case of the Savage Statue.
Three Investigators books by M. V. Carey:
#15 The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints - 1971
#17 The Mystery of the Singing Serpent - 1972
#20 The Mystery of Monster Mountain - 1973
#21 The Secret of the Haunted Mirror - 1974
#23 The Mystery of the Invisible Dog - 1975
#24 The Mystery of Death Trap Mine - 1976
#27 The Mystery of the Magic Circle - 1978
#29 The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow - 1979
#31 The Mystery of the Scar-Faced Beggar - 1981
#32 The Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs - 1981
#34 The Mystery of the Wandering Cave Man - 1982
#36 The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid - 1983
#39 The Mystery of the Trail of Terror - 1984
#41 The Mystery of the Creep-Show Crooks - 1985
#43 The Mystery of the Cranky Collector - 1987
Find Your Fate Mystery #8: The Case of the Savage Statue - 1987
Nick West (Kin Platt)
Nick West wrote just two of the Three
Investigators books: #14 The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon in 1970
and #16 The Mystery of the Nervous Lion in 1971. West's main
distinction is that he is the only author after Robert Arthur to include
Blackbeard the parrot in a book, Coughing Dragon.
Marc Brandel (Marcus Beresford)
Like Nick West, Marc Brandel wrote
a small number of Three Investigators books, but his contributions were
significant, as he is the only author to really delve into Jupiter's past
with #40 The Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion. Brandel also
wrote one Crimebusters book, #5 An Ear For Danger.
Three Investigators Books By Marc Brandel:
#35 The Mystery of the Kidnapped Whale - 1983
#37 The Mystery of the Two-Toed Pigeon - 1984
#40 The Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion - 1985
Crimebusters #5: An Ear For Danger - 1989
Barbara McCall
Barbara McCall wrote the text and
puzzles for The Three Investigators Book of Mystery Puzzles.
Megan Stine & H. William Stine
Megan Stine & H. William Stine
wrote two Find Your Fate Mystery titles as well as three Crimebusters
titles.
Three Investigators Books By Megan Stine & H. William Stine:
Find Your Fate Mystery #1: The Case of the Weeping Coffin - 1985
Find Your Fate Mystery #7: The Case of the House of Horrors - 1986
Crimebusters #2: Murder To Go - 1989
Crimebusters #6: Thriller Diller - 1989
Crimebusters #10: Long Shot - 1990
Rose Estes
Rose Estes wrote the second Find Your Fate Mystery book, 1985's #2 The Case of the Dancing Dinosaur.
G.H. Stone (Gale Lynds)
G.H. Stone wrote three published
Crimebusters
titles, as well as a fourth manuscript that most likely would have been
published as the thirteenth title in the series.
Three Investigators Books By G.H. Stone:
Crimebusters #3: Rough Stuff - 1989
Crimebusters #7: Reel Trouble - 1989
Crimebusters #11: Fatal Error - 1990
William McCay
William McCay wrote two Crimebusters
books: #4 Funny Business in 1989 and #8 Shoot the Works in
1990.
Peter Lerangis
Peter Lerangis wrote the ninth Crimebusters
title, Foul Play in 1990, as well as the manuscript for Brain
Wash, the "forthcoming" twelfth title in the series that was never
published.
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