The Mystery of Wreckers' Rock

My first three investigators book that

was a gift at a time when English books had seemed nightmare. But when I reread it after ageing a bit, I realized what treasure it was. Now when I read it, this seems rather simple story yet not a bit less thrilling. As a boat is found with signs of a possible drowning near an age old rock that seems to be den of ghosts and werewolves the plot seems a bit thick. Also when the investigating trio is hunted for some innocent snaps there is no turning back. The mystery closes the series yet remains one of the most enticing.

The Mystery of the Shrinking House

When I had bought the book, the queerness of the title attracted me though the strangeness vanished very quickly going thru the first few chapters but when I again read through this time, it seemed to appeal in a rather different way. The central plot revolves round the twenty paintings of a late artist whcih suddenly seems to become valuable after he had passed away. As his final possessions change hands, Uncle Titus playing a  major role in that, the three investigators are called to trace the same by a distant relative of the artist. Though most of them are traced but the painting seemed elusive. It seemed to catch hold of the attention of several queer persons, one of them possessing a live leopard too, the second appeal to me from its title page. Infact several twists in the final pages also takes the breath away which though becomes a bit repeated but is still exciting. But not only for the story but for its old world charm that it seemed to attract me once more. That nostalgic feeling of the young, when the mind seeks adventure, this again brought back the fun memories of childhood.

The Mystery of the Purple Pirate

These mystery stories had been my favourite during my school days and now I find that though the stories are meant for the young readers their simple style has an appeal that entertains readers of mysteries of all ages. Nostalgic memories seemed to cloud the mind as I went thru the exciting adventures and more than once it reminded me of the enjoyable reading moments during my younger days. The three investigators penned by several authors throughout the series and introduced by some famous men always had a storehouse for wonder for us. The mystery lovers who were not satisfied with adventures but longed for unabridged uncensored whodunits for the young used to find the same here.

This time the case, thirty third in the series, presented itself in the form of an odd advertisement and an even odder interview that followed. The respondents included Jupiter Jones, Peter Crenshaw and Robert Andrews. Smelling something fishy in the entire business the detectives right off started enquiry of their own. With gadgets developed by the leader of the trio what followed was yet another exciting turn of events that led to unmasking of villains no less than the infamous pirate whose legacy seemed to have reappeared.