The Flying Phantom

Snuf de hond #3

by Piet Prins, Harry Der Nederlanden (translator)

When Tom and his friends Bert and Carl set out on an adventure over spring vacation, they are only looking for a good time. But soon a series of baffling events draws them inexorably into another mystery.
What connection is there between a dangerous poacher, a police cap on top of a tower, a host of unsolved burglaries, and a mysterious fire? Is the fearsome character who walks on the swamp the ghost of the legendary Flying Phantom? Or is it something or someone else?
Join the boys, Tom's dog, Scout, and their mutual friend Captain Bradenburg as they muster courage, tenacity, and wit to track a very unusual kind of criminal.

Genres: Childrens, Fiction, Mystery

164 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

Pseudoniem van Piet Jongeling.

Reviews

[Ilse · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fijn om lezen en best wel spannend jeugdboek!

[Doss · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the book a lot and, it was fun to read. He did a good job explaining every thing in the book. It very mysterious and very exciting. Scout and the captain were my favroit characters I love Scout😍. Thoe it's to bad that the burgalure was somebody you didn't know. I wish it was one of the characters that you would meet in the book. My favorite part was when the boys went to willows island and got locked in their own hut. The mystery was well thought out. When they found out how the flying phantom was walking on the swamp, that was really cool. The boys had great creative on willows island and of course when they played their games.

[stakahashi · Rating 5 out of 5]

5-star rating based on my enjoyment as a junior higher. may well be my favorite book as a kid. mystery and intrigue.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as interesting as the first 2 Scout books, but still well-written, with action and mystery. My kids enjoyed it.

[Enikő · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little read. It was not written recently, and I enjoyed the little details that revealed this. For example, for these young boys, the Second World War is recent history, and in this book they are reunited with someone who came to their village and helped the resistance.

I appreciated the boys' resourcefulness in solving the mystery, and especially their high morals and obedience to their parents. My kids need to read this book! ;0

I actually didn't get to finish this book before we left for vacation, so I ended up reading it by the campfire. Nice! :o)

[Irene Roth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am probably one of the few Reformed kids who never read the Scout books as a youngster! I'm sure I'd have given the books a 4 or 5 star rating as a kid. They were an enjoyable light read full of adventure and heroism (actually I listened to them on audio), but as an adult it's hard to not see flaws in storyline, believability etc.