Three Stuffed Owls

Carson Street Detective Agency #2

by Keith Robertson, Jack Weaver (Illustrator)

Book by Robertson, Keith

Genres: Mystery

198 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1954

About the author

Keith Robertson was born on May 9, 1914 in Dows, Iowa. He joined the Navy in 1931, and served as a radioman on a destroyer. Later, he attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating with a B.S. degree. He attributed his initial decision to study at the Academy to a "fanatical aversion to washing dishes." He said, "When I discovered that midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy did not wash dishes but were gentlemen by act of Congress, I promptly applied for entrance." Robertson served in World War II as captain of a destroyer. He was awarded five battle stars. He retired from the service as a captain in the United States Naval Reserve.

Robertson published his first book, Ticktock and Jim, in 1948. His writing career spanned 40 years. As a member of the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature, he was active in encouraging aspiring authors.

He was married to Elizabeth Woodburn Robertson, a rare-book dealer, and had four children. He died of cancer at his home in Hopewell, New Jersey on September 23, 1991, aged 77.

Reviews

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the Hardy Boys.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quite charming and certainly well-written. I was not able to find the first book in this series so I suspect I missed some character development.
Despite not being a fan of mysteries of any sort, this one unfolded beautifully and skillfully. Despite the artful foreshadowing, there were still plenty of surprises towards the end!
I love the evocation of a tiny town in the 1950’s!

[Sharon Buxton · Rating 4 out of 5]

B. fiction, children's fiction, upper elementary, boys, detectives, from stash, keep

[Stephanie A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Standard children's mystery from the 1950s; boys track a diamond smuggler.

[Mazzou B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this when I was 14!