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Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #41
Záhada hrozného vlkolaka
Traja pátrači nájdu na pláži tašku uneseného dievčaťa a v nej okrem iného macka zo vzácnej kožušiny. Až neskoro si uvedomia, akú úlohu má v zamotanom príbehu táto hračka. Zároveň začnú riešiť, kto sa skrýva za maskou hrozného netvora, ktorý prepadáva rôzne obchody. Jupiter postupne rozmotáva nitky, čo ich zavedú k tajnému brlohu zločincov a k unesenému dievčaťu. Počas pátrania sa však niekoľkokrát dostanú do poriadnej kaše.
144 pages, Hardcover
First published September 12, 1985
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About the author
M.V. Carey
120 books28 followersAlso known as Mary V. Carey
Personal: Born May 19, 1925, in New Brighton, Cheshire (now Merseyside), England; brought to the United States in 1925, naturalized citizen in 1955; daughter of John Cornelius (an engineer) and Mary Alice (Hughes) Carey. Home address in 1993 was 3748 Birch St., Ventura, CA.
Ms Carey passed away in 1994.
Education: College of Mount St. Vincent, B.S., 1946.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Career: Coronet, New York City, editorial associate, 1948 - 55; Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, CA, assistant editor of publications, 1955 - 69; free-lance writer 1969 - 1994.
Member: PEN; Mystery Writers of America; Society of Children's Book Writers; Women in Communications.
Awards, Honors: Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award, 1986, for "A Place for Allie".
Hobbies and Interests: Walking on the beach.
Writings:
Novelizations of Walt Disney Motion Pictures:
(With George Sherman) WD's "Babes in Toyland" Golden Press, 1961.
WD's "The Sword in the Stone" Whitman, 1963.
The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture "Mary Poppins" Whitman, 1964.
WD's "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" Whitman, 1964.
WD's "Donald Duck and the Lost Mesa Ranch" Whitman, 1966.
The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Jungle Book" Whitman, 1967.
The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Blackbeard's Ghost" Whitman, 1968.
"Mrs. Brisby's Important Package" (adapted from film "The Secret of NIMH), Golden Press, 1982.
Juveniles:
"Raggedy Ann and the Glad and Sad Day", Golden Press, 1972.
"Little Lulu and the Birthday Surprise, Whitman, 1973.
"The Tawny, Scrawny Lio and the Clever Monkey" Golden Press, 1974.
"Alonzo Purr, the Seagoing Cat", Western Pub., 1974.
"The Owl Who Loved Sunshine", Golden Press, 1977.
"The Gremlin's Storybook", Golden Press, 1984.
The Three Investigators Mystery Series (Random House):
"The Mystery of the:
#15 Flaming Footprints, 1971.
#17 Singing Serpent, 1972.
#20 Monster Mountain, 1973.
#21 The Secret of the Haunted Mirror, 1974.
#23 Invisible Dog, 1975.
#24 Death Trap Mine, 1976.
#27 Magic Circle, 1978.
#29 Sinister Scarecrow, 1979.
#31 Scar-Faced Beggar, 1981.
#32 Blazing Cliffs, 1981.
#34 Wandering Cave Man, 1982.
#36 Missing Mermaid, 1984.
#39 Trail of Terror, 1984.
#41 Creep-Show Crooks, 1985.
#43 Cranky Collector, 1987
FYF#8 The Case of the Savage Statue, 1987.
Other:
(Editor) Jane Black, "The Indispensables", Hewitt House, 1971.
"Step-by-step Candlemaking", Golden Press, 1972.
"Step-by-step Winemaking", Golden Press, 1973.
"Love Is Forever" (collection of prose and poetry), C.R. Gibson, 1975.
(With George Sherman) "A Compendium of Bunk", C.C. Thomas, 1976.
(Editor) "Grandmothers Are Very Special People", C.R. Gibson, 1977.
"A Place for Allie" (young adult novel), Dodd, 1985.
Sidelights: Carey told Contemporary Authors: "I began writing late; my first articles and stories were published after I was thirty, and I was motivated by money. Money is not a bad motivation. The need to eat keeps us from laziness, and the fact that someone is willing to pay to read what we write assures us that we have indeed written."
"I think that writing should be honest and simple, and it should say something about what it means to be a person. When God is good to us, we write in such a way that the act of reading becomes a pleasure to those who buy our books. This experience doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it is at least as heady as winning the Irish sweepstakes. It makes mere competence seem dull. It is probably also what makes writing a compulsive occupation; some of us are uncomfortable when we are away from our typewriters for any length of time."
"My lifelong ambition, aside from writing, is to finish exploring the American West. This should keep me busy for at least another thirty years, since there is a
Personal: Born May 19, 1925, in New Brighton, Cheshire (now Merseyside), England; brought to the United States in 1925, naturalized citizen in 1955; daughter of John Cornelius (an engineer) and Mary Alice (Hughes) Carey. Home address in 1993 was 3748 Birch St., Ventura, CA.
Ms Carey passed away in 1994.
Education: College of Mount St. Vincent, B.S., 1946.
Religion: Roman Catholic
Career: Coronet, New York City, editorial associate, 1948 - 55; Walt Disney Productions, Burbank, CA, assistant editor of publications, 1955 - 69; free-lance writer 1969 - 1994.
Member: PEN; Mystery Writers of America; Society of Children's Book Writers; Women in Communications.
Awards, Honors: Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Award, 1986, for "A Place for Allie".
Hobbies and Interests: Walking on the beach.
Writings:
Novelizations of Walt Disney Motion Pictures:
(With George Sherman) WD's "Babes in Toyland" Golden Press, 1961.
WD's "The Sword in the Stone" Whitman, 1963.
The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture "Mary Poppins" Whitman, 1964.
WD's "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" Whitman, 1964.
WD's "Donald Duck and the Lost Mesa Ranch" Whitman, 1966.
The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Jungle Book" Whitman, 1967.
The Story of WD's Motion Picture "Blackbeard's Ghost" Whitman, 1968.
"Mrs. Brisby's Important Package" (adapted from film "The Secret of NIMH), Golden Press, 1982.
Juveniles:
"Raggedy Ann and the Glad and Sad Day", Golden Press, 1972.
"Little Lulu and the Birthday Surprise, Whitman, 1973.
"The Tawny, Scrawny Lio and the Clever Monkey" Golden Press, 1974.
"Alonzo Purr, the Seagoing Cat", Western Pub., 1974.
"The Owl Who Loved Sunshine", Golden Press, 1977.
"The Gremlin's Storybook", Golden Press, 1984.
The Three Investigators Mystery Series (Random House):
"The Mystery of the:
#15 Flaming Footprints, 1971.
#17 Singing Serpent, 1972.
#20 Monster Mountain, 1973.
#21 The Secret of the Haunted Mirror, 1974.
#23 Invisible Dog, 1975.
#24 Death Trap Mine, 1976.
#27 Magic Circle, 1978.
#29 Sinister Scarecrow, 1979.
#31 Scar-Faced Beggar, 1981.
#32 Blazing Cliffs, 1981.
#34 Wandering Cave Man, 1982.
#36 Missing Mermaid, 1984.
#39 Trail of Terror, 1984.
#41 Creep-Show Crooks, 1985.
#43 Cranky Collector, 1987
FYF#8 The Case of the Savage Statue, 1987.
Other:
(Editor) Jane Black, "The Indispensables", Hewitt House, 1971.
"Step-by-step Candlemaking", Golden Press, 1972.
"Step-by-step Winemaking", Golden Press, 1973.
"Love Is Forever" (collection of prose and poetry), C.R. Gibson, 1975.
(With George Sherman) "A Compendium of Bunk", C.C. Thomas, 1976.
(Editor) "Grandmothers Are Very Special People", C.R. Gibson, 1977.
"A Place for Allie" (young adult novel), Dodd, 1985.
Sidelights: Carey told Contemporary Authors: "I began writing late; my first articles and stories were published after I was thirty, and I was motivated by money. Money is not a bad motivation. The need to eat keeps us from laziness, and the fact that someone is willing to pay to read what we write assures us that we have indeed written."
"I think that writing should be honest and simple, and it should say something about what it means to be a person. When God is good to us, we write in such a way that the act of reading becomes a pleasure to those who buy our books. This experience doesn't happen all the time, but when it does it is at least as heady as winning the Irish sweepstakes. It makes mere competence seem dull. It is probably also what makes writing a compulsive occupation; some of us are uncomfortable when we are away from our typewriters for any length of time."
"My lifelong ambition, aside from writing, is to finish exploring the American West. This should keep me busy for at least another thirty years, since there is a
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Displaying 1 - 17 of 17 reviews
November 8, 2025
I haven’t read an Investigators story since probably the early 80’s, but it was like meeting up with some old friends. What a great series this is with spooky premises, mystery, adventure, and danger! These and the Hardy Boys are what lead to my love of reading, especially mystery and horror. These stories will always hold a special place in my heart.
October 13, 2020
The Three Investigators series after the death of Alfred Hitchcock isn't quite as good as the ones before his demise, but they're still pretty good. (I spent some time looking for books by this Hector Santiago guy, only to find he's a fictional character.)
Anyway, The Three Investigators are hired to find a runaway girl trying to break into the movies. There's also a gang of thieves who dress up in monster masks during their robberies. Of course, the two are connected.
Pretty good stuff. I recommend every book in this series.
Anyway, The Three Investigators are hired to find a runaway girl trying to break into the movies. There's also a gang of thieves who dress up in monster masks during their robberies. Of course, the two are connected.
Pretty good stuff. I recommend every book in this series.
April 7, 2024
Die Folge hat mir beim erneuten (x-ten) Hören weniger gefallen. (Trotz kurzem Cameo des KKG-Sprechers). Die Story ist einfach sehr altbacken.
September 26, 2011
This book was written in the mid '80s, so it used a lot of the culture (pizza joint with video games, breakdancing, loud raucous house parties) but the author still used language from the '60s - ie, having the kids say "pictures" instead of "movies". Really? Kids in the '70s didn't call them pictures, let alone in the '80s. I really didn't like this book and if I am able to find any more Three Investigators books, I'll stick to the '70s and before.
August 11, 2017
This one didn't quite live up to the title or the cover. I was expecting more about creep shows and such but that was only a small part of the story. The main part dealt with a teenaged runaway and her teddy bear, or something like that.
Overall not bad, but not nearly as good as the early books. Still, I hate to see the series end since there's only 2 more volumes to go.
Overall not bad, but not nearly as good as the early books. Still, I hate to see the series end since there's only 2 more volumes to go.
April 7, 2023
I think that if I'd read this earlier on in the series, I'd have liked it a lot more (especially as a horror movie fan), but as is, it's mid. It's yet another one of the "the boys catch crooks and criminals and thieves/ why isn't the police on this" cases. Especially in this one, there's a missing/ kidnapped girl with hysterical parents, and the police are pretty much shrugging while the tween boys solve the case instead. It's a fine book, but entirely mundane and long winded.
March 13, 2019
Sorry to say, but M.V. Carey's penultimate entry into this series is lackluster. There's almost a sense that someone was trying to get them cater these books for television. The boys randomly find a tote bag left behind at the beach and it leads them to a runaway would-be actress inadvertently linked to a criminal enterprise. Meanwhile, the titular creep-show crooks are seemingly a side-story which never really ends up getting resolved.
Hopefully, the final book in the series will redeem the author.
Hopefully, the final book in the series will redeem the author.
January 17, 2022
Bob findet am Strand eine kleine eingebuddelte Tüte.
In ihr befinden sich Pfandmarken, ein Buch, Schminke und ein außergewöhnlicher Teddybär. Natürlich machen sich die drei Detektive direkt daran herauszufinden wem die Tasche gehört. Plötzlich erhalten sie einen Rückruf von der Bibliothek des geliehenen Buches. Am Ende ist ein aufgelöstes Ehepaar, welche sagen, das Buch gehöre ihrer vermissten Teenagertochter, welche ausgrissen ist, um in Hollywood Karriere zu machen.
Bob, Peter und Justus machen es sich zur Aufgabe die verschwundene Tochter zu finden. Doch immer wieder taucht ein als Werwolf verkleideter Mann auf.
Wirklich ein schöner Fall. Es geht von einem Problem ins nächste, eine gute Erzählstruktur und recht orginärer Fall mit schönen Wendungen.
Hat Spaß gemacht!
In ihr befinden sich Pfandmarken, ein Buch, Schminke und ein außergewöhnlicher Teddybär. Natürlich machen sich die drei Detektive direkt daran herauszufinden wem die Tasche gehört. Plötzlich erhalten sie einen Rückruf von der Bibliothek des geliehenen Buches. Am Ende ist ein aufgelöstes Ehepaar, welche sagen, das Buch gehöre ihrer vermissten Teenagertochter, welche ausgrissen ist, um in Hollywood Karriere zu machen.
Bob, Peter und Justus machen es sich zur Aufgabe die verschwundene Tochter zu finden. Doch immer wieder taucht ein als Werwolf verkleideter Mann auf.
Wirklich ein schöner Fall. Es geht von einem Problem ins nächste, eine gute Erzählstruktur und recht orginärer Fall mit schönen Wendungen.
Hat Spaß gemacht!
October 24, 2024
nennt die fotze mich einfach schlampe
February 4, 2025
Der Teil hat mich irgendwie gar nicht abgeholt, ich hoffe sehr, dass die nächsten Teile besser werden. Was ich jedoch gut fand war die Geräuschkulisse, vor allem was den "Werwolf" betrifft.
January 24, 2020
Die Story ist grottig, aber das Hörspiel dennoch unterhaltsam.
August 2, 2018
The "worst" of the T3I novels I've read so far. Not necessarily a bad novel, but I didn't like the idea and the sequence of the events - while of course I still loved characters' interactions and dialogues
Happy the same to have found it (it's one of the novels not available in Italian language so I didn't read it when I was a kid) but it's not the first one I'd suggest to someone interested in T3I adventures
Happy the same to have found it (it's one of the novels not available in Italian language so I didn't read it when I was a kid) but it's not the first one I'd suggest to someone interested in T3I adventures
October 20, 2024
Diesen Fall der Drei ??? mochte ich sehr gerne. Ich mochte die Hollywood-Atmosphäre und das Rätselhafte. Zunächst muss eine verschwundene junge Frau gefunden werden, dann gibt es einen seltsamen Werwolf und ein Geheimnis um kleine Teddybären.
Auch ein Hollywood-Produzent stellt sich als falsch heraus, und dann gibt es noch eine Entführung.
Es ist viel los, und ich habe mich mit diesem Buch recht gut unterhalten gefühlt.
Auch ein Hollywood-Produzent stellt sich als falsch heraus, und dann gibt es noch eine Entführung.
Es ist viel los, und ich habe mich mit diesem Buch recht gut unterhalten gefühlt.
April 26, 2020
The three investigators are involved in a mystery of the disappearing and later on the kidnapping of a young lady. It all started when they found a plastic tote bag half buried in the sand of Rocky Beach and tried to find the owner.
October 6, 2021
A decent little adventure that sort of tried to recapture the flavor of the early books with a bit of horror explained as natural. As the series winds down, there have been a couple solid books in a row after a real dip in quality for some time.
September 6, 2020
Not as good as the other books. Little disappointing
September 22, 2018
Objektiv betrachtet, ist der Fall einer der schwächeren. Aber ich mag die Dynamik und die Hollywood-Atmosphäre, das liest sich kurzweilig und nostalgisch.
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