Die drei ???... und der höllische Werwolf

Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #41

by Alfred Hitchcock

The Three Investigators tangle with a couple of shady producers of horror films when they try to track down a runaway teenager.

Genres: Mystery, Childrens, Fiction, Audiobook, Detective, Young Adult, Crime

Paperback

First published September 12, 1985

About the author

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (1899-1980) was an iconic and highly influential film director and producer, who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.

Following a very substantial career in his native Britain in both silent films and talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen with dual nationality in 1956, thus he also remained a British subject.

Hitchcock directed more than fifty feature films in a career which spanned six decades, from the silent film era, through the invention of sound films, and far into the era of colour films. For a complete list of his films, see Alfred Hitchcock filmography.

Hitchcock was among the most consistently recognizable directors to the general public, and was one of the most successful film directors during his lifetime. He continues to be one of the best known and most popular filmmakers of all time.

Reviews

[Bill Riggs · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Glen · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Nadja · Rating 2 out of 5]

Die Folge hat mir beim erneuten (x-ten) Hören weniger gefallen. (Trotz kurzem Cameo des KKG-Sprechers). Die Story ist einfach sehr altbacken.

[Freyja Vanadis · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[Quentin Wallace · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Niki · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Cliff · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[sonofabook · Rating 4 out of 5]

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!

[Marielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

nennt die fotze mich einfach schlampe

[Charley Schnuff · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Aki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Die Story ist grottig, aber das Hörspiel dennoch unterhaltsam.

[Marco Giorgini · Rating 2 out of 5]

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

[Sonja Rosa Lisa ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

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.

[Biondatina · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Joe Stevens · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Elaine Lucky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the other books. Little disappointing

[Anna Catharina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Objektiv betrachtet, ist der Fall einer der schwächeren. Aber ich mag die Dynamik und die Hollywood-Atmosphäre, das liest sich kurzweilig und nostalgisch.