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AlfredHitchcock
and
TheThreeInvestigators
in
TheMysteryOfTheDancingDevil
Textby
WilliamArden
Basedoncharacterscreatedby
RobertArthur
IllustratedbyJackHearne
Contents
FromAlfredHitchcock...................................... 4
1.TheFlyingDoll.......................................... 5
2.OneMysterySolved......................................9
3.TheTrapisSprung!......................................13
4.TheDemonAttacks!.....................................18
5.PanicandMorePanic....................................23
6.JupeMakesDeductions..................................27
7.AnAnswertoaPuzzle...................................31
8.TheBlackCase!..........................................35
9.Trapped!.................................................40
10.TheDancingDevilofBatuKhan........................44
11.AnUnexpectedFace....................................49
12.TheThiefReappears....................................53
13.TheGreedyFatMan....................................59
14.TheDevilKnows!.......................................64
15.Victory—AndDefeat!.................................69
16.BobSavestheDay......................................74
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17.OntheTrailofaVillain.................................78
18.TheDancingDevilStrikes!..............................82
19.TheFaceattheWindow................................86
20.TheDevilUnmasked!...................................90
21.Mr.HitchcockisTempted...............................93
FromAlfredHitchcock
Greetings,mysterylovers!
OnceagainIhavebeencalledupontointroducethattrioofformidable
youngdetectivesknownasTheThreeInvestigators.AndagainIfindmyself
forcedtoadmitthattheirlatestcaseisworthyofyourattention.Seldom
haveIheardatalethatpossessesgreaterhistoricalscopethanthisone—
whichrangesfromthebarbaroushordesofthegreatGenghisKhantoagroup
ofsophisticatedmodern-dayconspirators.AndseldomhaveIencountereda
morebizarrecase.Inthecourseofreadingthisstory,youwillmeetthemon-
strousfigureoftheDancingDevil—theeeriesightofwhichisguaranteed
tochillyourblood!
ButlestIbecarriedaway,allowmetoproceedwiththeformalintro-
ductions.JupiterJones,thestoutFirstInvestigatorandmastermindofthe
juniordetectivefirm,isrelentlesslydeterminedinthepursuitofamystery,
nomatterwhereitmightlead.PeteCrenshaw,theathleticSecondInves-
tigator,ismorewaryofconfrontingdanger,butalwaysdauntlesswhenhis
helpisneeded.BobAndrews,quietandstudious,isinchargeofRecords
andResearch,adutyheperformsmeticulously.Allthreechapslivenotfar
fromHollywoodinRockyBeach,California,wheretheymaintainasecret
headquarters...butyouwillfindoutforyourselfsoonenough.Suceit
tosaythatthelads’combinedtalentshaveenabledthemtosolvesomevery
unusualcasesindeed.
Andnow,ifyouhavethecouragetomeettheDancingDevil,youmay
turntoChapterOneandcommencereading.
ALFREDHITCHCOCK
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