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AlfredHitchcock
and
TheThreeInvestigators
in
TheSecretoftheHauntedMirror
Textby
M.V.Carey
Basedoncharacterscreatedby
RobertArthur
IllustratedbyJackHearne
Contents
AWordfromAlfredHitchcock..............................4
1.“Stop,Thief!”............................................5
2.TheHouseofMirrors.................................... 8
3.TheCurseofChiavo.....................................15
4.JupiterScentsaMystery.................................21
5.AnotherWarning.........................................28
6.PeteStalksTrouble.......................................32
7.TheGhostintheGlass...................................38
8.ThePhantom’sDen......................................42
9.AMysteriousLetter......................................48
10.TheMagician’sCloak...................................53
11.DisasterStrikes!.........................................57
12.WhereisJe?..........................................61
13.TheTell-taleBells.......................................64
14.TotheRescue!..........................................67
15.ARaceAgainstTime...................................73
16.TheFightfortheHauntedGlass........................78
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17.TheMirrorYieldsitsSecret.............................83
18.AninvitationforMrHitchcock..........................89
AWordfromAlfredHitchcock
ForthoseofyouwhoalreadyknowTheThreeInvestigators,thisintroduction
isquiteunnecessary.YoumayturnimmediatelytoChapterOneandproceed
withtheadventure.
IfyouhavenotyetencounteredJupiterJones,PeteCrenshaw,andBob
Andrews,however,Ishallbepleasedtoprovidesomeinformationaboutthem
andtheirdetectivefirm.
ThesethreeremarkableyoungchapsresideinRockyBeach,California,
asmallcommunitynearHollywood.JupiterJones,thestoutandbrainylad
whoisFirstInvestigatorandleaderofthetrio,hasamindthatismadden-
inglyecientandamannerthatis,alas,ratherpompous.PeteCrenshaw,
theSecondInvestigator,isanathleticbutcautiousfellowwhoisoftendis-
tressedbyJupiter’sdaring.BobAndrews,aquiet,bookishboy,isverythor-
oughinhisquestforinformationwhichmayhelpTheThreeInvestigators
solvetheircases.
Theyoungdetectivesmaketheirheadquartersinanoldmobilehome
trailer,whichsitsinasalvageyardownedbyJupiter’suncle.Theiractiv-
itiesarenotalwaysconfinedtoRockyBeach.Inthecasewhichyouwill
shortlyperuse,theboysencounteraghostlypresenceinanoldmansionin
Hollywood—amansionreputedtobehaunted—andtheytrytofindthe
secretofthemanwhodisappearedintoalooking-glassandneverreturned.
Ordidhe?
Readonanddecideforyourself.
ALFREDHITCHCOCK
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