Steven Bauer

An ancient African mask. A devious grant. And a crime hiding in plain sight. Step into mysteries that demand courage, discernment, and the will to seek the truth. Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age, with gripping contemporary adventures for young readers who crave meaning, want to share in the growth of characters they admire, and seek a world they can return to again and again. In the thirteenth book of a 26-book story arc, when Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory are invited, at the start of a new summer, to attend a masked Gala at the Rocky Beach Summer Theatre Festival, they have no idea that the woman who owns the costume bank will tip them off about a local nonprofit that may be a lot shadier than it appears. Run by a Frenchman, an Italian-American man, and a Mexican-American woman, Old Art for Young Artists persuades wealthy patrons to donate artworks it can then auction off, with the proceeds supposedly going to young artists from disadvantaged backgrounds. But it seems its grants and awards are not dispensed according to its mission statement. Behind their masks at the gala, Bob and Mallory eavesdrop on the trio. They also meet a woman who once danced in the Alvin Ailey dance troupe, was married to the Harlem jazz musician who founded the Red Hots, and has recently made a donation to Old Art for Young Artists. Their suspicions aroused, The Three Investigators pretend to apply for mini-grants and summer internships from the nonprofit at a local jobs fair - where they quickly discover that what they look like matters a lot more than what they can do. Keeping calm, Jupiter manages to obtain incriminating evidence, and after soliciting the help of two hip young students who have reason to think that an extremely valuable African tribal mask has gone missing, The Three Investigators share their suspicions with Kwame Owusu, a young Ghanaian artist who comes to the Salvage Yard to buy a rare and special African wood for his artwork. What's the real motive behind Old Art for Young Artists? Why does a painting hanging on the wall of one of its directors' houses seem so familiar? As the mystery deepens and The Three Investigators start to see what Old Art for Young Artists may really be up to, they put two and two together, go undercover as Kwame Owusu's interns, then start zeroing in on a clever but very devious scheme. Join Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory as they reveal a nefarious fraud and bring an unsavory adversary to justice in this engrossing new chapter of the Three Investigators series.

An ancient African mask. A devious grant. And a crime hiding in plain sight. Step into mysteries that demand courage, discernment, and the will to seek the truth. Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age, with gripping contemporary adventures for young readers who crave meaning, want to share in the growth of characters they admire, and seek a world they can return to again and again. In the thirteenth book of a 26-book story arc, when Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory are invited, at the start of a new summer, to attend a masked Gala at the Rocky Beach Summer Theatre Festival, they have no idea that the woman who owns the costume bank will tip them off about a local nonprofit that may be a lot shadier than it appears. Run by a Frenchman, an Italian-American man, and a Mexican-American woman, Old Art for Young Artists persuades wealthy patrons to donate artworks it can then auction off, with the proceeds supposedly going to young artists from disadvantaged backgrounds. But it seems its grants and awards are not dispensed according to its mission statement. Behind their masks at the gala, Bob and Mallory eavesdrop on the trio. They also meet a woman who once danced in the Alvin Ailey dance troupe, was married to the Harlem jazz musician who founded the Red Hots, and has recently made a donation to Old Art for Young Artists. Their suspicions aroused, The Three Investigators pretend to apply for mini-grants and summer internships from the nonprofit at a local jobs fair - where they quickly discover that what they look like matters a lot more than what they can do. Keeping calm, Jupiter manages to obtain incriminating evidence, and after soliciting the help of two hip young students who have reason to think that an extremely valuable African tribal mask has gone missing, The Three Investigators share their suspicions with Kwame Owusu, a young Ghanaian artist who comes to the Salvage Yard to buy a rare and special African wood for his artwork. What's the real motive behind Old Art for Young Artists? Why does a painting hanging on the wall of one of its directors' houses seem so familiar? As the mystery deepens and The Three Investigators start to see what Old Art for Young Artists may really be up to, they put two and two together, go undercover as Kwame Owusu's interns, then start zeroing in on a clever but very devious scheme. Join Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory as they reveal a nefarious fraud and bring an unsavory adversary to justice in this engrossing new chapter of the Three Investigators series.

Faith runs deep - and so do secrets. Step into mysteries that demand courage, discernment, and the will to seek the truth. Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age, with gripping contemporary adventures for young readers who crave meaning, want to share in the growth of characters they admire, and seek a world they can return to again and again. In the twelfth book of a 26-book story arc, Jupiter is alone at the Salvage Yard one late summer morning when an unexpected visitor arrives - a retired Catholic priest named Father Samuel. He comes as an emissary from Adam Suleiman, a teenager from Alameda, in the Bay Area, who has become an ardent fan of The Three Investigators after reading Bob's case reports online. Adam has a mystery for the team: a leather portfolio containing twelve famous villanelles, written in the 16th century by French poet Jacque de Boissy, has been stolen from Adam's father's library just as the poems were about to be donated to the Tri-Faith Center for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions. Amazingly, the portfolio is abandoned in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, then returned to the Suleimans. The poems are unharmed, but something has been removed from the portfolio's secret pocket - something Adam and his father hadn't even known was there. What was taken? And who was the thief? Jupiter can hardly wait to begin investigating, but when The Three Investigators travel to the Bay Area, they quickly discover that San Francisco seems to be spiraling into chaos. The day after meeting Adam and his father, Adam is kidnapped in broad daylight by two black-masked men whose ransom demand is the portfolio with the twelve poems. Using social media to enlist help, The Three Investigators are fast on the trail of the kidnappers' highly visible car when it suddenly and mysteriously vanishes. With their usual blend of skill, intuition, and luck, Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory close in on the kidnappers' lair. A daring rescue by Pete and a brilliant insight by Jupiter lead to the surprising solution to not one, but two mysteries. Join the team as they discover a secret hidden for four centuries and face the dark forces at play in this thrilling new installment of The Three Investigators series. Will they solve the puzzle in time to save Adam - and the priceless legacy hidden in the labyrinth?

Faith runs deep - and so do secrets. Step into mysteries that demand courage, discernment, and the will to seek the truth. Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age, with gripping contemporary adventures for young readers who crave meaning, want to share in the growth of characters they admire, and seek a world they can return to again and again. In the twelfth book of a 26-book story arc, Jupiter is alone at the Salvage Yard one late summer morning when an unexpected visitor arrives - a retired Catholic priest named Father Samuel. He comes as an emissary from Adam Suleiman, a teenager from Alameda, in the Bay Area, who has become an ardent fan of The Three Investigators after reading Bob's case reports online. Adam has a mystery for the team: a leather portfolio containing twelve famous villanelles, written in the 16th century by French poet Jacque de Boissy, has been stolen from Adam's father's library just as the poems were about to be donated to the Tri-Faith Center for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions. Amazingly, the portfolio is abandoned in Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, then returned to the Suleimans. The poems are unharmed, but something has been removed from the portfolio's secret pocket - something Adam and his father hadn't even known was there. What was taken? And who was the thief? Jupiter can hardly wait to begin investigating, but when The Three Investigators travel to the Bay Area, they quickly discover that San Francisco seems to be spiraling into chaos. The day after meeting Adam and his father, Adam is kidnapped in broad daylight by two black-masked men whose ransom demand is the portfolio with the twelve poems. Using social media to enlist help, The Three Investigators are fast on the trail of the kidnappers' highly visible car when it suddenly and mysteriously vanishes. With their usual blend of skill, intuition, and luck, Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory close in on the kidnappers' lair. A daring rescue by Pete and a brilliant insight by Jupiter lead to the surprising solution to not one, but two mysteries. Join the team as they discover a secret hidden for four centuries and face the dark forces at play in this thrilling new installment of The Three Investigators series. Will they solve the puzzle in time to save Adam - and the priceless legacy hidden in the labyrinth?

A cold case that's heating up. A truth that looks both ways. And a move only a chess master could see. Step into mysteries that demand courage, discernment, and the will to seek the truth. Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age, with gripping contemporary adventures for young readers who crave meaning, want to share in the growth of characters they admire, and seek a world they can return to again and again. In the tenth book of a 26-book story arc, The Three Investigators find themselves working on a cold case with a personal connection. When Freya Haldorsson introduces them to Jimmy Littlewolf, a member of her high school chess club and a Shoshone Indian whose father was killed on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming the previous year, the team agrees to investigate - even though the death occurred more than 12 months ago and 1,000 miles away, in a place they've never been. The Three Investigators get lucky when they learn from Hector Sebastian, the famous mystery writer and mentor to the boys, that his Wyoming bolthole is right next to the Wind River Reservation. They get lucky again when they discover that their friend Phillipa Paxton has a sister, Georgina, whose veterinary practice is close to where Thomas Littlewolf's body was found. Georgina was even on the witness list compiled by the sheriff who investigated Littlewolf's death. As the team crisscrosses southern California to gather clues - from a visit to the Mission Indian casino in Highland where Jimmy's half-brother Jake works, to a trail ride in the San Bernardino Mountains with a cowboy named Travis Garrett - a confusing list of suspects and motives begins to emerge. What does an old DNA test have to do with Jimmy's skill at chess? What is his half-brother Jake Blackhorse hiding? What is Janusian creativity, anyway? And why exactly was Billy Redsmoke fired from his wrangling job on the Triple X? While Mallory goes undercover as a homeless teenager and Worthington poses as a chess hustler, Pete works to bring Hector and Phillipa together, Bob starts to view Freya in a new light, and Jupiter's creativity takes him to unexpected places. In this unusual variation on a Three Investigators case, Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory tackle a mystery that is very different - and a lot more gratifying - than it initially appears.

With a brand-new Three Investigators series finally launched into the world, it's a great time to also revisit the classic books. The new series, conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, Robert Arthur's daughter, brings Jupiter, Pete, and Bob into the 21st century. It offers fresh adventures that resonate with today's readers while preserving the timeless spirit of the original tales. But for old fans who fell in love with the series many years ago, this anniversary edition is also a must. In The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot, Jupiter, Pete and Bob are in search of a missing parrot. The case soon gets complicated as they discover that not one but six talking parrots and a mynah bird have disappeared. With the help of their new friend Carlos, the Three Investigators figure out that each of the birds has been taught to recite part of a complex puzzle, that, when taken together, could lead the boys to a great painting. But as their search takes them to a spooky graveyard, they're not the only ones hot on the trail By turns puzzling, compelling, and absorbing, the second book in Robert Arthur's classic mystery series promises to please not only the existing fan base of The Three Investigators series but a whole new generation of readers who will find in its pages three very different boys whose imagination, courage, and intelligence can remind us that curiosity, perseverance, and rational inquiry are just as vital as friendship and cooperation. After all, the motto of The Three Investigators is "We Investigate Anything," and their trademark is " " - three question marks, taken together. Celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Three Investigators series, this new edition of the Robert Arthur novels includes all ten titles, with end notes written by Elizabeth Arthur and Steven Bauer. Continue the adventure with the contemporary Three Investigators series, crafted for a slightly older audience. The new series spans twenty-six books, from The Mystery of the Abecedarian Academy to The Mystery of the Zoroastrian Zodiac. Explore the full reboot at https: //www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTW2NT8F

What's erased isn't always gone-and ink never forgets. Step into mysteries that demand courage, discernment, and the will to seek the truth. Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age, with gripping contemporary adventures for young readers who crave meaning, want to share in the growth of characters they admire, and seek a world they can return to again and again. In the ninth book of a 26-book story arc, Jupiter's trip to the local hardware store seems like an ordinary errand - until a chance meeting with Mrs. Vasiliev, an elderly Russian woman who fled the Soviet Union in the 1980s, puts him on the track of a brand-new mystery. Mrs. Vasiliev asks Jupiter to help a young Russian-American songwriter named Ivan Fedorov, who's being threatened with a bogus plagiarism lawsuit. At first, the case seems straightforward, but as The Three Investigators dig deeper, they uncover a complex and intriguing web of family history. Ivan's great-grandparents fled the Soviet Union during the Russian Revolution, and his great-grandfather, Fyodor, an Oscar-winning Hollywood actor. Fyodor's son, Vadim, was blacklisted in the 1950s during the Red Scare after being falsely accused of being a Soviet agent. But Vadim reinvented himself as the wildly successful mystery writer, Edison Ford, winning multiple Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America. Vadim's final manuscript, however, is missing. He had completed it just before his death - a literary novel about his parents' escape from the Soviet regime - but despite years of searching, it's nowhere to be found. The investigation reveals that the manuscript may not be as lost as everyone thinks - but someone is determined to keep it hidden. An old-fashioned card catalogue has been rifled - though a 1930s movie, Dawn Over Petrograd, holds hidden clues. In the end, the hunt for the missing manuscript leads The Three Investigators to the American Film History Library where they must race against time to recover it. But when the manuscript falls into the wrong hands, the team faces dangerous opposition. Who is behind the plot to keep it buried? To what lengths will they go to protect their secret? And can Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory uncover the truth before the manuscript is lost forever? Join the team as they untangle a Gordian knot of deception, theft, and devious greed in this heart-pounding new chapter of The Three Investigators series.

What's erased isn't always gone-and ink never forgets. Step into mysteries that demand courage, clarity, and the will to seek the truth. The Three Investigators return - re-imagined, reinvigorated, and more relevant than ever. If you're looking for gripping contemporary adventures written for young people who crave meaning, characters they can admire and grow alongside, and a world they can return to again and again, you've come to the right place. In the ninth book of a 26-book story arc, Jupiter's trip to the local hardware store seems like an ordinary errand - until a chance meeting with Mrs. Vasiliev, an elderly Russian woman who fled the Soviet Union in the 1980s, puts him on the track of a brand-new mystery. Mrs. Vasiliev asks Jupiter to help a young Russian-American songwriter named Ivan Federov, who's being threatened with a bogus plagiarism lawsuit. At first, the case seems straightforward, but as The Three Investigators dig deeper, they uncover a complex and intriguing web of family history. Ivan's great-grandparents fled the Soviet Union during the Russian Revolution, and his great-grandfather, Fyodor, an Oscar-winning Hollywood actor. Fyodor's son, Vadim, was blacklisted in the 1950s during the Red Scare after being falsely accused of being a Soviet agent. But Vadim reinvented himself as the wildly successful mystery writer, Edison Ford, winning multiple Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America. Vadim's final manuscript, however, is missing. He had completed it just before his death - a literary novel about his parents' escape from the Soviet regime - but despite years of searching, it's nowhere to be found. The investigation reveals that the manuscript may not be as lost as everyone thinks - but someone is determined to keep it hidden. An old-fashioned card catalogue has been rifled - though a 1930s movie, Dawn Over Petrograd, holds hidden clues. In the end, the hunt for the missing manuscript leads The Three Investigators to the American Film History Library where they must race against time to recover it. But when the manuscript falls into the wrong hands, the team faces dangerous opposition. Who is behind the plot to keep it buried? To what lengths will they go to protect their secret? And can Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory uncover the truth before the manuscript is lost forever? Conceived and co-written by the daughter of Robert Arthur - the creator of the Three Investigators universe - this restoration of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age. Join the team as they untangle a Gordian knot of deception, theft, and devious greed in this heart-pounding new chapter of The Three Investigators series.

A treasure gone missing. A coin that shouldn't be there. And a lighthouse with no exit. The Salvage Yard is still there. So is the secret headquarters. And so are the Three Investigators-smarter than ever, a little older, and ready for their most challenging cases yet. Conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, the daughter of Robert Arthur, the creator of the Three Investigators universe, this exciting reboot of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age. They return reimagined, reinvigorated, and more relevant than ever. In the eighth book of a 26-book story arc, Pete is pumped when Rafael Solares asks The Three Investigators to look into an unexpected-and potentially explosive-case. Rafael's friend, Dr. Godwin Cuthbert Stonebridge, an esteemed archaeologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara, is rumored to be involved in smuggling ancient Greek antiquities out of the country-a claim that Stonebridge is completely unaware of. The case takes a dramatic turn when the Minoan Treasure - an extraordinary collection of artifacts that Stonebridge himself discovered-is brazenly stolen from the Santa Barbara Museum of Antiquities. The police soon collect a DNA sample from Stonebridge, and The Three Investigators head to Santa Barbara to investigate. At a shop called Aegean Treasures, Mallory makes a surprising discovery: an authentic silver Alexander tetradrachm hidden among reproduction coins. The next day, while with Rafael and Dr. Stonebridge, the team is shocked when police arrive to arrest the professor. But questions linger. Why is Stonebridge so secretive about the plain silver bracelet he's wearing? What is the link between the theft and the staff of Greek billionaire Dimitri Dimitriou? And where have the thieves hidden the treasure? With the help of their old friend Christos Markos in Greece and Stan Bloomberg, an IT expert at the museum, the team narrows down their suspects. Pete and Mallory stake out two of them, while Jupiter and Bob are dragged into a tense confrontation in a dark SUV. Soon, The Three Investigators find themselves locked in an isolated lighthouse on Dimitriou's private estate, while the thieves sail away with the Minoan Treasure. Can Jupiter's exceptional memory, two old flashlights, and the United States Coast Guard help them turn the tide in time? Join Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory as they race to save a priceless treasure and uncover the truth behind an international conspiracy in this high-octane mystery. The chase for the truth has never been more thrilling

A treasure gone missing. A coin that shouldn't be there. And a lighthouse with no exit. The Salvage Yard is still there. So is the secret headquarters. And so are the Three Investigators-smarter than ever, a little older, and ready for their most challenging cases yet. Conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, the daughter of Robert Arthur, the creator of the Three Investigators universe, this exciting reboot of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age. They return re-imagined, reinvigorated, and more relevant than ever. In the eighth book of a 26-book story arc, Pete is pumped when Rafael Solares asks The Three Investigators to look into an unexpected-and potentially explosive-case. Rafael's friend, Dr. Godwin Cuthbert Stonebridge, an esteemed archaeologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara, is rumored to be involved in smuggling ancient Greek antiquities out of the country-a claim that Stonebridge is completely unaware of. The case takes a dramatic turn when the Minoan Treasure - an extraordinary collection of artifacts that Stonebridge himself discovered-is brazenly stolen from the Santa Barbara Museum of Antiquities. The police soon collect a DNA sample from Stonebridge, and The Three Investigators head to Santa Barbara to investigate. At a shop called Aegean Treasures, Mallory makes a surprising discovery: an authentic silver Alexander tetradrachm hidden among reproduction coins. The next day, while with Rafael and Dr. Stonebridge, the team is shocked when police arrive to arrest the professor. But questions linger. Why is Stonebridge so secretive about the plain silver bracelet he's wearing? What is the link between the theft and the staff of Greek billionaire Dimitri Dimitriou? And where have the thieves hidden the treasure? With the help of their old friend Christos Markos in Greece and Stan Bloomberg, an IT expert at the museum, the team narrows down their suspects. Pete and Mallory stake out two of them, while Jupiter and Bob are dragged into a tense confrontation in a dark SUV. Soon, The Three Investigators find themselves locked in an isolated lighthouse on Dimitriou's private estate, while the thieves sail away with the Minoan Treasure. Can Jupiter's exceptional memory, two old flashlights, and the United States Coast Guard help them turn the tide in time? Join Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory as they race to save a priceless treasure and uncover the truth behind an international conspiracy in this high-octane mystery. The chase for the truth has never been more thrilling

The world has changed since the first time The Three Investigators went into action, but some things never go out of style. The persistence of truth. The power of perseverance. The importance of questioning everything. Conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, the daughter of Robert Arthur, the creator of the Three Investigators universe, this exciting reboot of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age. They return reimagined, reinvigorated, and more relevant than ever. In the seventh book of a 26-book story arc, the summer is beginning with an unusual challenge for The Three Investigators. At the end of the previous summer, Jupiter invited their new friend Mallory MacLeod to join the team as a Special Consultant. She's also been helping out at the Salvage Yard, so she, Jupiter, Pete, and Bob are all present when Uncle Titus returns from the Napa Valley with an intriguing artifact - a curious sandstone wheel. The wheel appears to be a grindstone, engraved with the birth and death dates of Galileo Galilei, the brilliant Italian inventor and astronomer with ties to the powerful Medici family. When Uncle Titus suggests the wheel could be connected to rumors of a hidden treasure, the team quickly shifts gears to investigate. They travel to the old Victorian "calendar house" where the wheel was found - a hotel owned by Portuguese immigrants who are unaware of the house's mysterious past. As it turns out, both the house and a nearby Franciscan monastery are brimming with Masonic symbols. The boys soon find themselves counting doors, rooms, and panes of glass, and deciphering cryptic letters in pigpen cipher that date back to 1890. When Mallory joins them and uncovers the startling connection between an ancient organization, the Illuminati, and the Masonic Order, the case takes on an added urgency. But the puzzle isn't adding up. Is the Italian stonemason, Clemente DeLuca, as innocent as he seems? Could the man writing a book about calendar houses be hiding his true intentions? Are the brown cotton robes the monks wear acting as a disguise for one of them? Locked inside the Tower Room, the team must work together to solve the mystery before it's too late. But the villains are closing in on the calendar house's secret - and they won't stop until it's theirs Join Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory as they decode centuries-old secrets, face dangerous enemies, and reveal a long-hidden treasure in this intense new chapter of The Three Investigators series. Fans old and new will love its classic feel.

The world has changed since the first time The Three Investigators went into action, but some things never go out of style. The persistence of truth. The power of perseverance. The importance of questioning everything. Conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, the daughter of Robert Arthur, the creator of the Three Investigators universe, this exciting reboot of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age. They return reimagined, reinvigorated, and more relevant than ever. In the seventh book of a 26-book story arc, the summer is beginning with an unusual challenge for The Three Investigators. At the end of the previous summer, Jupiter invited their new friend Mallory MacLeod to join the team as a Special Consultant. She's also been helping out at the Salvage Yard, so she, Jupiter, Pete, and Bob are all present when Uncle Titus returns from the Napa Valley with an intriguing artifact - a curious sandstone wheel. The wheel appears to be a grindstone, engraved with the birth and death dates of Galileo Galilei, the brilliant Italian inventor and astronomer with ties to the powerful Medici family. When Uncle Titus suggests the wheel could be connected to rumors of a hidden treasure, the team quickly shifts gears to investigate. They travel to the old Victorian "calendar house" where the wheel was found - a hotel owned by Portuguese immigrants who are unaware of the house's mysterious past. As it turns out, both the house and a nearby Franciscan monastery are brimming with Masonic symbols. The boys soon find themselves counting doors, rooms, and panes of glass, and deciphering cryptic letters in pigpen cipher that date back to 1890. When Mallory joins them and uncovers the startling connection between an ancient organization, the Illuminati, and the Masonic Order, the case takes on an added urgency. But the puzzle isn't adding up. Is the Italian stonemason, Clemente DeLuca, as innocent as he seems? Could the man writing a book about calendar houses be hiding his true intentions? Are the brown cotton robes the monks wear acting as a disguise for one of them? Locked inside the Tower Room, the team must work together to solve the mystery before it's too late. But the villains are closing in on the calendar house's secret - and they won't stop until it's theirs Join Jupiter, Pete, Bob, and Mallory as they decode centuries-old secrets, face dangerous enemies, and reveal a long-hidden treasure in this intense new chapter of The Three Investigators series. Fans old and new will love its classic feel.

The world has changed since the first time The Three Investigators went into action, but some things never go out of style. The persistence of truth. The power of perseverance. The importance of questioning everything. Conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, the daughter of Robert Arthur, the creator of the Three Investigators universe, this exciting reboot of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age. They return reimagined, reinvigorated, and more relevant than ever. In the sixth book of a 26-book story arc, Jupiter receives an unusual birthday present from his Aunt Mathilda and Uncle Titus: three fencing lessons at the Center for Falconry and Fencing. The gift launches a new case involving the Second World War, the Norwegian Resistance, "degenerate" art, and a purple-shoelaced "artist" when the theft of a painting of a medieval falconer and his falcon from the Center's lobby puts The Three Investigators on the hunt. Soon they discover that the Salvage Yard's resident carpenters, Leif and Magnus Haldorsson, have a family connection to the artist who painted the stolen canvas - as well as a sister named Freya who seems to have a crush on Bob At a fundraising event to save priceless frescoes by the Russian-American painter Evgeni Voronin, The Three Investigators and Mallory cross paths with Matthias Mueller, the gallery owner who sold the stolen painting to Per Jorgensen - the famous Danish actor who purchased the painting to give to the Center in the first place. As the team moves among the Center, the Haldorssons' home, Mueller's gallery, and Jorgensen's oceanside house, they find themselves contemplating a deeper mystery. Why did artist Aksel Olsen paint ten nearly identical paintings of the same falconer and falcon? Who put the paintings up for sale at German auction house? Why is the purple-shoelaced "artist" G nther B hm so determined to get his hands on every painting? And what secrets lie within the letters Freya's father inherited from her grandfather, who fought in the Norwegian Resistance during WWII? As the answers to these questions slowly materialize, The Three Investigators put into place an ingenious plan to save from destruction a painting by one of the 20th century's great artists. But will the plan work? Join The Three Investigators as they solve a case involving war-time secrets, priceless paintings, and an art thief with a taste for deception. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, you'll be intrigued by the sweep of this thoroughly twenty-first century mystery.

The world has changed since the first time The Three Investigators went into action, but some things never go out of style. The persistence of truth. The power of perseverance. The importance of questioning everything. Conceived and co-written by Elizabeth Arthur, the daughter of Robert Arthur, the creator of the Three Investigators universe, this exciting reboot of the classic series takes its iconic characters into a new age. They return reimagined, reinvigorated, and more relevant than ever. In the sixth book of a 26-book story arc, Jupiter receives an unusual birthday present from his Aunt Mathilda and Uncle Titus: three fencing lessons at the Center for Falconry and Fencing. The gift launches a new case involving the Second World War, the Norwegian Resistance, "degenerate" art, and a purple-shoelaced "artist" when the theft of a painting of a medieval falconer and his falcon from the Center's lobby puts The Three Investigators on the hunt. Soon they discover that the Salvage Yard's resident carpenters, Leif and Magnus Haldorsson, have a family connection to the artist who painted the stolen canvas - as well as a sister named Freya who seems to have a crush on Bob At a fundraising event to save priceless frescoes by the Russian-American painter Evgeni Voronin, The Three Investigators and Mallory cross paths with Matthias Mueller, the gallery owner who sold the stolen painting to Per Jorgensen - the famous Danish actor who purchased the painting to give to the Center in the first place. As the team moves among the Center, the Haldorssons' home, Mueller's gallery, and Jorgensen's oceanside house, they find themselves contemplating a deeper mystery. Why did artist Aksel Olsen paint ten nearly identical paintings of the same falconer and falcon? Who put the paintings up for sale at German auction house? Why is the purple-shoelaced "artist" G nther B hm so determined to get his hands on every painting? And what secrets lie within the letters Freya's father inherited from her grandfather, who fought in the Norwegian Resistance during WWII? As the answers to these questions slowly materialize, The Three Investigators put into place an ingenious plan to save from destruction a painting by one of the 20th century's great artists. But will the plan work? Join The Three Investigators as they solve a case involving war-time secrets, priceless paintings, and an art thief with a taste for deception. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to the series, you'll be intrigued by the sweep of this thoroughly twenty-first century mystery.