The Mystery of the Screaming Clock

By Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Arthur

Book Overview

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.

Why would someone want a clock that screams? In The Mystery of the Screaming Clock, the Three Investigators have to find out. The answer could help Jupiter, Pete, and Bob free a man who's been wrongfully imprisoned - and time is running out

Who was the mysterious A. Clock? What does the trail of clues he left behind him mean? And how will a book cipher and a room full of clocks lead to the twisted truth behind this complex and exciting case?

By turns baffling, gripping, and bizarre, the ninth 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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1969498587
• ISBN13: 9781969498589
• Release Date: November 2025
• Publisher: Hollow Tree Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Get you kids to read these books... They'll love them.

I read this series as a child and am now turning my kids onto it. It is a great vocabulary builder that will keep them on the edge of their seats and have them trying constantly to figure out who done it. Jupiter Jones and his crew are just plain fun to follow through this incredible literary series.

In some ways the Three Investigators is superior to the Hardy Boys

I was a devoted fan of the Hardy Boys series of adolescent adventure books when I was a young teen, but this is the first "Three Investigators" book that I have ever read. The action is entertaining in the tradition of the Hardy Boys and is generally a bit more cerebral in nature than what takes place in the Hardy Boys. Jupiter Jones, Bob Andrews and Pete Crenshaw are three teenage investigators and they are based in Rocky Beach, California, as short distance from Hollywood. In this episode, they are investigating the theft of a set of valuable paintings and their prime suspect is A. Clock, the alias of actor Ben Clock. Clock's expertise was in making chilling screams for radio mystery theaters and one of his screams has been captured as the alarm sound of a clock. The investigative team is based in a junkyard where access to their abode is via "secret" tunnels, an aspect that will warm the heart of all adolescent boys. There is a series of coded messages of limited difficulty so that the reader has a good chance of decoding at least part of them. After reading the book, I found myself regretting the fact that the "Three Investigators" series was not a part of my youth. In some ways they are better than the Hardy Boys, a fact that I would have enjoyed.

Great For All Ages

This book is great for all ages. I am not young but found it fascinating and intrigging.

Junkyard treasures and Jupiter Jones

"Mystery of the Screaming Clock" was one of my very favorite Three Investigators books. The tale begins when Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw and Bob Andrews find a clock that "screams" mysteriously. As they try to discover why anyone would construct such a device, the mystery unfolds and their clues lead them to wild new places! Of course, I would never disclose the ending, but let me tell you, it's a shocker!

Fun to read

I enjoyed reading this book. It was interesting and it made mewant to keep on reading. I recomend it to any Three Investigator fan.