The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy

The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy by Robert Arthur (1965) The third book of the Three Investigator series, introduced by Alfred Hitchcock—a pretty good mystery involving a missing cat, a mummy that seems to speak and possibly cause weird accidents, and some eccentric characters. It’s a good adventure, with some twists, and a lot of action, some danger, even, along with some humor, as usual. But it’s their secret headquarters—that’s why I come back to these books. I’m sure I’ve said this before, to anyone who will listen, and I’m sorry if I’m repeating myself. In rereading these Three Investigator mysteries, I’m reminded that what I like most about them is the salvage yard and their secret headquarters—in an old camper hidden among the junk—to which there are several secret passages. I’m sorry if I’m repeating myself. Robert Arthur was an excellent mystery author, and he wrote the first 11 Three Investigators books—some of which are better than others—but I seem to recall I liked the ones he wrote better than the books by later authors. Also, it’s worth finding the hardback editions with the good covers (if you like covers—these are excellent). Also make sure you get editions with the full-page illustrations—in this book, they are by Harry Kane, and they are great—they really add a lot to the whole experience. I’m not sure how many of these I’m going to try to re-read, but the next one—the Green Ghost, I remember as being a standout—so I’ve got to locate a copy of that.