GoodReads Review: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Talking Skull

The Mystery of the Talking Skull by Robert Arthur

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


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There was one small additional chuckle for me when I read the books to my son recently; I'm pretty sure I caught a shout-out from Robert Arthur to one of his contemporaries, one who happens to be another favorite author of mine. I didn't know if they knew each other (although their writing styles are actually rather similar), but a reporter who helps the boys out a bit is named Fred Brown. If that's not a reference to Fredric Brown...well, I'm pretty sure that it must be. For one thing, the real Brown was also a newspaper reporter, at least for a while.

It's an outstanding book, one that belongs in the collection of anyone who enjoys exciting, thought-provoking mysteries.

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GoodReads Review: Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Mystery of the Talking Skull

The Mystery of the Talking Skull by Robert Arthur

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


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There was one small additional chuckle for me when I read the books to my son recently; I'm pretty sure I caught a shout-out from Robert Arthur to one of his contemporaries, one who happens to be another favorite author of mine. I didn't know if they knew each other (although their writing styles are actually rather similar), but a reporter who helps the boys out a bit is named Fred Brown. If that's not a reference to Fredric Brown...well, I'm pretty sure that it must be. For one thing, the real Brown was also a newspaper reporter, at least for a while.

It's an outstanding book, one that belongs in the collection of anyone who enjoys exciting, thought-provoking mysteries.

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Teeth

He lost two teeth over the past week - two molars. He was away staying with my parents in Brookline and going to Armenian day camp, so the Tooth Fairy couldn't visit him. And she apparently forgot to come last night. But she came tonight.

Teeth

He lost two teeth over the past week - two molars. He was away staying with my parents in Brookline and going to Armenian day camp, so the Tooth Fairy couldn't visit him. And she apparently forgot to come last night. But she came tonight.