The Three Investigators books in order
The Three Investigators is a series of 37 books by M. V. Carey: 1,765 pages in the 11 with a known length, about 32 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 37
- books
- 1,765
- pages in 11 of them
- 32 hours
- to read those 11
- 65 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
The Secret of Terror Castle 1964 3.0 h
- 2
The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot 1964 3.1 h
In searching for a lost parrot who recites Shakespeare with a stutter, Jupiter Jones' firm of young detectives becomes involved with a missing masterpiece.
- 3
The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy 1965 2.9 h
The Three Investigators undertake a case involving an Egyptian mummy which whispers, but only to one man.
- 4
The Mystery of the Green Ghost 1965 3.2 h
The Three Investigators become entangled in the theft of a string of rare pearls and a fraudulent scheme involving family inheritance when they try to solve the mystery of a…
- 5
The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure 1966 2.8 h
Three young detectives become involved in mysteries related to the disappearance of an ancient Japanese jeweled belt from a museum exhibit and the strange antics of a group of…
- 6
The Secret of Skeleton Island 1966 2.9 h
Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews fly to Skeleton Island at Alfred Hitchcock's request to help Pete's father with a motion picture and secretly find out why their…
- 7
The Mystery of the Fiery Eye 1967 2.7 h
A competitor of the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew books, this Hitchcock-supported series mostly written by Robert Arthur concerns Jupiter Jones and his middle-school-age amateur detective…
- 8
The Mystery of the Silver Spider 1967 2.7 h
Three junior detectives travel abroad to solve a mystery involving a silver spider and a political plot that endangers the life of a young prince.
- 9
The Mystery of the Screaming Clock 1968 3.3 h
The high pitched scream produced by an alarm clock sets the Three Investigators on the complicated and dangerous trail of art thieves.
- 10
The Mystery of the Moaning Cave 1968 length not known
- 11
The Mystery of the Talking Skull 1969 3.0 h
An old trunk involves the three investigators with dangerous criminals seeking a cache of stolen money.
- 12
The Secret of the Crooked Cat 1970 length not known
- 12
The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow length not known
- 14
The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon 1970 length not known
- 16
The Mystery of the Nervous Lion 1971 length not known
- 16
The Mystery of the Purple Pirate length not known
- 17
The Mystery of the Singing Serpent 1972 2.8 h
The three investigators become involved in witchcraft when they try to rescue a woman from the influence of snake worshippers.
- 19
The Secret of Phantom Lake 1973 length not known
- 23
The Mystery of The Invisible Dog 1975 length not known
- 44
The Case of the Weeping Coffin length not known
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The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow 1979 length not known
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Crimebusters #1 Hot Wheels length not known
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Crimebusters #11, Fatal Error length not known
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Crimebusters #2, Murder to go length not known
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Crimebusters #3, Rough Stuff) length not known
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Crimebusters #5, An Ear for Danger length not known
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Crimebusters #6, Thriller Diller length not known
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Crimebusters #9, Foul Play length not known
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The Mystery of the Creep-Show Crooks length not known
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The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle length not known
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The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid length not known
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The Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion length not known
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The Mystery of the Smashing Glass length not known
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The Mystery of the Trail of Terror length not known
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The Mystery of the Two-toed Pigeon length not known
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The Mystery of the Wreckers' Rock length not known
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The Secret of Shark Reef length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, The Secret of Terror Castle | about 29 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot | about 26 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy | about 23 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, The Mystery of the Green Ghost | about 20 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure | about 17 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, The Secret of Skeleton Island | about 14 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, The Mystery of the Fiery Eye | about 12 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 8, The Mystery of the Silver Spider | about 9 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 9, The Mystery of the Screaming Clock | about 6 hours left, not counting 26 books of unknown length |
| After book 10, The Mystery of the Moaning Cave | about 6 hours left, not counting 25 books of unknown length |
| After book 11, The Mystery of the Talking Skull | about 3 hours left, not counting 25 books of unknown length |
| After book 12, The Secret of the Crooked Cat | about 3 hours left, not counting 24 books of unknown length |
| After book 12, The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow | about 3 hours left, not counting 23 books of unknown length |
| After book 14, The Mystery of the Coughing Dragon | about 3 hours left, not counting 22 books of unknown length |
| After book 16, The Mystery of the Nervous Lion | about 3 hours left, not counting 21 books of unknown length |
| After book 16, The Mystery of the Purple Pirate | about 3 hours left, not counting 20 books of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 32 hours 22 minutes
11 of 37 books, 1,765 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
65 days (about 10 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.