Kid Detectives!

Celebrating adolescent literary detectives of the mid twentieth century.

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Various editions of UNDERWATER ADVENTURE, from Willard Price’s “Adventure” series of books. First published in 1954. 

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Hardy Boys and Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators spines. 

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ACE OF SHADOWS, the 4th Christopher Cool: TEEN Agent book (of 6). By “Jack Lancer” (Jim Lawrence). 1967. 

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The “Orange Gretta” Hardy Boys endpapers. Illustrated by J. Clemens Gretta. Introduced in the series in 1932, and used until being replaced by brown endpapers in 1958.

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THE CLUE OF THE PHANTOM CAR, the 8th Ken Holt mystery. By Bruce Campbell. 1953,

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THE MYSTERY OF THE HAUNTED SKYSCRAPER. The first Power Boys book. By Mel Lyle. 1964. 

Very little information available about “Mel Lyle” or the genesis of this series. 

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Various editions of THE SECRET OF TERROR CASTLE, the first Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators book. By Robert Arthur. (originally published in 1964)

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THE CASE OF THE PAINTED DRAGON. The sixth (and final original) Brains Benton book, by George Wyatt. Cover by Hamilton Greene. 1961.

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Frontispiece from the 14th Nancy Drew book, THE WHISPERING STATUE, by Mildred Wirt Benson (credited to Carolyn Keene). 1937. Art by Russell Tandy.

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THE CASE OF THE SECRET SCRIBBLER by E.W. Hildick. Cover by Lisl Weil. The 8th Jack McGurk book. 1978. 

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Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in THE MYSTERY OF THE SCREAMING CLOCK. The 9th Three Investigators book, by Robert Arthur. 1968. Harry Kane cover art. 

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ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN FINDS THE CLUES. The third Encyclopedia Brown book. 1966. By Donald J. Sobol. Leonard Shortall cover art. 

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Original Harry Kane art for the Three Investigators’ book THE MYSTERY OF THE COUGHING DRAGON. (Nick West) 1970.

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The Hardy Boys: SECRET WARNINGS (book four). First printing. 1938.