Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators Books in Order
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators contains 41 books, published between 1964 and 1990. The first book is The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot (1964) and the newest is Hot Wheels (As: William Arden) (1990). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1964–1990
- Pages on record
- 5,954 in 37 of 41 books
- Reading time
- 99–149 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,954 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 37 of 41 titles with a page count on record.
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators is a children's mystery series of 41 books published from 1964 to 1990. The Secret of Terror Castle and The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot both appeared in 1964, followed by The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy and The Mystery of the Green Ghost in 1965. Robert Arthur is credited on 23 books, Dennis Lynds on 14, M.V. Carey on 13 and Marc Brandel on 3, and some titles appear under the name William Arden. Castles and ghost stories are among the subjects, and the series is listed as likely complete.
How many Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books are there?
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators has 41 books, released between 1964 and 1990.
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot1964 · 192 pages · confirmed 2/419641922/4
- 2The Secret of Terror Castle1964 · 165 pages · confirmed 2/419641652/4
- 3The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy1965 · 180 pages · confirmed 2/419651802/4
- 4The Mystery of the Green Ghost1965 · confirmed 2/41965–2/4
- 5The Mystery of the Vanishing Treasure1966 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/419661522/4
- 6The Secret of Skeleton Island1966 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/419661522/4
- 7The Mystery of the Silver Spider1967 · 168 pages · confirmed 2/419671682/4
- 8The Mystery of the Fiery Eye1967 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/419671642/4
- 9The Mystery of the Screaming Clock1968 · 177 pages · confirmed 2/419681772/4
- 10The Mystery of the Moaning Cave (As: William Arden)1968 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/419681762/4
- 11The Mystery of the Talking Skull1969 · 164 pages · confirmed 2/419691642/4
- 12The Mystery of the Laughing Shadow (As: William Arden)1969 · 157 pages · confirmed 2/419691572/4
- 13The Secret of the Crooked Cat (As:William Arden)1970 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/419701442/4
- 14The Mystery of the Flaming Footprints1971 · 175 pages · confirmed 2/419711752/4
- 15The Mystery of the Shrinking House (As: William Arden)1972 · 153 pages · confirmed 2/419721532/4
- 16The Mystery of Monster Mountain1973 · 142 pages · confirmed 2/419731422/4
- 17The Secret of Phantom Lake (As:William Arden)1973 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/419731482/4
- 18The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle (As:William Arden)1974 · 152 pages · confirmed 2/419741522/4
- 19The Secret of the Haunted Mirror1974 · 145 pages · confirmed 2/419741452/4
- 20The Mystery of the Invisible Dog1975 · 148 pages · confirmed 2/419751482/4
- 21The Mystery of Death Trap Mine1976 · 145 pages · confirmed 2/419761452/4
- 22The Mystery of the Dancing Devil (As: William Arden)1976 · 141 pages · confirmed 2/419761412/4
- 23The Mystery of the Headless Horse (As:William Arden)1977 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/419771442/4
- 24The Mystery of the Deadly Double (As:William Arden)1978 · 147 pages · confirmed 2/419781472/4
- 25The Mystery of the Magic Circle1978 · 143 pages · confirmed 2/419781432/4
- 26The Secret of Shark Reef (As: William Arden)1979 · 181 pages · confirmed 2/419791812/4
- 27The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow1979 · 151 pages · confirmed 2/419791512/4
- 28The Mystery of the Scar-Faced Beggar1981 · 159 pages · confirmed 2/419811592/4
- 29Mystery of the Blazing Cliffs1981 · 158 pages · confirmed 2/419811582/4
- 30The Mystery of the Purple Pirate (As:William Arden)1982 · confirmed 2/41982–2/4
- 31The Mystery of the Wandering Caveman1982 · 183 pages · confirmed 2/419821832/4
- 32The Mystery of the Kidnapped Whale1983 · 163 pages · confirmed 2/419831632/4
- 33The Mystery of the Missing Mermaid1983 · confirmed 2/41983–2/4
- 34The Mystery of the Two-Toed Pigeon1983 · 145 pages · confirmed 2/419831452/4
- 35The Mystery Of The Smashing Glass (As:William Arden)1984 · confirmed 2/41984–2/4
- 36The Mystery of the Trail of Terror1984 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/419841822/4
- 37The Mystery of the Rogues' Reunion1985 · 176 pages · confirmed 2/419851762/4
- 38The Mystery of the Creep-Show Crooks1985 · 177 pages · confirmed 2/419851772/4
- 39The Mystery of Wreckers' Rock (As:William Arden)1986 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/419861842/4
- 40The Mystery of the Cranky Collector1987 · 182 pages · confirmed 2/419871822/4
- 41Hot Wheels (As: William Arden)1990 · 139 pages · confirmed 2/419901392/4
Do you have to read Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books in order?
You should read the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators book also stands alone.
Where to start with Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators
Start with The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot (1964), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators book?
Hot Wheels (As: William Arden) (1990) is the newest Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators book released so far.
Is there a new Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators book coming?
No next Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators title on record dates from 1990, 36 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,954 pages across the 37 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 158 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books, 15 of 41, were published in the 1970s.
- Attribution
- Of the 41 titles, 23 are credited to Robert Arthur, 14 to Dennis Lynds, 13 to M.V. Carey and 3 to Marc Brandel. One title carries no credit.
What the Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books are about
38 of the 41 Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: mystery & detective is tagged on 38 of 38. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Mystery & detective 38 of 38 books
- Children's fiction 12 of 38 books
- Series:Die drei Fragezeichen 10 of 38 books
- Series:The Three Investigators Mystery 10 of 38 books
- Adventure stories 5 of 38 books























