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The Secret of Shark Reef
(Alfred Hitchcock and The Three Investigators #30)
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Three young sleuths uncover a mystery buried since World War II when they come to the aid of a trouble-plagued environmentalist who is protesting the drilling of off-shore oil wells.
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Paperback, 181 pages
Published
September 12th 1985
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published 1979)
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Eigentlich ist in diesen Buch vieles, das einen potentiell spannenden Fall bedeuten könnte. Die Thematik der Umweltverschmutzung, ein ehemaliger japanischer Kriegsgefagener, der seine Identität ändern musste und dessen Verwandtschaft, ein Schiff, der Konflikt von Umweltschützern gegen einen Ölkonzern... aber irgendwie wird nichts draus. Das Ganze ist ziemlich langsam und dazu noch ungelenk aufgebaut. William Arden ist eh öfter nicht so meins, ich find ihn oft langatmig, und das ist hier auch der
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Nov 27, 2010
Mark
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original 2010 review - The boys accompany Mr Andrews up to Santa Barbara, where he is working on a story involving the crime writer John Crowe, who is organising a protest against an oil drilling rig near to Santa Cruz island. Crowe also has his own mystery, which the boys help him with - his fuel is being depleted, as if someone is smuggling and using his boat to accomplish it. With some vivid set-pieces (the storm and the submarine, especially), a great sense of location, some nice background
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AH&T3I Update: 30 read and 13 paperbacks to go!
Rest in peace, Alfred Hitchcock! It was near the printing of Book 30, The Secret of Shark Reef, that the namesake of the book series, Alfred Hitchcock. passed away. From sources I found on the internet, Hitchcock's estate--mainly his heirs--wanted a greater royalty than was given in the first 30 books and Random House, the publisher, in an effort to further cut costs with the Three Investigators book series, decided to drop the affiliation with the ...more
Rest in peace, Alfred Hitchcock! It was near the printing of Book 30, The Secret of Shark Reef, that the namesake of the book series, Alfred Hitchcock. passed away. From sources I found on the internet, Hitchcock's estate--mainly his heirs--wanted a greater royalty than was given in the first 30 books and Random House, the publisher, in an effort to further cut costs with the Three Investigators book series, decided to drop the affiliation with the ...more
This was a good one. The setting changed as most of this story took place at sea. This was also quite a timely read as even though it was written in the early 80s a major part of the story dealt with environmentalists protesting the drilling for oil off the US Coast.
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My first ??? read ever. I did listen to some of the audio books and it really brings me back to my childhood, when I read a lot of Bob Evers (a Dutch book series). I really loved the story, the pace and the acion in it. It is not as violent as Bob evers could be at times, sometimes a bit too obvious, but I truly enjoyed the story. Can't wait to read some more! (hint to my girlfriend)
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I'm deducting a point from my rating because this case was more adventure than mystery. Much of the actual work occurred outside of the boys' efforts. And lastly because this is the last of the books for which Alfred Hitchcock appears. His role is unimportant, but following this book, all of the cases will have the fictitious Hector Sebastian.
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Petulangan yang terasa singkat, namun ceritanya mendalam saya rasa. Terbayang gimana sang cucu untuk pertama kalinya melihat sang kakek yang sudah menjadi kerangka di kedalaman laut asing nan jauh dari rumah :') Cerita Trio Detektif hampir tidak pernah mengecewakan!
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Der Plot war irgendwie sehr vorhersehbar, man konnte sich direkt denken, wer der Täter ist und es gab wenig Überraschungspotenzial. Abgesehen davon ist es natürlich schön gewesen, über die bekannten Charaktere zu lesen.
This was line of the books I read in 6th grade. Had a copy and read it to my son. I still love this series. He is enjoying it too. I’ll have to find some more.
I don’t think my library had this when I was reading The Three Investigators. So I’m 40 years late to it, but better late than never!
This is a generic review of the series rather than the individual books. A small comment at the end of some reviews will be added.
The three investigators series was another, along with the hardy boys, that my father bought for me. Aimed at an age range of around 12 rather than the hardy boys slightly older audience, I enjoyed these more at first before moving onto the hardy boys when I was older. I first read these when I was around 9 and then like the hardy boys kept reading them when i was ol ...more
The three investigators series was another, along with the hardy boys, that my father bought for me. Aimed at an age range of around 12 rather than the hardy boys slightly older audience, I enjoyed these more at first before moving onto the hardy boys when I was older. I first read these when I was around 9 and then like the hardy boys kept reading them when i was ol ...more
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The boys set on a mystery of the missing fuel in The Secret of Shark Reef. A big oil rig is set up in the middle of the ocean, which is causing massive protests. Bob's father (the reporter) is hired to tell the story of the protests and the oil rig. He offers the boys a chance to see the rig in action, which they are very excited to do. Of course, at the rig, they learn that the lead protester's, Mr. Crowe's, boat has been losing fuel on the way to and from the dock. Mr. Crowe hires the ...more
The boys set on a mystery of the missing fuel in The Secret of Shark Reef. A big oil rig is set up in the middle of the ocean, which is causing massive protests. Bob's father (the reporter) is hired to tell the story of the protests and the oil rig. He offers the boys a chance to see the rig in action, which they are very excited to do. Of course, at the rig, they learn that the lead protester's, Mr. Crowe's, boat has been losing fuel on the way to and from the dock. Mr. Crowe hires the ...more
An indifferent story. After #28, the series went into a sharp decline. From the 1980s on, it is clear that to William Arden all that mattered was collecting the cheque for his 3I books, with very little effort being put into the stories.
Pretty good mystery, with lots of real detecting. The initial mystery that started the whole investigation seemed a little contrived to me, however. Overall, one of the better Three Investigators stories, with a clever backstory uncovered at the end.
Dec 06, 2013
Lauchlin
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Jul 07, 2016
Alina
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Easy to read, but a pretty interesting plot.
Jul 24, 2011
Jaime
rated it
it was ok
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This was a lackluster effort but still exciting as the boys travel to the California coast and fall into a search for treasure. There were much better entries in the series.
I really enjoyed this when I was young.
Good read.
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Real name: Dennis Lynds.
Beginning in 1968 with The Mystery of the Moaning Cave and ending in 1989 with Hot Wheels, Dennis Lynds wrote fourteen novels under the pen name William Arden for the juvenile detective series The Three Investigators, which was originated by Robert Arthur, Jr.. Under this same name, he also wrote five novels featuring private eye Kane Jackson, a former military policeman wh ...more
Beginning in 1968 with The Mystery of the Moaning Cave and ending in 1989 with Hot Wheels, Dennis Lynds wrote fourteen novels under the pen name William Arden for the juvenile detective series The Three Investigators, which was originated by Robert Arthur, Jr.. Under this same name, he also wrote five novels featuring private eye Kane Jackson, a former military policeman wh ...more
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