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Alfred Hitchcock's Solve-Them-Yourself Mysteries
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Five exciting cases to test the wits of young detectives - with solutions, by the master of suspense, at the end of each story.
Paperback, 252 pages
Published
September 12th 1986
by Random House Books for Young Readers
(first published 1963)
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I was at a yard sale and found this little gem. We have five stories : The Mystery of the Five Sinister Thefts, The Mystery of the Seven Wrong Clocks, The Mystery of the Three Blind Mice, The Mystery of the Man Who Evaporated and the Mystery of the Four Quarters.
I solved some of them and some of them had to hold my hand, pointing out every clue slowly.
It was pretty good overall.
I solved some of them and some of them had to hold my hand, pointing out every clue slowly.
It was pretty good overall.
I've owned this book for a number of years but hesitated in reading it because it's a bit old (the 1986 is an edition date, but the writing is from 1963) and I figured that the clues would involve technologies that were popular back then, but not common/relevant 50 years later. While this proved true, I still found the cases enjoyable. For example, one case involves a clockmaker who was attacked while winding all the clocks in his shop. As this book is aimed for the preteen audience, I'm not sur
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I have the paperback version of this book, and read it a few times as a kid. I re-read the original hardback recently, and unfortunately I didn't really solve the cases myself; the solutions to most of the mysteries sprang back to mind instead.
When I read this as a youngster, I didn't realize that the book was geared towards children, that a young person (or young people) factor heavily into each mystery and help provide key information if not solve the case themselves. I suppose that's a good m ...more
When I read this as a youngster, I didn't realize that the book was geared towards children, that a young person (or young people) factor heavily into each mystery and help provide key information if not solve the case themselves. I suppose that's a good m ...more
I have the 1963 edition of this book which I enjoyed this when I was 10. I’d gone through all the Bobbsey Twins mysteries and had read many Nancy Drew mystery books and was still reading those. Except for those two series, this was the first book in the mystery genre that I’d read. I remember I liked the challenge of trying to solve the 5 relatively short mystery stories, but I don’t remember how well I did at it.
Though written for younger readers, these stories are impossible to solve. Mainly due to the fact that the reader is not given enough information to make an educated decision. So don't try to solve them, you can't. Just enjoy the stories.
This book really makes you think!!! It's a book packed with Whodonnits, and it's really hard to figure out!
I liked this book for that, but I also disliked this book for that, because I got frustrated when I couldn't figure one out!
I liked this book for that, but I also disliked this book for that, because I got frustrated when I couldn't figure one out!
A re-read of a favorite book from my youth!
The interjections by Hitchcock make the whole book, but the imagery makes it so that it is almost watching made for tv movies instead of reading. Nicely done.
My sister got this book as a gift in the 1970's and we both loved it. We were 11 or 12 years old (I think) at the time. The mysteries were fun to read and age appropriate for young readers.
These stories were so great! I loved how you were encouraged to figure out the clues and predict the ending. Fascination in a book.
It was a fun little read.
really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to everyone! although, it does make me feel a bit dumb because I really can't solve the mysteries without reading the conclusion:)
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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE was an iconic and highly influential film director and producer, who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres.
Following a very substantial career in his native Britain in both silent films and talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen with dual nationality in 1956, thus he also remained a British subject.
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Following a very substantial career in his native Britain in both silent films and talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood and became an American citizen with dual nationality in 1956, thus he also remained a British subject.
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