The Mystery of the Whispering Mummy

Synopsis Case 03
When Ra-Orkon, a 3,000-year-old mummy, begins to whisper strange words in an ancient Egyptian tongue, the Three Investigators are determined to find out the facts: Why is he speaking? What is he saying ? And how is the horrible curse of Ra-Orkon about to be fulfilled ?


A friend of Alfred Hitchcock's has a mummy from Egypt that unexplainably begins to whisper to him in an unknown language. The boys are contacted to solve the mystery of how and why the mummy whispers.
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Characters
Jupiter Jones First Investigator (Justus Jonas)  
Pete Crenshaw Second Investigator (Peter Shaw)
Bob Andrews Records and Research
Mathilda Jones Justus' aunt (Tante Mathilda)
Hans Schmid helper at the Salvage Yard (Patrick O'Ryan)
Worthington chauffeur (Morton)
Skinner 'Skinny' Norris archenemy of the Three Investigators
Prof. Robert Yarborough professor of Egyptology
Wilkins butler of Prof. Robert Yarborough
Prof. Freeman expert in middle east languages
Magasay brothers seven filipinos who worked as gardener by Prof. Yarborough
Mrs. Mildred Banfry her cat Sphinx runs away (Margaret Selby)
Hamid of the House of Hamid carpet dealer from Libya
Charlie makeup artist (Charles Grant)
Joe crook
Harry crook


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Illustrations (by Harry Kane [US])
Illustrations (by Roger Hall [GB])
Product details
Story by: Robert Arthur
Cover and Illustrations: Harry Kane
Published: 1965
© Random House Trade
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