The Mystery of the Fiery Eye

Synopsis Case 07
The Three Investigators must solve an old man's riddle to uncover a great fortune for their friend, Gus. But they're racing against a sinister bunch of treasure hunters who are also hot on the trail. Who will arrive first at the mysterious Fiery Eye ?


Alfred Hitchcock introduces the boys to a friend of his who needs help finding an inheritance with no clues except a cryptic letter. The boys encounter a gang of thugs who wear horn-rimmed glasses and black moustaches and must deal with a sinister gentleman from India.
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Characters
Jupiter Jones First Investigator (Justus Jonas)  
Pete Crenshaw Second Investigator (Peter Shaw)
Bob Andrews Records and Research
Titus Jones Justus' uncle (Onkel Titus)
Mathilda Jones Justus' aunt (Tante Mathilda)
Hans Schmid helper at the Salvage Yard (Patrick O'Ryan)
Konrad Schmid helper at the Salvage Yard (Kenneth O'Ryan)
Worthington chauffeur (Morton)
Mr. Andrews journalist; Bobs father
Mrs. Andrews Bobs mother
August August heir and client
Horatio August deceased; uncle of August August
Mr. Rama Sidri Rhandur named 'Three-Dots' by the Three Investigators
Mr. Henry Dwiggins advocate of Horatio August
Mr. Gelbert owner of the car rental service 'Gelbert'; chef of Morton
Mrs. Peterson client at the Salvage Yard
Miss Carol Bennett librarian; director of the public library of Rocky Beach
Mr. Jackson former butler of Horatio August
Liz Logan Bobs pash (Lisa Logan)
Black Moustache Gang with Hugo, Charlie, Frank and Joe
Mr. Alfred Hitchcock


[(white in brackets) = german name]
The 13 plaster heads of famous people
Julius Caesar
Octavian      
Dante
      Homer
           Francis Bacon
Shakespeare
Augustus of Poland
Luther
Bismarck
     Theodore Roosevelt
George Washington           
Benjamin Franklin
Lincoln      
The paper from Horatio August
To August August, my great-nephew:

      August is your name and August is your fame and in August is your fortune. Let
not the mountain of difficulty in your way stop you; the shadow of your birth marks
both a beginning and an ending.

      Delve deeply; the meaning of my words is for you alone. I dare not speak more
plainly lest others find what is meant for you. It is mine; I paid for it and I own it, yet
I have not dared its malevolence.

      But fifty years have passed and in half a century it should have purified itself. Yet
still it must not be seized or stolen; it must be bought, given or found.
Therefore take care, though time is of the essence. This and all my love I leave you.


Horatio August           
Illustrations (by Harry Kane [US])
Illustrations (by Roger Hall [GB])
Product details
Story by: Robert Arthur,
Cover Illustration: Harry Kane,
© Random House Trade 1967
Printout
 
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