The Mystery of the Dancing Devil

Case 25
Three young detectives search for a stolen statue only to find that it has mysteriously come to life.


The boys initially are trying to find why someone is stealing black cases from neighborhood homes. In trying to catch the thief, the boys encounter a live incarnation of a devilish statue.
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Jupiter Jones First Investigator (Justus Jonas)  
Pete Crenshaw Second Investigator (Peter Shaw)
Bob Andrews Records and Research
Winifred Dalton her doll Anastasia flew away (Christina Dalton)
Mrs. Dalton Winifred Daltons mother
Mr. Kaster deacon
Mrs. Marsh neighbor of the Shaws
Frankie Bender alias 'The Chief'; hobo; thief of the suitcase with the 'Dancing Devil'
he always wears the jacket of a chief petty officer in the Navy
Andy tramp
H.P. Clay oil baron; industrial magnate
James 'Jim' L. Clay H.P. Clays son
Stevens butler of the family Clay
Walter Quail assistant ofn H.P. Clay
Mr. Fritz Hummer slippery junk dealer (Mr. Fred Hummer)
Jason Wilkes slippery arts dealer
Chiang Pi-Peng diplomat of the People's Republic of China
Samuel Reynolds Chief Inspector of the Police of Rocky Beach


[(white in brackets) = german name]
Story by: William Arden,
Cover Illustration: Jack Hearne,
© Random House Trade 1976
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