In the third adventure of Robert Arthur's classic mystery series, Jupiter, Pete, and Bob encounter Ra-Orkon, the mummy of an Egyptian prince dead for three thousand years. But sometimes the dead don't rest easily, and an Abyssinian cat named Sphinx suggests that more is at stake than at first appears.As it turns out, Ra-Orkon has things to say, and the Three Investigators, along with their new friend Hamid - the son of a Libyan rug merchant - have to answer some puzzling questions,...

Some crimes are solved. Others are buried. And some wait for history to speak again.In True Cold Cases of History: Book One, Arthur Robert reopens twelve gripping real cases of forgotten crimes, missing truths, false suspects, hidden scandals, and mysteries that refused to disappear. From shadowed city streets and isolated farmhouses to vanished evidence and secrets locked inside old records, each case reveals how truth can survive long after just...

In the second adventure of Robert Arthur's classic mystery series, Jupiter, Pete and Bob are in search of a missing parrot. The case soon gets complicated as they discover that not one but six talking parrots and a mynah bird have disappeared.With the help of their new friend Carlos, the Three Investigators figure out that each of the birds has been taught to recite part of a complex puzzle, that, when taken together, could lead the boys to a great painting. But as their search tak...

A book that vigorously defends heroin users and sex workers? In You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos Robert Arthur does that and more to demonstrate that taboos are not relics of primitive societies. America has its own ridiculous phobias and beliefs that cause tedium, suffering, and death. The government and the media use these taboos to lie and mislead. It is not a conspiracy, but by pushing panic for votes and viewers they thwart our pursuit of happiness.You Will Die expose...

Step into the enchanted world of Robert Arthur, where the ordinary meets the extraordinary. A long-overdue collection from one of the great storytellers of the twentieth century.This first volume in a landmark two-volume collection gathers twenty of Arthur's finest fantasy stories, showcasing his unique gift for weaving tales that entrance and persuade. From the quiet corners of small-town America to the mysterious reaches of myth and imagination, Robert A...

When the price of Ginseng advanced some years ago hundreds engaged in the business who knew little or nothing of farming, plant raising and horticulture. That they largely failed is not to be wondered at. Later many began in a small way and succeeded. Many of these were farmers and gardeners. Others were men who had hunted, trapped and gathered "seng" from boyhood. They therefore knew something of the peculiarities of Ginseng.

Two years before the end of WWII, two gifted German Jewish musicians—one a Holocaust survivor who barely escaped the infamous Theresienstadt concentration camp with his life, the other the daughter of a prominent Wehrmacht general—having fled the catastrophic Nazi conquest of Western Europe, where they had been hunted and hopelessly separated, reunite in Brazil. Dieter Meister, barroom piano man extraordinaire, and scintillating chanteuse Sofie von Siegler, the subjects of Robert Arthur Ne...

In "The Indulgence of Negu Mah," Robert Arthur intricately weaves a tapestry of myth and reality, exploring the complex interplay between desire and morality in a richly imagined world. The narrative unfolds through lush, poetic prose, characterized by Arthur's keen eye for detail and his ability to evoke vivid imagery. Set against a backdrop of mythical landscapes, the novel reflects existential themes and philosophical inquiries, inviting readers to ponder the intricacies of human emotio...

Dieter, the orphaned son of a music professor, becomes the resident “piano man” in a pub favored by students and Nazi military personnel.Sofie is the indulged daughter of a prominent Wehrmacht general and a graduate music student at Berlin’s finest university. She serves as her father’s hostess in his elegant home on Wilhelmstrasse, which is frequented by prominent leaders of the Third Reich. Sofie enjoys the new popular music being written and performed in America – but banned fro...

What if the most infamous occultist of the 18th century found a way to reach across time? Step before the mirror, if you dare, and invite the darkness of Count Cagliostro into your home.The story centers on a man who acquires an antique mirror supposedly once owned by the notorious 18th-century occultist, Count Cagliostro. The man soon discovers that the mirror is a vessel for dark magic, capable of reflecting the spectral image of Cagliostro himself. The protagoni...

Unravel the enigmas of Robert Arthur in this second volume of a landmark two-volume collection. The art of the twist, the quiet chill, the truth just beneath the surface - twenty classic mysteries from a master storyteller.Known to many as the creator of The Three Investigators, the classic juvenile mystery series that shaped generations of readers, Arthur honed his craft through decades of writing suspense fiction for adults. In Mysteries

In the fourth adventure of Robert Arthur's classic mystery series, the ghost of a California sea captain who married a Chinese princess leads Jupiter, Pete, and Bob from an open coffin in southern California to a vineyard north of San Francisco.There the Three Investigators meet Chang Green, the sea captain's great-grandson, who helps them solve a devilish case that involves a donkey's skull, a kidnapping, the mysterious and priceless Ghost Pearls - and the promise of eternal life!...