A series that often gets overlooked when discussing books that made up childhood from the mid-1960s to the late '80s is ALRED HITCHCOCK & THE THREE INVESTIGATORS. Created by Robert Arthur - who only wrote some - they starred Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw & Bob Andrews. Were you a fan? I loved 'em.
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The moaning cave was one of my favourites. And the one with the parrots. Blackbeard was one of their names.
My kids still listen to them and there is even a kids version in Germany.
A series I never hear about in the us that was written in England.. well hell I’m just going to plug PG Wodehouse. The younger generation are sleeping on him.
Psmith is a player
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I’m in my early 50’s and read these in elementary and middle school. Probably read my last one freshman year of high school.
I think they’ve tried making some tv movies in recent years.
I would be interested in reading a modern take or a book with them grown but still investigating. Their HQ was a trip.
Can't go wrong with a bus buried in a junk pile for a club house.
My local used bookstore has tons of similar books but never these specifically. I have yet to find one in the wild.
Jupiter Jones is Justus Jonas, and Pete Crenshaw is Peter Shaw. Bob remains Bob. 🙂
I read them, alongside Tom Swift, and The Hardy Boys.
'South Sea Adventure'. The brothers were called Hsl and Roger.