Reviews

The Mystery of the Silver Spider by Robert Arthur

sathyasekar's review against another edition

3.0

I am rereading my childhood favorite sleuthing boys. I started with this book as it's one of the ones I least remember. This isn't one of the better 3I books. It's more an adventure than a suspense-mystery but it does have its genuinely brilliant moments,
Bob's hiding place of the silver spider probably the best. The boys and story hold up pretty well after such a time.

dawseyadams's review

4.0

Looking for a dose of nostalgia while I work on my own mystery. This book is good for what it is... white boys adventure tales during America's second Gilded Age.

stevegriffin's review

5.0

I loved these novels as a boy and, whilst they're not now widely available, I found this one in a second hand bookshop and snatched it up to read to my own boys (6 and 8). There were a few more flaws than I remembered first time round, but the boys loved this story of The Three Investigators heading off to the Kingdom of Varania to help a young Prince under pressure - hence the full marks!