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reviewed The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot by Robert Arthur (The Three Investigators, Bk. 2)

Robert Arthur: The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot (Paperback, 1991, Knopf) 3 stars

A Bullseye Book. Originally published by Random House (New York, 1964).

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3 stars

A case involving talking parrots? Of course. Why not. These parrots sound amazing.

Jupiter, Pete, and Bob all get involved with this one, with their nemesis Skinny Norris. I was hoping Skinny would get his comeuppance but alas, he did not. Skinny reminds me of Bugs Meaney from Encyclopedia Brown. I loved those books! Anyway, back to the mystery. We have parrots who hold the secret to a missing treasure, and the boys are hot on the case.

We have a mildly scary scene in a cemetery with a lot of fog, and Hans and/or Konrad (always getting those two confused) are right there to play getaway driver, as usual.

Satisfying if you ignore a few plot holes, and I will. 3 stars.